An Exposition of Hosea 8-10, Index
An Alphabetical TABLE of the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Chapters of the Propheſie of HOSEA.
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A Acceptance
NO acceptance but by Jeſus Chriſt 74
Admonition
Admonition to Saints 59
Admonition to England 66
Admonitions both to Popiſh and Godly Wives 219
Admonition to thoſe that ſin wilfully 425
Affliction
In Affliction men ſee their need of God 9
Affliction teacheth men, and what it teacheth them 189
In Affliction God is dreadful 335
Age
Every age ads to Idolatry 81
Aggravate
The ſins of parents aggravate the ſins of the children 209
Agreement
All Government comes by Agreement 17
Altars
Why there were no ſteps on Altars, nor tools lifted up upon them 70
The Altar of Inſence explained 71
Why there was but one Altar 74
The Altar typified out Chriſts ſacrifice 74
Why it was ſin to errect Altars? 76
Altars and Images to be removed by Saints 327
See Chriſt & Service-book
Alphonſus
The diligence of Alphonſus King of Aragon in ſearching the Scripture 101
Allegory
A fit Allegory of a good Preacher 288
Alteration
God can make a ſpeedy alteration in Cities 413
Ambition
We ſhould have an holy ambition in Religion 82
Anceſtors
There is more expected of us then of our Anceſtors, and why 82
Antinomians
Antinomians confuted 100
Antinomians reproved 114
Antiquity
Antiquity is no rule for Religion 86
Apis
What manner of Idol the Egyptian Apis was 29
Apes
An Apes tooth worſhiped in the Indies 388
Application
Application to the Court 365
Argument
There is no argument for the holineſs of a Church 130
Arms, ſee Religion
Aſſyrian
Why the Aſ…yrian Army was called an Eagle 4
Authority
Compulſion of Authority is no excuſe for ſin 283
B Backſliding
Backſliding is dangerous 13
Bare Necks
The evil of Bare Necks 433
Baſſil
A cuſtom at Baſſil 34
Black Patches
The evil of Black Patches 433
Brethren
Brethren admoniſhed 207
Beleevers
The happy ſtate of Beleevers ſhewed 159
Breeding, ſee Men Burden, ſee Kingdom.
C Calf
The Calf of Samaria why it was ſo called 25
Caution, ſee Kings
Canaan
Canaan was the Lords Land in an eſpecial manner, and why? 157
Cauſe
The Cauſe of God proſpers at laſt alwaies 206
Children
Children ſhould beſeech their parents to repent 260
See Parents and Mothers
Chriſt
Chriſt is our Altar in the time of the Goſpel 72
Chriſt is little beholding to moſt Kings 337
Chemarims
What the word Chemarim ſignifieth, and its diverſe acceptations 388
Chriſtian
Good Chriſtians depend upon the Covenant they have made 7
It is a very dangerous thing for Chriſtians to be without Ordinances 54
Chriſtians ſhould not endure wickedneſſe in their families 273
Why Chriſtians complain of emptineſs 317
A Chriſtian Principle 320
Church
God doth not caſt off his Church though guilty of many ſins 5
Church Officers are to be choſen with great care 18
It is dangerous for the Church to mix with the world 47
The Church is Gods pallace. 128
The Church is compared to a Vine, and why 300
See National and Vine
Chriſtmaſs
Why Chriſtmaſs was wont to be ſo zealouſly kept 118
Cleaneſs
God regards not outward cleaneſs where there is inward uncleaneſs 161
Commandement
The ſecond Commandement expounded 78
The ſecond Commandement illuſtrated 258
Comfort, ſee Grace
Commanders, ſee Villany
Compulſion, ſee Authority
Communion
To neglect the communion of Saints is dangerous 298
Controverſie
The Controverſie between us and the Papiſts 78
Confidence, ſee Fear.
Conſideration
A dreadful conſideration 416
Conſideration for men of quality 440
Cuſtom
Cuſtom is no rule for Gods worſhip 186
Continue
We muſt continue ſeeking God and why? 482
Covetous, ſee Idolaters
Covenant
Breach of Covenant is puniſhed by the ſword 365
In what caſes men may be falſe in a Covenant made 366
Counſels
Mens own counſels oft deceive them 397
What ought to be avoided in our counſels 398
What ought to be attended in our counſels 399
Creature
Better the Creature periſh than be abuſed 412
Crown, ſee Princes
Croſneſs
The croſneſs of mens ſpirits in England 279
Crucifying
Why crucifying was ſo hateful to the Romans …
Curſe
A dreadful curſe lies upon the Jews to this day 298
Cyprian
Cyprian's Prayer at his Martyrdom 454
D Dead
Dead bodies, why they defiled. 166
Death
Some wicked men put a good face upon the matter even at death 177
Delight, ſee God
Deering
Deerings ſpeech in his Sermon before Queen ELIZABETH 278
Depart
When God begins to depart we ſhould cry mightily 253
Deſpairing
The ſad ſpeech of a deſpairing woman 473
Deſtruction
Deſtruction is the fruit of not hearing the Word 293
Devil
A ſinner is a creature the Devil empties his excrements into. 49
Diffidence
The vileneſs of diffidence in God 50
Diſtance, ſee Time
Diſpleaſure, ſee God
Diſtreſs, ſee Hypocrites
Divine
The ſpeech of a German Divine at his death 189
Divinity
Man cannot put Divinity upon a creature 31
Dove
Why God accepts not the Eagle, but the Dove 4
Duty
Good Duties being caſt off bring puniſhment 14
Fulneſs of Duty what it is 315
See Sin & Enlargement
E Eagle
Why the Eagle was unclean under the Law 4
See Aſſyrian, Dove Wicked men
Effigies
An Effigies of the laſt times: 339
Eli
Eli's example urged 384
Emptineſs
Emptines is unatural to a Vine and why 304
Encouragement
Encouragements to fight 385
Encouragements for men in mean employments 450
Encouragements for poor ſouls in mean endeavors 465
Engagement
We muſt take heed of Engagements in evil 28
England
England another Canaan 159
England more unfit for merciemercy now than at the firſt, and why? 263
England ſmitten as Sodom 281
See Admonition and Croſneſs
Enlargements
How we ſhould uſe our enlargements in duties 312
Eſtrangement
The degrees of mans eſtrangement from God 111
Eternity, ſee Life.
Exhortation
Exhortation to young ones. 214
Exhortation to the Godlie. 56
Excellency, ſee Soul
Excrements, ſee Devil.
Experience
An Experience worth the tryal 316
See Heaſon.
F
Faces, see Painted Faithful
Faithful men diſcouraged, and how 280
Falſe worſhip
Falſe worſhip muſt be caſt off 13
It is juſt with God to let Falſe worſhip alone till it come to the full 82
See Ruin
Feaſt
Why a day is called a Feaſt to God 172
Faith
How to encreaſe Faith for pardon in holy duties 120
Fly
When a man may fly 182
Forms, ſee Hypocrits
Forraign
Forraign Leagues are dangerous 46
Followed
Our own waies are not to be followed 64
Fear
Gods fear drives out carnal confidence 333
Forefathers
We are ſubject to imitate our Forefathers in evil 79
Fulneſs, ſee Duty
Funeral
Funeral mournings are hateful to God 166
See Gain
Fruitfulneſs, ſee Vines
Furious
Furious men do the leaſt ſervice 329
G Gain
Gain at Funerals makes ſome rejoyce, whilſt others mourn 169
German
The ſpeech of a German Divine at his death 454
God
Gods power ſhewed 42
Gods juſtice over ſuch as ſow the wind 43
God takes it ill we ſhould go to Nations for help 58
God ſhould be our delight 211
Gods delight is in young ones. 213
God is the Saints glory 223
Gods departing is the cauſe of wo, and why 250
We ſhould labor to do what we can for God though he ſeem to leave us 253
God manifeſts his diſpleaſure in the places where men ſin 272
God cannot endure wickedneſs in his houſe 300
See Church, Houſe, Worſhip, Mercy, Preſervation, Depart.
Generation, ſee Spirit.
Gentry
Gentry admoniſhed 208
Good works
Good works are excellent, and why 30
Goſpel
Goſpel-Righteouſneſs is a moſt excellent thing 451
Government
The danger of ſetting up new Government 23
Goverment is a thing of great conſequence 271
See Agreement, Pains.
Governors
Governors are ſubject to eſtabliſh falſe worſhip 44
Grace
Hypocrits ſeek Grace for Comfort, but Saints ſeek Comfort for Grace 485
Gregory
Gregories ſpeech to Theodorus. 89
H
Happinſs, ſee Beleevers
Heart
We ought to ſearch our hearts 292
Help
Helps againſt Injuſtice 377
See God
Hemlock
Injuſtice compared to Hemlock 370
Hemlock ſtalks ſpringing up in England 375
Houſe
It is good dwelling in Gods houſe 272
Humiliation
The benefit of humiliation: 308
How humiliation ſhould be preached 308
Hypocrits
When hypocrits are in diſtreſs they ſee their need of God 9
Hypocrites ſtand much upon formal waies 10
Hypocrites think to fare the better for their parents 11
I Idolaters
Idolaters are prophane, but covetous men are worſe 24
Idolaters promiſe themſelves ſafety in their Idols 26
Idolaters are laborious in their Idol worſhip 35
Idolaters ſow in hope 36
Idolaters lay a ground for ſuceſſion 36
Idolaters obſerve their ſeaſon. ibid.
Idolaters love outward proſperity 153
We ought to do as much for God, as Idolaters do for their Images 324
Idolatry
Idolatry drives men againſt principles of reaſon 31
Idolatry is an hereditary ſin. 30
Idolatry continues in ſucceſſion 80
Idolatry depends much upon Anceſtors 258
See Succeſſion
Jeroboam
What Jeroboam's ſinne was: 19
Jews
The Jews cuſtom in time of danger 412
Ignorance
The miſeries attending Ignorance 18
Images, ſee Altars
Invention
There ought to be no invention of Man in Gods Worſhip: 77
Injuſtice
Injuſtice is ſometimes like to Juſtice 370
See Hemlock, Help Juſtice, ſee Reformation
Joy
Means how to regulate our joy 142
See Proſperity.
Joſephus
Joſephus his lamentable ſtory. 414
Iſrael
Iſrael's Prerogatives 48
See Nation
K Keep
Examin principles wel firſt, and then keep to them 292
Keys
Four keys in Gods hand only, and what they be 263
Kings
Caution in imitating the Jewes Kings 15
Kings were made by men 31
The burden Kings are under. 65
See People
Kingdom, ſee States.
L Labor
Every one bound to LABOR. 434
Lady
Work for Ladies 436
Land, ſee Ruin
Lapſed
The evil of lapſed Miniſters. 48
Latimer
The ſpeech of Biſhop Latimer before Queen ELIZABETH. 278
Latimer's notable ſtory 178
Law
What the Law of God is 95
The Law of God is great, and why 96
The Law of God moves to obedience 102
See Saints
Leagues
Leagues of peace may prove occaſions of ſorrow 138
Leagues muſt not be made with wicked men 161
Learned, ſee Opinion
Life
Life is the ſe…d-time for eteruity 39
Liberty
Liberty is exceeding dangerous in yong profeſſors 309
London, ſee Popery
Love
Love is not to be bought 55
Lord
It is a great mercy to have time to ſeek the Lord 472
See Quick-ſightedneſs
Luther
Luther called by the Papiſts, the Trumpet of Rebellion and Sedition 2
Lumpiſh
Sorrow for ſin muſt not be lumpiſh 168
M Maſs
The abominableneſs of the Maſs 33
Malignants
Malignants may have great Victories 206
Meditation
Meditations for ſuch as are weak in the fields 156
Meditations for parents 260, 288
Meditations for Rich men 322
Meditations at going to bed. 336
Men
Men of mean breeding ſhold take heed how they behave themſelvs when they come into Authority 66
Mens writings how they help to underſtand the Scripture 88
Mercy
All mercies muſt be improved for God 20
See Free Grace
Miſery, ſee Ignorance
Miniſters
Miniſters muſt not be weary of their work 3
Miniſters that count ſuch things as are laid aſide only inconvenient, will take them up again 203
Miniſters muſt gain the Peoples love 220
What Miniſters ſhould rejoyce in 394
Miniſters are Plow men 471
See Lapſed, Wind, Rule
Motives
Motives to continue ſeeking God 482
Mothers
Tender-hearted Mothers admoniſhed 259
Mothers fond love ſ…ayes their children 288
N Nation
No Nation but Iſrael forſook their Gods … 148
Our Nation to be helped, not to be fled from 182
See God
National
No National Church now 75
Nobility
Nobility admoniſhed 208
O
Officers, ſee Church
Opinion
The Opinions of the Learned are no rule for Religion 86
Opreſſion
Our Opreſſions are not to be removed, but renewed 282
Ordinances, ſee Chriſtian.
Oyl
What the Oyl in ſacrifices ſignified 162
P Pains
Pains muſt be taken about Government 271
Some take more pains to periſh than others do to be ſaved 488
Painted Faces
The evil of Painted Faces 433
Particular
Particular perſons muſt ſuffer, not reſiſt 18
Pardon, ſee Faith
Parents
Parents muſt not be a ſhame to their children 222
Parents muſt give their children good education 266
Paſſions
Diſordered paſſions cauſe ſad concluſions 284
Peace, ſee Leagues
People
People give power to Kings: 16
Common people follow the great Ones 381
Peace
Many while they provide for peace provide for ruin 60
Perplexed
Why the wicked are perplexed in the day of the Lords wrath 177
Perſevere
We ought to perſevere in duties though we have no preſent comfort 428
Plow
Wee ſhould plow in hope all our lives 428
Wee muſt continue plowing: 471
Plow-men, ſee Miniſters
Policy, ſee Reaſon
Pomp, ſee Superſtition.
Popery
Popery almoſt brought in at London 25
Pride
There is much pride in dejection 169
Pride is the root of not hearing 295
See Stubborneſs
Prayer
Weak prayer may be ſtrong: 315
Preſervation
Gods preſervation of us all our daies ſhewed 245
Princes
Princes when they come firſt to the Crown promiſe faire: 276
Princes are not to be truſted in 338
None ſo perfidious as Princes. 338
Prophane, ſee Idolaters
Proſper
We may proſper, and yet have no cauſe to joy in it 141
Proſperity
Take heed in proſperity 250
Profeſſors
Yong Profeſſors ſhould be kept down 308
Why Profeſſors are empty? 314
See Yong, Queſtion.
Q Queſtion
A Queſtion anſwered by a Profeſſor 180
Quick-ſightedneſs
The quick-ſightedneſs of the enemy comes from the Lord. 20
R Racha
The word Racha explained: 303
Religion
When Arms may be taken for Religion 21
Good acts in Religion may be evil in the doer 77
Religion is a Saints recreation 165
Reaſon
Reaſon, Pollicy, and Experience may go one way, and yet Gods Word another 85
Redemption, ſee Sabbath
Recreation, ſee Religion
Reformation
Reformation cannot proſper except Juſtice be eſtabliſhed 379
Revelations
Revelations beſides the Word are dangerous 91
Riches
Riches in goods work is the beſt wealth 321
Righteouſneſs
What Righteouſneſs is 479
Rod
We muſt not chuſe our ſin and rod too 427
Romans, ſee Crucifying
Ruin
Gods mercy prevents our ruin. 67
Falſe worſhip is the ruin of a Land 159
See Peace
Rule
A Rule to teach common people how to judge of their Miniſters 197
Cautions to the ſame RULE. 198
See Scripture
S Sabbath
The Sabbath was appointed for Commemoration of our Redemption 110
Saints
The Saints prize the Law of God 100
The Saints ſhould ſorrow moſt for ſin 151
How the Saints rejoyce in Gods vengeance 175
Saints admoniſhed 219
The Saints ſhould prize the enjoyment of God 251
Satan
What Satans great deſign is? 200
Scripture
The Scripture is the Rule, and the Expoſitor to underſtand the Rule 87
The Scripture ſhould be looked upon as particular to our ſelves 92
Self
People ſtick much at what comes from ſelf 30
Self-denial
God requirs ſelf-denial in temporal things 119
Servants
Great is the danger of ſervants at their own hand 54
Servants to great men exhorted 277
Service
To be employed in publick Service is the making of a man 123
Service-book
Service-book and Altars all ſome mens Religion 387
Sin
God knows how to make uſe of mens ſins 22
A man may commit the ſin againſt the holy Ghoſt, and yet continue in Duties 115
God remembers the ſin of wicked men when they perform holy duties, and why 122
See Altars, Rod.
Signs
Signs of much wrath 126
Sound, ſee Threatning
Smiting
Smiting with the Pen is worſe than ſmiting with the Sword 281
Sinner
God may damn a leſſer ſinner, and ſave a greater ſinner: 152
Soul
The Excellency of the Soul… 33
Soldiers
Soldiers are Gods Prieſts 174
Sorrow, ſee Lumpiſh
Spirit
The Spirit of God forſaw this generation 114
States
States may judg of the right of a Kingdom. 2…
Stubborneſs
Stubborneſs is the fruit of pride 53
Strong
Strong places are not to be truſted in 132
Succeſs
Sometimes God gives ſucceſs in judgment. 421
Succeſſion
Succeſſion ads to Idolatry 80
Superſtition
How it was ſuperſtition in the Iſraelites to build temples 130
Who mourns moſt for ſuperſtition 391
Why carnal men contend for ſuperſtition 490
Superſtitious
Superſtitious men regard outward pomp 27
A note to the Superſtitious 204
Superſtitious children admoniſhed 258
Sword ſee Smiting
T Taxes
Taxes upon mens eſtates are but mean burdens 66
Teachers
Teachers eſtabliſh worſhip 84
Temple ſee Superſtition
Threatning
The threatning of God is a terrible ſound 3
Men ſhould be ſenſible of the threatnings of God 68
Diſtance of time in commandements and threatnings is not to be heeded 80
Trumpet ſee Luther
Themiſtocles
The ſaying of Themiſtocles at his death
Thoughts
The ſhifting thoughts of carnal hearts in time of danger 181
Time
Evil tim… are good times to die in 265
Time for England to ſeek God 477
See Threatning
V Vanity
Scripture expreſſions of the vanity of great perſons 403
Veſſels
Gods grace to the veſſels of mercy 49
Vile
Vile things are many times hid under glorious titles 191
Vileneſs, ſee Diffidence.
Villany
The villany of malicious Commanders againſt the Godly. 257
Vine
The fruitfulneſs of Vines 300
The Church compared to a Vine ibid.
See Emptineſs
Unclean
Why Mourners for the dead were ſo long uncleane: 167
Uſe
Uſe for the afflicted 440
W
Waies, ſee Follow
Wealth
Wealth is wicked mens glory 223
Wicked men
Wicked men are as Eagles in their rage 5
Wicked men firſt ſerve their turns of the godly, and then ſcorn them 47
Wicked men are wild upon their luſts 52
Wicked men are contemptible 53
See Perplexity
Wind
Who they are that ſow the wind 37
Miniſters muſt beware they ſow not the wind 41
Rules how ib.
See God
Wine
Wine in ſacrifices, what it ſignified 162
Wil-worſhip
Will-worſhip an empty thing. 303
Work, ſee Miniſters
Works, ſee Good
Word
It is a ſingular bleſſing to have the written Word 88
By whom the Word is counted ſtrange 105
World, ſee Chriſt
Worſhip
Gods Worſhip is an excellent thing 12
Gods Worſhip is caſt off by carnal hearts ibid.
Gods Worſhip muſt not be imitated 110
The Worſhip of God is a great matter 104
True Worſhip muſt be mourned after 388
See Falſe, and Invention
Wrath
The wrath of God is many times executed in anſwering our deſires 150
The wrath of God called Wine and why 174
See Signs
Writers, ſee Men
Y Yoke
Chriſt's yoke eaſier than the yoke of the enemy 436
Young
Young Profeſſors their danger 45
Young Profeſſors ſhould be kept down 308
See Vine
Young ones,
Young ones exhorted 214
Young ones the hope of a Nation
Youth
Youths ſins are Ages terrors. 121
FINIS.
End of the text · Jeremiah Burroughs, An Exposition of Hosea 8-10 (1650)