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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.
Instead of repairing unto God by faith and repentance, all that they have to do is to cry out and to howl. Howl O Beth-aven; they were far enough from coming to humble their souls to the Lord, and in a gracious manner to accept of the punishment of their iniquity; and to bear the affliction that God lays upon them; Oh no, but their spirits were vexed and enraged, they could howl and cry out, and that is all.1 Is not this the way of many that heretofore, Oh how diligent ⟨p. 444⟩were they in their prayers and worshipping of God, yet when they come into affliction what do they? but vex and rage, howl and cry out; but far are they from giving glory unto God according to that way he requireth; they howl upon their beds saith God, but they did not seek unto me. And God threateneth this in Amos, 3.10.2 (and that Prophet was contemporary with Hosea) I will turn the songs of their Temples into howlings: They had their singing service before, saith God, I will turn those into howlings, for it is no other, their crying out under affliction and trouble, it is no other before God but as howling. The Lord accepteth in another manner of the cryings of His people under oppression; they cry unto God and send up their prayers of faith, and the incense of a broken heart, and God accepteth of the sighs, and of the moans that they make unto Him, and they do prevail exceedingly with the Heart of God. But for the crying out of wicked and ungodly men under Gods hand, He regards it not, no more than howling. Thus it is here, Howl O Beth-aven; much like those in Esa. 51.20. that in the time of distress, are described to lie in the head of all the streets as a wild bull in a net, filled with the fury of the Lord; howl and cry out, and that is all.
Instead of repairing unto God by faith and repentance, all that they have to do is to cry out and to howl. Howl O Beth-aven; they were far enough from coming to humble their souls to the Lord, and in a gracious manner to accept of the punishment of their iniquity; and to bear the affliction that God laies upon them; Oh no, but their spirits were vexed and enraged, they could howl and cry out, and that is all.