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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 8
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.
THE Prophet seeing how little impression his words of threatening made in the hearts of this people:1 O these are but words of wind, that we should be devoured &c. therefore in the Name of the Lord, he putteth upon himself another person. He speaks now in this verse rather as a Captain, as a General of the field, calling an Alarm presently as if the enemy were now come to the gates; Blow ye the Cornet in Ramah, and the Trumpet in Gibeah: as if he should say, you have often heard that the Lord would bring the sword upon you, now it is come, it is come, the enemy is even ready to break into your Cities, to rifle your houses, to ravish your wives, to murder your children, Blow ye the Cornet in Gibeah, and the Trumpet in Ramah, and howl ye and cry out, O ye of Beth-aven; after thee, O Benjamin. It is a summoning of them, as if one should come to the City and cry, The enemy, the enemy is come to the gates, Arm, Arm: So the Prophet here, that he might strike into the hearts of those that are stupid and senseless, saith he, I have often in the Name of God threatened His wrath, that He will bring the sword upon you, I see you are a stupid and senseless people; Know, that the Lord is upon you in wrath, the enemy is come, now is the time come of your destruction; Blow ye the Trumpet and resist it as well as you can, set your selves in battle array as well as you can, ⟨p. 436⟩for now wrath and misery is upon you. That generally is the scope of the words.
THE Prophet seeing how little impression his words of threatning made in the hearts of this people:1 O these are but words of wind, that we should be devoured &c. therfore in the Name of the Lord, he putteth upon himself another person. He speakes now in this verse rather as a Captain, as a General of the field, calling an Allarm presently as if the enemy were now come to the gates; Blow ye the Cornet in Ramah, and the Trumpet in Gibeah: as if he should say, you have often heard that the Lord would bring the sword upon you, now it is come, it is come, the enemy is even ready to break into your Cities, to riflle your houses, to ravish your wives, to murder your children, Blow ye the Cornet in Gibeah, and the Trumpet in Ramah, and howl ye and cry out, O ye of Beth-aven; after thee, O Benjamin. It is a summoning of them, as if one should come to the City and cry, The enemy, the enemy is come to the gates, Arm, Arm: So the Prophet here, that he might strike into the hearts of those that are stupid and senceless, saith he, I have often in the Name of God threatned His wrath, that He will bring the sword upon you, I see you are a stupid and senceless people; Know, that the Lord is upon you in wrath, the enemy is come, now is the time come of your destruction; Blow ye the Trumpet and resist it as well as you can, set your selves in battel aray as well as you can,