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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.
There is much in it; some special matter to be considered of in the falling of Gods people together with the wicked. Indeed it is that which in these days puts us to a stand, we admire at the ways of God, his judgments are past finding out; we must adore them in what we do not understand; That the hand of God should be stretched out against wicked ones, against such as have corrupted his worship by their own superstitious ways, it is no marvel; but that so many of his dear Saints, so precious in his eyes, in all Countries about, should suffer such hard things and fall together with the wicked; we are at a stand, and we know not what it meaneth. What, Judah fall also with Israel, when God had no other people upon the face of the earth, surely there is some great matter in it; It is I say of special consideration: And indeed there are many things that God would have us to observe in the fall of his people together with wicked men.
There is much in it; some special matter to be considered of in the falling of Gods people together with the wicked. Indeed it is that which in these daies puts us to a stand, we admire at the waies of God, his judgments are past finding out; we must adore them in what we do not understand; That the hand of God should be stretched out against wicked ones, against such as have corrupted his worship by their own superstitious waies, it is no mervail; but that so many of his dear Saints, so precious in his eyes, in all Countries about, should suffer such hard things and fall together with the wicked; we are at a stand, and we know not what it meaneth. What, Judah fall also with Israel, when God had no other people upon the face of the earth, surely there is some great matter in it; It is I say of special consideration: And indeed there are many things that God would have us to observe in the fall of his people together with wicked men.
First,1 He would have us take serious notice how holy a God He is. He spared not His own Son, and He spareth not His dearest Ones. He will give the dearly beloved of His soul into