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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 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.
First, It seems to have some reference to the way of the Jews in those times, they were wont to have their days of reckoning with their workmen and with their debtors, usually at the beginning or ending of every month, and this expression seems to allude that way of theirs; A month shall devour them, that is, the time of their month shall come when I will reckon with them, and when that fixed time shall come of my reckoning, they shall be undone, they shall be devoured and destroyed.
First, It seems to have some reference to the way of the Jews in those times, they were wont to have their daies of reckoning with their workmen and with their debters, usually at the beginning or ending of every month, and this expression seems to allude that way of theirs; A month shall devour them, that is, the time of their month shall come when I will reckon with them, and when that fixed time shall come of my reckoning, they shall be undone, they shall be devoured and destroyed.
So that it noteth, First, That God hath a set time to reckon with sinners. Though Obs. 1 He be patient for a long time, yet He hath a month, a set time that He appointeth, and He will not go beyond that time. Secondly, When God cometh to reckon with wicked men, that is Obs. 2 the time of their destruction. The time of their reckoning will be the time of their destruction.
Secondly, A month shall devour them.] I find yet many Interpreters Expos. 2 go this way, that is, a little short time shall devour them, it shall not be long, it shall not be an hundred and twenty years, as it was when He threatened the old world, but it shall be very speedy; As if God should say, when once I begin with them, a month shall make an end of the work. And indeed what will a month do when God letteth the sword come upon a Nation? (for that (the sword) was the judgment here threatened.) As in many parts of England, what a great deal of havoc have the enemy made in a month? How many that were rich and had great estates, yet before a month went about, into what a miserable condition were they brought? so that God seemeth to have reference to the Assyrians that were let out upon them, let them but once come saith He, and they will not be long about the work, a months time shall devour them.