A77979:917
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 7
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.
I appeal unto you, was it possible four years since for any man in the world, yea for an Angel to conjecture such a thing as this, that two Nations shall join together, the Representative body of the Kingdom, and Assembly of Divines, in one day should be lifting up their hands to the most high God, to do what lies in them to extirpate Prelacy, that is, government by Archbishops, Bishops, Archdeacons, Deans, ⟨p. 422⟩&c. Now the more miraculous the work of God is in bringing this strange thing about, the more bonds lie upon us, to keep that Covenant with God. Oh therefore let us not now ad treachery unto all our former apostasy, our sins now will prove sins of treachery.
I appeal unto you, was it possible four yeers since for any man in the world, yea for an Angel to conjecture such a thing as this, that two Nations shall joyn together, the Representative body of the Kingdom, and Assembly of Divines, in one day should be lifting up their hands to the most high God, to do what lies in them to extirpate Prelacy, that is, government by Archbishops, Bishops, Archdeacons, Deans, ⟨p. 422⟩&c. Now the more miraculous the work of God is in bringing this strange thing about, the more bonds lie upon us, to keep that Covenant with God. Oh therefore let us not now ad treachery unto all our former apostacy, our sins now will prove sins of treachery.
Object. But if it be such an aggravation of our sins, to be Covenanters with God, if we neglect our engagement, then we were better (perhaps some will say) never to enter into Covenant; for it seems if we had not taken the Covenant there would not have been such an aggravation of our sins.