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An Exposition of Hosea 4-7 · Jeremiah Burroughs

An Exposition of Hosea 4-7, Index

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Prophet in time of deſtreſs Page 87

All

All pretend to ſeek God Page 408

Ambition

The ambition of Prieſts Page 103

Anathema Maranatha

Anathema Maranatha what it means Page 903

Apes

An Apes tooth worſhiped for a god Page 200

Apoſtates

The hearts of Apoſtates are rooted in wickedneſſe Page 357

Apoſtates ſeldom turn Page 384

Apoſtacy

What the beginning of Apoſtacy is Page 425

Art

What the art of Preaching is, and wherein it conſiſts Page 440

Avenged

God will be avenged for breach of truſt Page 29

Agravation

Agravation of Englands wickedneſs Page 642

Application

Application to the Parliament Page 580

Application to England in general ibid

Application to private men ib.

Aſſemblies

Church aſſemblies are not alwaies ſafe Page 608

Arguments

Arguments that mercy is coming Page 547

Arguments of a carnal heart. Page 550

B

Baſeneſs

The baſeneſs of people diſcribed, and whereon it conſiſts Page 367

Beaſts

When the beaſts are taken away our comforts are gone Page 65

Beda

Beda his opinion of Auſtin the Monk Page 395

Beſt

Beſt men not to be depended on Page 485

Beware

Men ought to beware of ſecret ſins Page 483

Blood

Blood requires blood Page 48

Bribery

Bribery in Magiſtrates is a curſe of God upon a Nation Page 221

Beginnings

It is grievous to God for men to let fall good beginnings, and the reaſons why Page 582

ſee Dangerous

Body

God is careful of the body Page 607

Bound

God is not bound to do for man Page 571

C

Carnal men

Carnal men ſhall be aſhamed and why? Page 331

Carnaliſts

Carnaliſts portion is outward Page 434

Chriſt

ſee Humble

Chriſt

ſee Duty

Children

Wicked children are a diſhonor to their parents Page 197

Cauſe

A good Cauſe may be loſt by too much depending on it Page 388

Comfort

ſee beaſts

Commands

Commands to ſuperſtition uſually find obedience Page 473

Communion

How communion is defiled by the preſence of wicked men. Page 373

Creature

The good or evil of the creature depends upon man Page 67

Contend

God contends not without cauſe Page 21

God contends not for little things Page 22

Condition

The condition of the perſon offending aggravates the ſin Page 118

The poor condition of ſuch as are rich only in this world Page 434

Conſcience

How pride of conſcience may be diſcerned Page 395

Contempt

Contempt of the word, a conſtant companion to Idolatry Page 363

Controverſie

Controverſies between them that are neer are grievous controverſies Page 2

The controverſie of Gods with ſinners is very grievous Page 5

Gods controverſie againſt England. Page 8

Gods controverſie with Covenant-breakers is dreadfull. Page 26

Covetouſneſs

The covetouſneſs of Prieſts Page 93

Counſels

Perplexed counſels are a fearful judgment to a Nation Page 170

Court,

ſee Evil

Curioſity,

ſee Superſtition

Carnal,

ſee Agreements

Carthaginians

The Carthaginians Law concerning Magiſtrates Page 660

Chriſt

Chriſt became miſerable for our conſolation Page 548

Chriſts ſpeech of neglect of parents expounded Page 604

Choice,

ſee Spirits

Clouds

Clouds and dew paſſing, what it implies Page 576

Communicative,

ſee Nature

Conſolation

Conſolation to thoſe whoſe friends have periſhed in Gods Cauſe Page 589

Comfort,

ſee God

Conſideration

What conſiderations move men beſt to turn to God Page 536

Correction,

ſee Means

Court,

ſee Idolatry

Church,

ſee Aſſemblies

Courage

Motives to courage Page 535

Covenant

The Covenant which God hath made with man, is three-fold Page 622

The portion of Covenant-breakers Page 686

Cut-down

How to know when a man is cut down Page 595

D

Danger

The danger of forſaking the truth Page 386

The danger of depending upon duties Page 403

Dangerous

It is dangerous to venture upon the beginnings of falſe worſhip Page 354

It is dangerous to be deeply rooted in ſuperſtition Page 355

Defiled

Defiled worſhip defiles the ſoul Page 372

Defiled,

ſee Nation

Defilement

A twofold defilement Page 371

Deny

We ſhould deny our ſelves to promote the true worſhip of God. Page 357

Diſappointment

Diſappointment brings ſhame. Page 326

Diſtinction

There ought to be a diſtinction made between the children of wicked, and of godly Miniſters Page 130

Diſreſpect

Diſreſpect breeds ſhame Page 325

Divination

How the Heathens were wont to divine by ſtaves Page 134

Dogs

Wicked men are dogs Page 73

Duty

What the duty of Miniſters is. Page 141

What the duty of Chriſtians is. Page 474

Dying

What a dying and terrified conſcience is Page 500

Danger

Danger, ſee Night

Daies,

ſee Feſtival, Difference

Dangerous

It is dangerous to men to let good beginnings fall. Page 583

See Hypocriſie

Daniels caſe in prayer opened. Page 611

Deliverance

All deliverance comes from heaven Page 566

Deſtruction

ſee wilfulneſs

Difference

Difference between Gods ſetting daies apart, and mans ſetting daies apart Page 661

Diſcovery

ſee Morning

Duties

ſee Natural

Drunkenneſs

Drunkenneſs brings diſeaſes Page 663

E

Education

The cuſtom of the Romans concerning the education of their children Page 421

Emperor

Emperors called and accounted the Popes Dogs Page 117

England

England admoniſhed Page 86

A warning for England Page 375

ſee Controverſie

End

The end of duties is to find out God Page 411

Evil

The reaſon why there was ſo much evil at Court Page 115

See Puniſhment

Example

The example of wicked parents is not to be followed by their children Page 429

Excellency

The excellency of grace makes ſin the worſe Page 179

Experience

Experience of our late Prelates Page 358

Emperor

An Emperor may be kept from the Sacrament Page 577

England

The men of England of perverſe ſpirits Page 572

Englands ſuperſtition reproved Page 589

England guilty of blood, by calling murder manſlaughter Page 627

Englands wickedneſs Page 641

Evil

ſee Slander

Excuſes

Mens excuſes Page 570

Exhortation

Exhortations to mercy Page 615

Experience

The Saints experience Page 564

Expoſtulation,

ſee Form

Expreſſions

Scripture expreſſions againſt formality Page 621

F

Falſe worſhip

The evils falſe worſhip doth in a Nation Page 138

Families

The families of wicked Miniſters are many times forgotten Page 97

Failings

God looks not at the particular failings of a State Page 382

Flower

The glory of the world is but as a flower Page 64

Formal

God delights not in formal profeſſors Page 412

Framing

Notes of framing ones heart to the will of God Page 381

Faith

Faith makes God real in the ſaddeſt condition Page 542

An eminent prop of faith Page 548

See Unworthineſs and Repentance

Falſe Prophets

Falſe Ptophets are not to be followed Page 588

Falſe Worſhip

Falſe Worſhip is to be trembled at Page 633

Feſtival daies

Feſtival daies are uſually diſtempering daies Page 664

Form

A form of expoſtulation with ones ſoul Page 570

G

Gilgal

Wherein Gilgal was famous. Page 183

Given

A dreadful thing to be given over of God, and why Page 207

Glory

ſee Flower

God

God is a God of truth Page 23

God is no reſpecter of perſon Page 118

We ſhould ſeriouſly mind what God doth Page 338

Gods pleading with man is not to be neglected Page 345

How God rebukes men Page 363

God will deal with men according to their preſent waies. Page 370

God is not engaged to any Page 402

God delights moſt in his ſecond right Page 405

God will not alwaies be found Page 411

God never ſmites a people before he warns them Page 452

God is a moth and rottenneſs, and how Page 477

See Real, Controverſy, Contend, Puniſh, Wrath, Holineſs.

Good works

The good works of the Saints ſhall return unto them Page 121

Governors

Governors of families ſhould be careful of their families Page 154

The Governors of the people are uſually the cauſes of the evils of the people Page 198

See Rulers

Grace,

ſee Excellency

God

God will have glory from men Page 516

Gods uſual way of comforting his people Page 520

God works by contraries Page 540

God doth not willingly grieve men Page 669

See Heart, Keep, Leave, Penitent, Mercies, Bound

Governors,

ſee Wicked

Great-men

Great men are not eaſily reformed Page 577

Grounded

We muſt be well grounded in the cauſe we ſuffer for Page 540

H

Hard

Hard truths are hardly born Page 2

The ſigns of an hard heart Page 515

Heathens

Why the Heathens ſacrificed undrr trees Page 149

A notable ſpeech of an Heathen. Page 552

Heart

The ſecrets of mans heart are known to God Page 367

The heart of man is knotty Page 593

See Framing, Argument, Hard, Note

Herod

Herods mercy in time of famine Page 30

Holineſs

God putteth a ſtamp of holineſs upon the places he chuſeth. Page 143

Hope

There is little hope of private means when publick means fail Page 85

Humble

An humble man knows much of the mind of Chriſt Page 396

Help

We ſhould help thoſe that ſuffer for a good cauſe Page 574

Heal

How God healeth Page 640

Hypocrites,

ſee Terror

Hypocriſie

Hypocriſie in Reformation is dangerous Page 581

Honor

Places of honor are great ſnares. Page 670

How we ſhould honor God Page 695

Howling,

ſee Prayer

I

Idolaters

Idolaters ſeldom come in and return Page 125

What poor waies of worſhip Idolaters have Page 136

If parents be Idolaters their children are uſually ſo too Page 161

It is dangerous living near Idolaters, and why Page 172

Idolaters are proud men Page 391

Idolaters deſpiſe Gods worſhip. Page 391

Idolatry

The Idolatry of the Papiſts Page 133

The neerer Idolatry comes to the Worſhip of God, the more dangerous it is Page 174

Court-idolatry is moſt dangerous Page 633

See Contempt

Idols

Idols are bewitching things Page 199

Ignorance

The cauſe of ignorance Page 35

Ignorance is the deformity of the ſoul Page 90

Ignorance is dangerous, and how Page 91

Ignorance and pride are companions Page 390

Inceſt

Inceſt an hainous ſin Page 61

Influence

There is a great influence between the Prieſts and the People Page 100

Impetuouſneſs

Impetuouſneſs of ſpirit is to be ſuſpected Page 136

Inſtitutions

Inſtitutions are to be minded in point of worſhip Page 128

Inclinations

Strong inclinations bind the mind Page 388

Juſtice

Juſtice muſt be executed impartially Page 50

Juſtice muſt not ſtruck dumb with the appearance of angels Page 222

Judgment

It is a great judgment for men to be unſerviceable in times of ſervice Page 565

How judgment convinceth Page 597

See Leave and Miniſtry

Irreligion

Irreligion and ſlavery are companions Page 654

K

Kings

Kings were accounted of as the Popes dogs Page 177

Godly Kings obſerved not their birth-daies Page 661

See Reſpect

Knowledge

Want of knowledg of God makes men cruel Page 32

Keep

How to keep God with us Page 510

Know,

ſee Saints

Knowledge,

ſee Opportunity

Kingdom,

ſee Officers

L

Lady

The folly of a Lady in Paris Page 151

Land

How a Land may be ſaid to mourn Page 62

Living-God

Living-God what it implies. Page 189

Lying

Lying and ſwearing go together. Page 44

Leave

It is a ſad judgment for God to leave men Page 509

God never leaves his Page 510

Live

ſee Reſurrection

M

Magiſtrates ſee Bribery Man ſlaughter

Man-ſlaughter is but a vain diſtinction from murder Page 48

Men ſee Mercileſs Mercileſs

A merciful God ſets him againſt mercileſs men Page 29

Miniſters

Miniſters muſt plead for God Page 3

How faithful Miniſters ſhall be dealt withal Page 77

Striving againſt faithful Miniſters is a great haſtning of judgment Page 81

Ill Miniſters are beſotted Page 88

Miniſters muſt rebuke ſin. Page 361

The duty of Miniſters Page 438

It is a comfort to Miniſters to die preaching Page 590

Miniſters are hewers Page 593

Miniſters work is difficult. Page 594

See Truths, Superſtition, Whoremongers, Duty.

Mind ſee Inclinations. Mixture

How the mixture of wicked and godly men is hurtful Page 372

How the mixture of wicked and godly men is to be diſtinguiſhed Page 373

Murder

Murder is not to be pardoned. Page 48

Man-ſlaughter

ſee England

Men

ſee Cauſeſ

Means

Means to perſevere Page 585

Mercies

How to uſe mercies well Page 545

Mercies are forfeited by unbeleef before they be received ibid

One mercy makes way for another Page 558

Gods mercies are ſeaſonable Page 564

In what caſes God will have mercy and not ſacrifice Page 601

Means

All means muſt be uſed before correction Page 569

Miniſtry

The ſharper the Miniſtry is the ſharper ſhall the judgment be if it be neglected Page 598

Morning

Gods diſcovery is in the morning Page 560

See Preſence

Murder

ſee England

N

Nation

A defiled Nation is neer ruin Page 374

While a Nation is purging there is hope Page 375

How it may be known what ſhall become of a Nation Page 428

Natural

What a Natural man may do towards converſion Page 377

What natural duties are Page 601

Nature

The more excellent the Nature is the more communicative it is Page 573

Neighbors

Ill neighbors are an ill thing Page 445

Night

Night times are times of danger Page 560

Note

A note of a good heart Page 565

O

Oath

What an Oath implies Page 189

Obedience

Willing Obedience to ſin brings guilt upon a Nation Page 473

Obedience

ſee Command

Officers

The Officers of the Kingdom ſeek their own intereſt Page 639

Opportunity

No Opportunity to get knowledg muſt be neglected Page 609

P

Paſſion

Paſſion makes a man a beaſt. Page 48

Papiſts

The doctrine of the Papiſts is oppoſite to the Scripture Page 81

Papiſts,

ſee Idolatry

Patience

The patience of God deſcribed. Page 368

We muſt be patient in prayer. Page 541

People

The people of God ſuffer with others, if they ſin with others. Page 401

People muſt return to God Page 530

When any people may apply the promiſe Page 537

Perſons

How particular perſons are defiled by the wicked Page 373

See Mixture

Plague

A ſtrange plague in London. Page 67

Pleading

The more imediate Gods pleading with men is, the more dreadful it is Page 4

Preaching

Preaching is the way to remove ſuperſtition Page 146

Prieſt

It is the work of the Prieſt to ſtrive againſt the people for ſin Page 75

When prieſts ſtrive againſt the people, they muſt lock to be ſtriven with Page 76

Prieſts,

ſee Covetouſneſs Ambition, Influence

Prelates,

ſee Experience

Preſence

The conſideration of Gods preſence humbles the heart Page 368

Gods preſence makes morning to the Saints Page 562

Pride

Pride diſcovers much ſin within Page 394

Pride goes from God and againſt God Page 397

The pride of mens ſpirits Page 514

See Ignorance, Conſcience

Private,

ſee Hope

Princes

Princes have been preachers Page 146

How Princes and Prieſts delude the people about Gods worſhip. Page 348

Princes,

ſee Subjects

Prophet,

ſee Affliction

Proſperity

Proſperity abuſed ſhall be puniſhed Page 100

See Wicked

Profeſſion,

ſee Formal

Proud

God will caſt proud men down. Page 397

Proud men fall low ibid

Publick,

ſee Hope

Puniſh

When men will not puniſh ſin, God will Page 61

Puniſhment

They that are alike in ſin ſhall be alike in puniſhment Page 116

Pains

We muſt not think much to loſe our pains Page 569

Parents,

ſee Chriſt

Prayers

When prayers are howlings Page 688

Penitent

Penitent hearts retain good thoughts of God in affliction. Page 532

Penitent hearts are not diſcouraged in afflictions Page 534

Perverſneſs

Perverſneſs of ſpirit in thoſe that are nigh to God is very grievous to God Page 572

Perſevere,

ſee Means

Place

Where Gods place is Page 511

Preaching

It is an ill ſign when men are the worſe for preaching Page 644

Preſumption

What preſumption is Page 536

Propriety

The propriety of Beleevers Page 547

Prop,

ſee Faith

Prophets,

ſee Falſe

R

Rebukes

The rebukes of a brother are loving rebukes Page 73

Gods rebukes are furious ibid

See God

Real

Gods threatnings are real Page 452

Religion,

ſee Staff

Reprobation

What Reprobation is Page 210

Repentance

What true Repentance is. Page 385

Faith and Repentance mutually act on another Page 549

The trial of Repentance Page 696

Reſpect

Due reſpect is to be given to Kings Page 345

Riches

How riches are fatal to Churchmen. Page 100

Rule

The rule of our actions muſt be known and why Page 341

Rulers

Rulers and Governors ſhould be men of good mettle Page 229

Romans ſee Education Reſurrection

We live in Chriſts Reſurrection Page 543

Relations

What relation God ſtands in to the Saints Page 547

Revealing

We muſt take notice of Gods revealing himſelf to us Page 557

Reformation

ſee Hypocriſie

Religion,

ſee Unconſtancy

S

Saints

ſee Good works

Sacrifices

The ſacrifices of the wicked are ſlaughters Page 3…

What ſacrifices ſhould be rendred up to God Page 332

Satan

Satans way to get in falſe worſhip Page 469

See Temptation, Admonition.

Senſual

ſee Miniſters

Senſuality

Senſuality is a beſotting ſin. Page 129

Self-love

Self-love is ſinful Page 409

Sermons

Sermons muſt be preached to the life Page 439

How to know when a Sermon works really Page 440

Miniſters in their Sermons muſt denounce war if peace be ſlighted Page 441

Secret ſins,

ſee Beware

Services

Former ſervices are not to be preſumed on Page 402

Shame

Cauſes of ſhame what they are Page 326

Sin

Sin cauſeth a controverſie between God and man Page 4

Sin not mortified will break out again Page 59

God puniſheth ſin with ſin Page 152

Sin after rebuke is very ſinful Page 363

Sin acts more on the will than on the power Page 376

Sin,

ſee Controverſie

Stealing

What ſtealing is Page 52

Strife

Strife againſt God is dreadful Page 7

Strive,

ſee prieſt

Striving

Striving againſt God is vain. Page 6

Scornfulneſs

Scornfulneſs reproved Page 19

Scripture,

ſee Papiſts

Society

The Society of the Saints is to be improved Page 196

State

A State is hard to be ſtood out againſt in matter of Religion Page 365

State,

ſee Failing

Subjects

Subjects ſuffer for Princes ſins Page 490

Superſtition

Curioſity to ſee Superſtition is dangerous Page 187

See Preaching, Command.

Superſtitious

How Superſtitious men look upon Gods Ordinances Page 325

Superſtitious people muſt be heeded when they come with greateſt ſhew of reaſon Page 358

Superſtitious people are abundant in ſervices Page 406

Superſtitious people ſpare no coſt in their ſervices Page 407

See Admonition

Stubborn

Stubborn people have baſe ſpirits Page 194

Swearing

Whence ſwearing proceeds Page 41

The evil of ſwearing Page 42

Swearing in its ſelf is lawful Page 189

See Lying

Salutation

The ancient form of the Saints ſalutation Page 549

Saints

What the Saints ſhall know. Page 553

See Experience

Sacrifice

ſee Mercy

Scornful

Evil men are ſcornful Page 665

Seaſonableneſs

Seaſonableneſs commends duty Page 565

Service

ſee Judgment

Sin

Sin diſturbs Heaven and Earth Page 511

Slanders

The evils of ſlanders Page 659

Sluggiſh

A Sluggiſh ſpirit in the men of our times Page 556

Soul, ſee Form

Suffer, ſee Help

Steward, ſee Vertue

Superſtition, ſee England

Spirit

God hath ſent choice ſpirits to London Page 590

T

Take heeed

How men ought to take heed to the Lord Page 126

Ten Tribes

Why the ten Tribes had never a good King Page 469

Temptation

Satans Temptations are an aggravation to ſin Page 386

Terrified,

ſee Dying

Thought,

Our Thoughts muſt be accounted for Page 120

Toys

Men contend about toys Page 23

Threatnings,

ſee Real

Treachery

Treachery againſt God is dangerous Page 419

Treachery is the greateſt ſin. Page 420

Truſt,

ſee Avenged

Truth

Suffering truths go hardly down with Miniſters Page 94

A hint of Truth prevails much with a ſubdued heart Page 389

See Hard

Terror

Terror to Hypocrites Page 551

Thoughts,

ſee Penitent

Tryal,

ſee Repentance

Turning

Joint turning to God is very honorable Page 531

U

Underſtanding

What evil, want of underſtanding doth Page 167

Ugly

The ugly face of ſin Page 63

Unfaithfulneſs

Unfaithfulneſs provokes God to caſt men off Page 96

Univerſities

Univerſ ties corrupted Page 628

Why Univerſities are corrupted Page 116

Unlawful

We can never expect unlawful undertakings to proſper Page 124

Vertues

Vertues requiſite in a ſteward Page 609

Unbeleef

Lay up for time to come againſt unbeleef Page 546

Unconſtancy

Unconſtancy in Religion provokes God Page 592

Unworthineſs

Faith ſees worthineſs in our unworthineſs

W

Way

When God is in a way of wrath he can reach the moſt remote creatures Page 68

Wicked

The different ſpirits of wicked men in proſperity and adverſity Page 64

Many wicked Parents are loth their children' ſhould be wicked Page 156

Wicked men ſhall need God. Page 407

See Children, Dogs.

Wickedneſs

Thoughtful wickedneſs is the worſt wickedneſs Page 120

God remembers wickedneſs a long time Page 649

It is a wickedneſs to flatter Princes Page 653

It is a wickedneſs to obey unlawful commands Page 653

See Apoſtates

Whoremongers

Whoremongers and plauſible Miniſters are alike Page 124

Works,

ſee Good

Wine

How Wine takes away the heart Page 130

Worſhip

In point of Gods Worſhip we muſt not do as others do. Page 177

By whom the Worſhip of God is diſeſteemed Page 325

See Inſtitution

Will

Will-worſhip is abominable to God Page 360

The more will to ſin the greater is the ſin Page 472

Willing,

ſee Obedience

Wrath

No creature can help in time of Gods wrath Page 68

Wicked men

Wicked men are led aſide by their Governors Page 653

Wicked men are of no uſe. Page 690

Wilfulneſs

Wilfulneſs after enlightning is a note of deſtruction Page 579

Worthineſs,

ſee Unworthineſs

Word

How the Word ſlaies Page 590

The Word ſlaies either the ſin or the ſoul Page 596

Worſhip,

ſee Falſe

Y

Young

Young Converts and weak Chriſtians are ſoon deceived. Page 409

Young ones

Young ones are the hope of a Nation Page 429

Young ones muſt not be corrupted Page 430

Young ones are ſubject to m ſcarry Page 578

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