An Exposition of Hosea 11-13, To the reader – Index
The Superviſor to the READER.
THE Author was prevented by ſeveral providences, from preaching the fore going Sermon for ſome months together, inſomuch as himſelf wondred what purpoſe God had in it; till at laſt God viſited him by ſickneſs, whereof he fell on ſleep in the Lord: His Diſeaſe was thought to be Infection, but without any ſore, yea, and (as the Gentlewoman his wife hath related) without any ſpots or tokens; only there was a black ſetling of blood on one ſide of his back, which ſhe ſuppoſed might have come with a Fall from a Horſe which he had taken not long before. This is mentioned by occaſion of ſome contrary reports concerning his death. About the time of his imediate diſſolution be lift up his eyes, and was heard to ſpeak theſe words, I come, I come, I come: and ſo gave up the ghoſt.
It had been much to be wiſhed that the Author had been more conciſe & brief in ſom Amplifications which, though they were al exceeding uſeful, yet they have deprived us of his Preaching and compleating both the former Sermon, and the reſt of the Propheſie. But God was pleaſed (for our ſin no doubt) to deprive us of that Mediator like Inſtrument between the divided Godly Parties of this Nation, and of the further mind of the Holy-Ghoſt which be had revealed to this his Servant, touching the Scope and Ʋſe of this Propheſie in theſe daies.
God took him away in the ſtrength of his Parts and Graces, that he might not loſe in the reputation of his Miniſtry or Piety, as ſome have before their *Solve ſeneſcentem maturè ſanus Equum, ne peccet ad extremum videndus & ilia ducat. Horat. Jer. 57. …death.
Alſo; though we cannot affirm, as one of Joſiah, That he was taken away (Ne malitia mutaret intellectum ipſius) leſt the evil of the time ſhould have wrought upon his temper: yet we may ſay, as another doth, He was taken away from the evil to come.
Moreover: It is not an unuſeful Note, that the Preface to the *—Eſſe praeterea alios, qui priùs multas adire gentes &c. quae priuſquam aſſequantur aut ſibi ſatisfaciāt & in his quicquem tentandum eſſe putent, vel ſenio, vel nimiis & intempeſtivis ſtudiis conficiantur, vel ſerò nimis incipientes, nihil ad juſtum finem perducant—ut Eccleſiae carendum ſit non tam praecellentium quàm mediocrium ingeniorum fructibus, &c.Tigurine Bible hath, whereof the inference is, That whilſt in ſome weighty point we labor for great exactneſs and preparation, we are either diſabled by our diligence, or prevented by our tardineſs and delay, whereas moderat preparation ſeaſonably applied, might be more uſeful to the Church, than ſuch exactneſs ſo deferred. Which is not ſpoken to reflect any thing on our reverend Author, but to admoniſh others, ut maturens.
Now among other arguments (good Reader) to commend this Excellent piece: This is one, That it hath been brought to thy hand, through ſeveral Elements, having been in danger, part of it to be rotted in the Earth where it was buried, part of it to be conſumed in the Fire, wherewith much of the Town where it was *The Original was with the Superoiſor in Colcheſter when beſieg'd and much of the Town burnt.flamed part of it to be loſt in by holes where it was hidden in the midſt of Enemies. Make ſpecial uſe therefore of what is come (as it were) through fire unto thee for that end, (to uſe the Prefacers words before Mr Cartwright's Anſwer to the Rhem. Teſt.) And if thou find that fruit the Superviſor did in preparing it for thee, thou wilt not repent thy pains or peny.
Farewel.
FINIS.
AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF THE Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth CHAPTERS of the Propheſie of HOSEA.
A
Abuſe ABuſe of Inſtruments of Deliverence, a great evil Page 399
Affliction
None of the Saints worſe for affliction 453
Afflictions ſometimes deepeſt when greateſt Mercy is intended 231
Affliction, ſee Difference
Afflicted Wee may be ſorely afflicted in doing Gods Commands 227
Aggravation
The aggravation of provoking God 403
An aggravation of ſelf deſtruction 513
Alteration Alteration of Government cauſeth Trembling 422
Anceſton Anceſtors, ſee Mean condition, Free-Grace
Anger
Anger, ſee Difference
The Effects of Anger 151
Apoſtats
Apoſtats, ſee Folly
Apoſtats to return again 340
Apoſtacy
Apoſtacy ſee Language, Puniſhment, Steps
Apoſtacy brings a reproach on Gods waies. 408
Arabian Arabian, why taken for a Thief. 310
Aright. How to conceive aright of God 274
Armies Gods Armies 271
Aſtrologer Aſtrologer, ſee Chaldean
Awaking Saints need awaking before Reformation 185
B
Baal-zephon Baal zephon, what 30
Baptiſm Baptiſm, ſee Church.
Baſe Baſe ſpirits moſt inſolent 415
Beaſt Beaſt, ſee Mark
Beginning The Beginning of Superſtition, Ceremonies, and Popery 437
Bethel Bethel, ſee Jacob
Bitterneſs Bitterneſs, ſee England
Bleſſing What's the bleſſing in a married condition 392
Bleſſing, ſee Peace
Bonds Gods Bonds, what? 30
Blows To be forced by blows, is to be drawn like a beaſt 57
C
Canaanite Canaanite, Why it ſignifies a Merchant 310
Carnal
It's mercy to be taken off from carnal props 104
Carnal heart, ſee Difference A ſore ſign of a carnal heart 326
Cauſe The cauſe of corruption in Gods Worſhip 439
Caution A Caution concerning Earthly Kings 523
Chief The Chief work of the Miniſtry 177
Chaldean Chaldean, why taken from an Aſtrologer 310
Child
Child, ſee Iſrael
A Childs great diſobedience
Children How we may know whether God loved us when we were children 10
Chriſt God hath an eye to Chriſt in all he doth 19
Chriſtians Chriſtians, ſee Love.
Church The Church one in Faith, Spirit, Baptiſm, and viſible Government 13
Comfort
Comfort, ſee Lives.
Comfort of a dying perſon 130
Common Comforts, common to Hypocrites 433
Command Command, ſee Promiſe.
Company Company heats, whether it be go…d or evil 164
Confident
Yong beginners not to be too confident 33
Confident men ſink loweſt if diſappointed 201
Confidences The confidences of the ten Tribes 525
Congregation Congregation, ſee Poſture.
Conduct Gods Conduct of his people through the Wilderneſs 450
Conſcience
The conflict of conſcience and corruption 122
Conſcience oppreſſion, the moſt grievous 98
Convince
Convince, ſee Miniſters.
It's hard to convince men, when they have their deſires that it is not in love 539
Conviction Conviction, ſee Parents.
Convert A true Convert, what? 333
Cords Cords of a man, what? 43
Correction Correction, ſee Parents.
Covenant Covenant, ſee Jews.
Covetouſneſs Covetouſneſs, hard to be convinced 331
D
Day Day of Judgment, ſee Mercy.
Dangerous A dangerous ſign of Reprobation 544
Deceiptful dealers Deceiptful dealers, ſee Excuſes
Decree
Decree, what it is? 511
The Decree of Election ibid.
Gods Decree damns none ib.
Devils
The Devils Stratagem 175
An obſtinate ſinner worſe than the Devil 109
Deliverance Deliverance from oppreſſion a great mercy 92
Difference
Difference between Spiritual, and Temporal bleſſings 557
Difference between a carnal, and gracious heart 329 556
Difference between the Churches and Gods Excommunication 436
Difference between God and man in point of anger 169
Difference in the Saints from others in time of affliction. 308
Difference of Gods working for his people and for others 399
Diſappointed Diſappointed, ſee Conceited, and Confident.
Diſobedience Diſobedient, ſee Child.
Drawn To be drawn by the Word, is to be drawn like … man 57
Doctrine Doctrine, ſee Falſe.
Drowſie A Drowſie ſpirit, a great evil 133
Duty Duty, ſee Miniſters.
Dying Dying, ſee Comfort.
E
Eaſt Wind The Eaſt wind, why hurtful 202
Effects Effects, ſee Anger.
Effectual Effectual preaching, what. 349
Elect Elect, ſee Thoughts
Election Election, ſee Decree.
Element God the Element of Love 85
England
Gods ancient love to Engl. 6
England, the firſt Nation that imbraced the Chriſtian Religion ibid.
God remembers the kindneſs of England's youth ibid.
Publick love gone out of England 72
Gods ſpecial love to England. Englands ſin 93
Proceſſion weeks in England 355
Englands bitterneſs aggravated 407
England, ſee Inſtances
Encouragement Encouragement to ſaith and prayer 151
Error Mens error in judging others. 213
Evil
Evil of licenciouſneſs after deliverance 94
Men excuſe their evil by their good 214
Evil of deceipt in Trading 315
Evil, ſee Suſpenſe, Drowſie, Company.
Excellency
Excellency of the Name JEHOVAH 293
Excellency of Gods ſaving 449
Exalted We ſhould not be exalted by proſperity, and why? 462
Excommunication Excommunication, ſee Difference
Excuſes
Excuſes of deceiptful dealers. 319
Mens excuſes 515
F
Faith Faith, ſee Church, Encouragement, Root.
Faculties Faculties, ſee Love.
Families Families, ſee Imperiouſneſs
Falſe Falſe, ſee Encreaſe.
Fill Men fill themſelves with ſenſual things 445
Forced Forced, ſee Blows, Wives.
Folly Folly of Apoſtats 307
Form A form of anſwering to Gods call 128
Forgiveneſs Healing with forgiveneſs a ſweet Mercy 95
Free, ſee Grace. Free grace of God to our Anceſters 222
Fruit
To underſtand the Scriptures is a fruit of love 20
Fruit, ſee Way.
G
Gift, ſee Miniſtry
God
Gods great deſign is to magnifie free grace 25
God deals gently with his people 53
Gods great deſign in the Goſpel 70
God deals roughly with the great, and graciouſly with the grieved and oppreſſed. 500
God will be a Lyon to them that forget him ibid.
Why God compares himſelf to a Leopard 502
God is to be preached as terrible 508
God, ſee Chriſt, England, Know, Trembling, Help, Healer, Merciful.
Godly heart Godly heart, ſee Difference
Good Good, ſee London, Company.
Good Cauſe Good Cauſe, ſee Succeſs.
Goods Goods ill got, the third Heir enjoyeth not 319
Government Government, ſee Church
Guides Guides, their changeableneſs 31
Guiding Why the ſoul needs Guiding. 32
H
Hear Hear, ſee Reverence
Healing Healing, ſee Forgiveneſs
Healer God will be acknowledged the Healer of his people 40
Help God delights to Help men in miſery 519
High minded Why the rich are apt to be high minded 459
Honor
Honor of our inferiors muſt be preſerved 55
God hath little honor in the world 132
Hope Hope, ſee Wind
Hoſt Hoſt, ſee People.
Humbles What humbles moſt effectually 287
Hurtful Hurtful, ſee Eaſt Wind.
I
Jacob
What God ſpake to Jacob at Bethel 264
Jacob's mean condition 356
Jacob's flying into Syria 358
Why Jacob is ſent away ſo meanly 359
Jacob hath the bleſſing renewed at his going away 359
Why Jacob ſerved ſeven years for Rachel 394
Jehovah
Jehovah, what it infer's 273
Jehovah, what it ſhould mind us of 274
Jehovah, what terror is in the Name 291
Jehovah, what Conſolation in the Name 292
Jehovah, ſee Excellency
Jews One of Gods ſpecial Covenants with the Jews 427
Ill-got Ill-got, ſee Goods
Image Image, ſee Wrath
Imitate Imitate God in reſiſting temptations to ſin 149
Immoderate Immoderat deſires to be taken heed of 537
Imperiouſneſs The Imperiouſneſs of ſome in their families 416
Increaſe
Whence ſuch Increaſe of falſe Doctrine 205
Increaſing, ſee Lyes
Inferiors Inferiors, ſee Honor
Ingratitude Ingratitude, ſee Perverſe ſpirit
Inſolent Inſolent, ſee Baſs
Iſrael
What a child Iſrael was 3
Wherein Gods Love to Iſrael ſtood 4
Iſrael, ſee Mercy
Inſtances Inſtances of the working of Gods heart towards England 148
Inſtruments Inſtruments, ſee Abuſe
Iron Iron Tools unfit to build God's Tabernacle 343
Iſraelites Why the Iſraelites would have a King and Princes 530
Judgment
It may prove a Judgment to invent a way to ſatisfie Conſcience 211
Judgment, when to be Executed 300
Judging Judging, ſee Error.
K
Kingdom Kingdom, ſee Troubles.
King King, ſee Iſraelites
Kings Kings, ſee Caution.
Kiſſing Againſt kiſſing the Book in Swearing 443
Know What it is to know God 447
L
Labor Labor, ſee Prevailing
Language The Language of the ſin of Apoſtacy 409
Law Saints not under the Law 11
Liberty What uſe we ſhould make of Liberty 96
Licentiouſneſs Licentiouſneſs, ſee Evils
Lives Lives, how to compleat the comfort of them 10
Leopard Leopard, ſee God
Lyon
The Lyons property 504
Lyon, ſee God
Little A little of Spiritual things ſerves mens turns 455
London
Gods mercy to London all this War 114
London's good is to be labored for 115
Love
Gods Love doth not find, but make the perſon lovely 8
Love commands all the ſouls faculties 64
The Love of Chriſtians formerly, compared with our diviſions 72
Love, ſee Perſons, Children, Fruit, England.
Love, ſee Superiors, Convince, Notes, Magiſtrates.
Love, ſee Servants, Sanctifies, Overcomes.
Love, ſee Relations, Element
Lyes Several waies of encreaſing Lyes. 206
M
Magiſtrates
Magiſtrates muſt deal by Reaſon rather than by Violence. 51
Magiſtrates ſhould govern by Love 76
Mark
The Mark of the Beaſt 313
Marriage Marriage founded on conſent. 391
Married condition Married condition, ſee Bleſſing
Mean condition
The mean condition as well as the greatneſs of our Anceſtors is to be regarded 392
The mean condition of Moſes 396
Meditation
A Meditation for paſſionate ſpirits 464
A Meditation ſer Trades-men in London 469
Merchant Merchant, ſee Canaanite.
MercieMercy
Gods mercy towards Iſrael is a Type of his waies with his people 8
Mercy, when to be ſhewn 299
Mercy, ſee Carnal props, London, Plea. Affliction.
Merciful hearts neereſt to God. 173
Miniſters.
Miniſters pattern 35
Miniſters muſt convince, not ſcare men 51
It's Miniſters duty to open Gods Love 66
Miniſters ſhould be wary in uſing tartneſs 150
Miniſtry
The Miniſtry a magnificent gift 346
Why men profit no more by the Miniſtry 345
In chuſing our habitation we ſhould have regard to a good Miniſtry 347
Monopoliz: To monopolize Commodities is oppreſſion 313
N
Neceſſary Neceſſary, ſee Truth.
New New Officers, ſee Pride.
Notes
Notes to know whether it he Love or Hatred by all that is before us 540
Note of Peprobation 3…
O
Obſtinate Obſtinate, ſee Devil.
Oppreſſion
Oppreſſion of others after deliverance from oppreſſion, is a great evil 97
Oppreſſion, ſee Deliverance, Monopolize.
Oppreſſion, ſee Conſcience, Trading, Evil.
Opreſſion, ſee Under-trades-men.
Overcome Gods Love overcomes all unworthineſs 84
Outward Outward Comforts, ſee Thoughts.
P
Pardon Pardon, ſee Reſtitution
Parents Parents and Maſters, muſt uſe more conviction than correction 52
Particular
Particular perſons ſhould remember Gods ancient Love. 7
Particulars affect moſt 294
Paſſionate Paſſionate ſpirits, ſee Meditation
Peace A bleſſing for them that haſtens peace 112
People Gods People are his Hoſt 272
Perſeverance Perſeverance, why more frequent under the Goſpel than under the Law 69
Perverſe A perverſe ſpirit the puniſhment of ingratitude 401
Piety Piety raiſeth the heart more than Pride 126
Plea The plea of Juſtice and Mercy 140
Popery Popery, ſee Beginning.
Poſture The poſture of a Congregation. 417
Prayer Prayer, ſee Encouragement.
Prieſts Prieſts, ſee Vanity.
Preſerve Preſerve, ſee Honor
Prevailing Prevailing recompenceth all our labor in ſeeking 242
Pride Notes of pride in ſome new Officers 461
Priviledg Priviledg, ſee Saints
Proceſſion Proceſſion, ſee England.
Profit Profit, ſee Miniſtry.
Promiſe No command in the Goſpel without a promiſe 91
Proſperity
Many Saints worſe for proſperity 453
Proſperity, ſee Exalted
Proud Proud men, ſee Vanity
Providence Things accidental are under providence 18
Provoke How we ſhould provoke one another 464
Provoking
Provoking God, ſee Aggravation
Provoking ſins expreſſed 465
Puniſhment The puniſhment of Apoſtacie. 409
R
Reaſon
Reaſons of Jacob's taking his brother by the heel 219
Reaſon, ſee Magiſtrates, Uſe
Relations The love of all Relations in Gods Love 85
Religion Religion, ſee England
Reformation Reformation, ſee Awaking.
Recreation Times for Recreation to be allowed to Servants 101
Repentance Repentance, a Goſpel-Grace, not of the Law 66
Reproach Reproach, ſee Apoſtacy
Reprobation Reprobation, ſee Note, Dangerous ſign
Reſtitution
Why no pardon without Reſtitution 320
Scripture for Reſtitution: 321
Repute Repute not to be truſted 421
Reverence We are with Reverence to hear the Lord ſpeak 416
Rich Rich, ſee High-minded
Root What's the immediate Root of Faith 177
Rule
Rule for matter of Meditation. 7
The general Rule of Worſhip. 437
S
Saints
Priviledg of Iſrael refer to the Saints 11
Saints, ſee Law, Affliction, Proſperity.
Satan Satan's great deſign 71
Sanctifie
Gods Love ſanctifies all things 84
Scare, ſee Miniſters
Scripture
What the Scripture preſſes much 297
Scripture, ſee Reſtitution.
Self.
Wherein ſelf appears in ſin 512
Self deſtruction, ſee Aggravation.
Senſual Senſual things, ſee Fill.
Servants
Servants ſhould love one another 76
Servants, ſee Recreation.
Sign Sign, ſee Carnal heart.
Similitude Similitudes what, and how to be uſed 350
Sin. Sin, ſee Imitate
Sinner A ſinners duty 340
Soul Soul, ſee Guiding
Spirit
Gods Spirit grieved only by the Saints 89
Spirit, ſee Church
Gods Spirit bitter to ſome 406
Slaves Gods Sons, ſlaves for a time. 14
Slavery God hath his time to call his ſons out of Slavery ibid.
Spiritual Spiritual things, ſee Little.
State The State of the Saints is very ſecure 154
Steps The ſteps of Apoſtacy 432
Stout The Character of a ſtout heart 107
Stratagem Stratagem, ſee Devils.
Succeſs. Succeſs no note of a good Cauſe 536
Superiors Superiors ſhould win by Love. 74
Superſtition Superſtition, ſee Beginning.
Suſpenſe
Suſpence, a cauſe of great evil 123
Swearing, ſee Kiſſing the Book.
Sword For the Sword to be in a City, a ſad thing 113
T
Tartneſs, ſee Miniſters.
Terror, ſee Jehovah.
Terrible, ſee God.
Their, ſee Arabian.
Thoughts
Gods Thoughts from eternity concerning his Elect 79
What thoughts we ſhould have of outward comforts 456
Time, ſee Slavery.
Tools, ſee Iron.
Trading Oppreſſion in Taading a great evil 313
Tradeſmen
Ʋnder-Tradeſmen to oppreſs, is wicked 314
Tradeſmen, ſee Meditation.
Trembling
Trembling due to God 416
Trembling, ſee Alteration.
Tribes, ſee Confidences.
Troubles Great troubles at the raiſing of Chriſts Kingdom 184
Truths Truths not neceſſary to be impoſed 98
V
Vanity
The vanity of proudmen 445
Prieſts may be vanity that ſeem to be much for God. 352
Vindicate
How the Saints are to vindicate Reproaches 410
Violence, ſee Magiſtrates.
Uſe The uſe of Reaſon in Religion 440
W
Wait
How we are to wait on God. 303
Why we ſhould wait 304
Way
To be guided in our way is a fruit of Love 32
The way to Ʋniformity 70
A way of Holy Revenge 108
Gods waies not our waies 118
Weeping Weeping not ſutable to a high Spirit 247
Wilderneſs Wilderneſs, ſee Conduct
Wind Creature-hopes are but winde. 202
Wives
Wives or Husbands not to be forced on Children 390
Word Word, ſee Drawn
Work
Work, ſee Chief
One Work of the day of Judgment 511
World World, ſee Honor
Worſhip Worſhip, ſee Rule, Corruption
Wrath Proneneſs to wrath not Gods Image. 150
Y
Yong Yong, ſee Confident
Z
Zeal All men ſhould ſhew Zeal …r God
FINIS.
End of the text · Jeremiah Burroughs, An Exposition of Hosea 11-13 (1651)