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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.
Judah also shall fall with them.] Mark,1 first Ephraim shall fall and then Judah, for indeed Ephraim was first in sin; the ten Tribes they first forsake the true worship of God and they brought in Judah together with them, and the text saith, that Judah shall fall with them. This is here mentioned to aggravate Ephraims sin and the judgment of it, thus. Oh this shall lie heavy upon Ephraim one day, that not only he hath ruined himself, but he hath ruined Judah too, he hath brought Judah into his sin and involved him in plagues together with himself. From hence the Note is, That It is a great aggravation for any one to think what misery be Obs. 1 bringeth others into.
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If God do but enlighten any ones conscience; it may be Gods hand is upon thee for thy sin: This is grievous: Oh but together with the sin have not I by my counsel, by my example, by my countenance brought others into s•n? and I have brought them into misery as well as my self: It may be there be many in hell at this time that I have holpen thither. It is true Gods hand is upon me, I am falling, and whither I shall ⟨p. 400⟩fall I know not; I see hell open and I may fall into it; how ever I am afraid of this that there are some fallen into hell already of whose sin I was the cause, and is it possible that I should be preserved out of it? must I not follow them and fall thither too when they are already fallen thither through my wickedness? You therefore that have been Company-keepers and ringleaders to wickedness, and many of your companions are dead and gone, without any manifestation of repentance; you had need to be throughly humbled.