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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 4 › Verse 1
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.
Eighthly, The Lord hath had us at advantages as much as §8can be; we have broke as many treaties as ever people broke. When we seemed to yield unto God, we have but flattered him with our lips and dealt dissemblingly with him.
Eightly, The Lord hath had us at advantages as much as §8can be; we have broke as many treaties as ever people broke. When we seemed to yeild unto God, we have but flattered him with our lips and dealt dissemblingly with him.
Ninthly, God hath broken the backs of others with whom §9he hath had a controversy. He hath had a controversy with Germany, and how hath he dealt with them? Thus he beginneth to deal with us. It is reported that in Germany when the war was but twenty or thirty miles off them, they went on in their trading and followed their businesses, buying and selling and hoped that they should be safe; so it is with us, Is not some part of England at this day as desolate as Germany it self?
Tenthly, Those that knew most of Gods mind, have been ⟨p. 10⟩§10so afraid of this controversy that they have fled for fear of the wrath of God, and we have slighted, jeered them for it, thought it was their foolish timorousness and melancholy conceit; The Lord now seems to justify their fear.
Tenthly, Those that knew most of Gods mind, have been