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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 5
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.
1. Saith he, My will shall be followed rather than Gods.
2. Whereas God is contented to have his will only in just and good things; saith a proud man, I will have my will whether it be just,1 whether it be good or no. Come and deal with a proud man and say, do you well in this? Is this fit? I will have my will saith he. This is more than God challengeth unto himself. God will have his will in nothing but in that which is good and just; thou wilt have thy will whether it be just or no: thus thou goest beyond God and liftest up thy self above him, therefore surely thou shalt fall.
- 1But it is just because God wills it.
I need not show you any example of the falling of proud men.1 This our age manifesteth it clearly enough. How hath God cast dirt upon proud superstitious men? You know what a height of pride they were grown to two or three years since; and now two Kingdoms if not three have lifted up their hands to the most high God to extirpate them. Their pride did testify to their faces, and no marvel that they are fallen; and the Lord cast them so far down as they may never be able to rise up in their pride again!
I need not shew you any example of the falling of proud men.1 This our age manifesteth it cleerly enough. How hath God cast dirt upon proud superstitious men? You know what a height of pride they were grown to two or three yeers since; and now two Kingdoms if not three have lifted up their hands to the most high God to extirpate them. Their pride did testifie to their faces, and no mervail that they are fallen; and the Lord cast them so far down as they may never be able to rise up in their pride again!