A77979:708
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the prophesy of Hosea· Being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhill London. By Jeremiah Burroughs. Being the fifth book, published by Thomas Goodwin, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simson William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the prophesy of Hosea· Being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhil London. By Jeremiah Burroughs. Being the fifth book, published by Thomas Goodwyn, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simson William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.
London: printed for Peter Cole, 1650
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 5 › Verse 2
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
I have been a rebuker of them all.] This (if you apply it to the Prophet, for he must not be excluded, he is meant here as well as God) shows the Prophets impartiality. And from thence the Note is, That
I have been a rebuker of them all.] This (if you apply it to the Prophet, for he must not be excluded, he is meant here as well as God) shews the Prophets impartiality. And from thence the Note is, That
Prophets rebukes must not be like cobwebs to take small flies and to let the great ones go thorough,1 they must be impartial rebukes. Oh how many Prophets have sharpened their rebukes against those that have been most conscientious, and have saddened their hearts even out of their Pulpits; but they let those that are loose go quiet away, nay not only quiet but rejoicing. When the hearts of the Saints have been saddened, they have sharpened their rebukes against these; but the looser of the parish, or many times the great ones have gone away rejoicing. Thus if you take the words actively, I have been a rebuker of them all.
Prophets rebukes must not be like cobwebs to take small flies and to let the great ones go thorough,1 they must be impartial rebukes. Oh how many Prophets have sharpned their rebukes against those that have been most conscientious, and have sadned their hearts even out of their Pulpits; but they let those that are loose go quiet away, nay not only quiet but rejoycing. When the hearts of the Saints have been sadned, they have sharpned their rebukes against these; but the looser of the parish, or many times the great ones have gone away rejoycing. Thus if you take the words actively, I have been a rebuker of them all.
- 1Obser. Prophets rebukes.