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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.
Obser. 2 Further, It is no plea you see for any one to say, I will follow the example of others. If you will follow the example of others you must perish with others. Judah followeth the example of Ephraim and Judah must fall with Ephraim.
Obs. 3 And further, If Gods people (even Gods people I say) if they comply with wicked men,1 & defile themselves with their pollutions, they must except to fall with them in outward judgments. Judah was the only people God had upon the earth, and as Israel is a type of the Apostate Church, so is Judah a type of the true Church, yet it seems that Judah though the true Church and the only people of God that did preserve the worship of God in the greatest entireness that was in the world, yet I say Judah, they did very much comply with Israel, and complying with Israel in false worship they must fall with them. Come out from amongst them my people, lest being partakers of their sins you be partakers of their plagues too. And this I make no question is the reason why so many of Gods servants fall at this day,2 they have complied with the times and defiled themselves; though we cannot say so of every one of them that fall in this Cause, yet it is to be feared in many: And it may be (though we dare not determine of Gods ways, for the thoughts of Gods ways in mercy, are higher than our thoughts, higher than the Heavens are above the Earth, yet we have cause to fear) that many if not most of this generation shall fall before God bringeth forth this glorious work of his in saving Zion.
Obs. 3 And further, If Gods people (even Gods people I say) if they comply with wicked men,1 & defile themselves with their pollutions, they must except to fall with them in outward judgments. Judah was the only people God had upon the earth, and as Israel is a type of the Apostate Church, so is Judah a type of the true Church, yet it seems that Judah though the true Church and the only people of God that did preserve the worship of God in the greatest intirenes that was in the world, yet I say Judah, they did very much comply with Israel, and complying with Israel in false worship they must fall with them. Come out from amongst them my people, lest being partakers of their sins you be partakers of their plagues too. And this I make no question is the reason why so many of Gods servans fall at this day,