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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.
Sixthly, When there shall be such a desperate design so long §6a hatching, drawn forth in such a season and so driven on and now breaking forth in such violence and yet men cannot see it. The tract of the design is a• clear as the Sun at noon day and drawn on from one step to another, by comparing of one thing with another we may see it as apparently as the light. Would you not think it a besotting thing if there should be a train of Gunpowder laid along in the streets from such a place to the Parliament House to blow it up and yet that men should pass by and say they see no such thing? Certainly the drawing on of the design against our Religion and State, to bring us under tyranny and slavery, the tract is as evident and plain as ever there was train of Gunpowder laid to such a place that men would willingly blow up; and yet men see it not. Surely Gods hand is out against us.
Sixtly, When there shall be such a desperate design so long §6a hatching, drawn forth in such a season and so driven on and now breaking forth in such violence and yet men cannot see it. The tract of the design is a• cleer as the Sun at noon day and drawn on from one step to another, by comparing of one thing with another we may see it as apparantly as the light. Would you not think it a besotting thing if there should be a train of Gunpouder laied along in the streets from such a place to the Parliament House to blow it up and yet that men should pass by and say they see no such thing? Certainly the drawing on of the design against our Religion and State, to bring us under tyranny and slavery, the tract is as evident and plain as ever there was train of Gunpruder laid to such a place that men would willingly blow up; and yet men see it not. Surely Gods hand is out against us.
Seventhly, That we should have so little fruit of our prayers §7