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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 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.
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.
For so it is here, They have dealt treacherously, they have begotten strange children; therefore a month shall devour them. Blow ye the cornet in Ramah, and the trumpet in Gibeah &c. Upon this ground, because of their treacherous dealing with God, and bringing up of their children in ways of Idolatry. It is true, when danger is come to a Nation, the people of the Land are ready to lay it upon those that are most free from it. Who is it that men at this day lay the troubles of this Nation upon, but upon those that have all this while stood in the gap to prevent dangers to the Nation, and that have with more prayers & tears sought God than those that are so ready to charge them with it? But this hath been in all ages, the Saints have been made the troublers of a Nation: But is it not Thou and thy fathers house, saith the Prophet, speaking even to Ahab Himself? The troublers of Israel lie not in the Prophets, lie not in the Ministers as men cry out, that they preach sedition.