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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.
Again, in the next place, from those words, [Cry aloud at Beth-aven 1] According to that interpretation I gave you, it was the place where one of the Idols were set, and a most superstitious and Idolatrous place. Now mark the difference, it is but only blow the Cornet and Trumpet in Ramah and in Gibeah; but it is cry aloud, or shrike out, and howl, Oh Beth-aven. From thence these two Notes.
- 1Beth-aven.
First, That superstitious places in the time of Gods judgment Obser. 1 are in the greatest distress of all: and so superstitious persons.
When Gods hand cometh out against a Nation, it will fall heaviest upon those that are Idolatrous and superstitious. It is true, Gods hand hath hitherto fallen heavy and very heavy upon many of our brethren, upon Gods dear Saints; but hath it not fallen heavily upon Idolaters and superstitious ones? How ever, mark the end, stay till God hath done, and you will find that the hand of God will be heaviest upon them; Howl O Beth-aven. Those places that have been the nests of superstition and Idolatry, those are the places that His wrath will be most against. And indeed they do begin to howl and cry out already: For though some of Gods people have felt hard things, yet, Have two Nations lifted up their hands to the most high God to extirpate Gods people? But they have lifted up their hands to endeavour to extirpate a superstitious people amongst us; therefore Gods hand is heaviest against Beth-aven.
When Gods hand cometh out against a Nation, it will fall heaviest upon those that are Idolatrous and superstitious. It is true, Gods hand hath hitherto fallen heavie and very heavy upon many of our brethren, upon Gods dear Saints; but hath it not fallen heavily upon Idolaters and superstitious ones? How ever, mark the end, stay till God hath done, and you will find that the hand of God will be heaviest upon them; Howl O Beth-aven. Those places that have been the nests of superstition and Idolatry, those are the places that His wrath wil be most against. And indeed they do begin to howl and cry out already: For though some of Gods people have felt hard things, yet, Have two Nations lifted up their hands to the most high God to extirpate Gods people? But they have lifted up their hands to endeavor to extirpate a superstitious people amongst us; therefore Gods hand is heaviest against Beth-aven.