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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.
Another Observation is this, That though the Ministers of God are at first to be the Ambassadors Obser. 3 of peace and reconciliation,1 to preach peace between God and people; but yet if this their Ministry of Reconciliation do not take effect, if it prevail not; then they are to come in the Name of God to proclaim the war of God against a soul.
- 1Ministers after their Embassy of peace is slighted must denounce war.Ministers after their Embassie of peace is slighted must denounce war.
For they know that God must have honour one way or other, either by peoples subjecting themselves unto Him, or by Gods revenging Himself upon them. Honour, God must have: howsoever you may think the Word of God will pass, yet those that are faithful Ministers, they know God must have His Honour one way or other; either willingly you must come in and give it unto Him, or He will force it out from you: If the joyful sound of mercy be not received, the dreadful sound of war must fill your ears.
For they know that God must have honor one way or other, either by peoples subjecting themselves unto Him, or by Gods revenging Himself upon them. Honor, God must have: howsoever you may think the Word of God will pass, yet those that are faithful Ministers, they know God must have His Honor one way or other; either willingly you must come in and give it unto Him, or He will force it out from you: If the joyful sound of mercy be not received, the dreadful sound of war must fill your ears.
Fourthly, What occasions of war soever there be in a Land, the Obser. 4 principal cause is, Gods displeasure against the sins of that Nation; and especially the cause is those that are superstitious and idolatrous in that Nation.