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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
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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.
Again, They have dealt treacherously against the Lord.] Against Jehovah. This is the vileness of mans heart. Though God be never so gracious, so merciful, so faithful; Though He be never so blessed, so glorious in himself and worthy of all honour, yet so vile is mans heart that it will deal treacherously with God Himself. To deal treacherously but with a friend, with a fellow creature is an evil; but to deal treacherously with the infinite and blessed God is a far greater evil. Use. When others therefore deal treacherously with you, and you are vexed at them, and you go to your friends and complain, was ever any dealt so with as I am? Oh consider how treacherously God is dealt withal in the world. Thou thinkest none was ever so dealt with, ever so wronged, as thou art; God is more wronged, more contradicted, more treacherously dealt withal than ever any was. And how many are there that think it a dishonour to them to be suspected to deal treacherously, and will often say, what, deal treacherously with my friend, I were not worthy to live if I should; yet these men deal treacherously with God every day.
Again, They have dealt treacherously against the Lord.] Against Jehovah. This is the vileness of mans heart. Though God be never so gracious, so merciful, so faithful; Though He be never so blessed, so glorious in himself and worthy of all honor, yet so vile is mans heart that it will deal treacherously with God Himself. To deal treacherously but with a friend, with a fellow creature is an evil; but to deal treacherously with the infinite and blessed God is a far greater evil. Use. When others therefore deal treacherously with you, and you are vexed at them, and you go to your friends and complain, was ever any dealt so with as I am? Oh consider how treacherously God is dealt withal in the world. Thou thinkest none was ever so dealt with, ever so wronged, as thou art; God is more wronged, more contradicted, more treacherously dealt withal than ever any was. And how many are there that think it a dishonor to them to be suspected to deal treacherously, and will often say, what, deal treacherously with my friend, I were not worthy to live if I should; yet these men deal treacherously with God every day.