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A45340	Samaria's downfall, or, A commentary (by way of supplement) on the five last verses of the thirteenth chapter of Hosea wherein is set forth, Ephraim's dignity, duty, impenitency, and downfall : very suitable to, and seasonable for, these present times, where you have the text explained, sundry cases of conscience cleared, many practical observations raised (with references to such authors as clear any point more fully) : and a synopsis or brief character of the twenty kings of Israel, with some useful inferences from them / by Thomas Hall ...	Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665.	1660 (1660)	Wing H440; ESTC R18060	150,640	184

upon Christ and his wayes and open the mouthes of the wicked to cry Behold these are the people of the Lord see how loosely and unrighteously they live Ezek. 36. 20. where the Lord hath been a Valley of Vision and bestowed much preaching if people answer not the Lords cost they mu●t expect a burden of judgement to sight upon them Isa. 22. 1. No place was punished like Ierusalem because no place had better preaching and more priviledges Lam. 4. 6. Dan. 9. 12. They that have preaching shall one day know what it is to have Prophets amongst them Ezek 2. 5. and shall pay full dearly for their contempt of them 2 Chron. 36. 15 16. Prov. 1. 24 25. 28. 9. Isa. 5. 24 25. 30. 9 12 13. Ier 6. 19. 9. 12 13. Zach. 7. 11 12. Mat. 10. 14 15. This is the reason why Iudgements usually begin at the Sanctuary Ezek. 9. 6. and at the house of God 1 Pet. 4. 17. Rom. 2. 9. though it doth not end there but goes on to the wicked Ier. 25. 17 18 28 29. the cup begins at Ierusalem and then goes round to Egypt Vz Askelon Ekron Edom Moab c. The highest in preferment are first in punishment and if this bee done to Zion wo to Babylon Jer. 49. 12. The sins of Gods people are committed against greater light and love and bring more dishonour to God and disgrace to his truth than the sins of others and therefore of all men hee will not spare them for their iniquities as wee see in Moses Eli David Hezekiah Zachery 1 Sam. 2. 27 28 30. and 2 Sam 12. 14. Luke 1. 20. They are a people nearer to him than others and therefore hee will not bear with them as hee doth with those that know him not Numb 16. 9. Lev. 10. 2 3. Amos 3. 2. A father will sooner correct his children if they offend than strangers that hee knows not Heb. 12. 5 6. Wee can indure dung in our fields which wee cannot abide in our Parlours Wee suffer those briars to grow in the wilderness which wee cannot away with in our gardens If they bee open enemies God can better bear it but it highly provokes him to bee wounded in the house of his friends when hee shall nourish and bring up children and they shall rebel against him hee cannot hee will not brook it Isa. 1. 2 7. To shew his impartial Justice to the world 2 For the terrour of others 3 To take off the scandal that comes hereby to Religion hee will punish sin where ever hee findes it Numb 20. 12. Hee hath his fire in Zion and his Furnace in Ierusalem and is terrible in the Assembly of his Saints Psal. 68. ult 4 Obs. No Priviledges nor Prerogatives can preserve a disobedie●t people from ruine Ephriam here had many Priviledges as you may see Gen. 48. 16 19 20. Deut. ●3 13 14 15 16 17. where under the name of Ioseph Moses blesseth Ephraim with the precious things of Sun and Moon and the precious things of the earth as Corn Wine Gold Silver c. and prophesies that the good will of him that dwelt in the bush should dwell amongst them i. e. God would shew his special love to them as his peculiar people and not only give them outward but inward blessings also would so strengthen them that no enemy should be able to stand before them yet Ephraim sinning against the God of those mercies lost all No priviledges can shelter us if God bee against us Hee that raised us can as easily ruine us hee that exalted us can as easily abase us hee that made us famous for mercies can quickly make us infamous for judgements and consume us after hee hath done us good Iosh. 24. 20. It is not silver nor gold Prov. 11. 4. Ezek. 7. 19. Zeph. 2. ult Not men nor might that can save us if God bee against us Psal. ●0 7 8. Isa. 22. 6. to 15. Nahum 3. 12. Many trust in their swords and think by their valour and skill in war to defend themselves and possess the Land as their inheritance for ever but God tells them since they trust in the sword that they shall fall by the sword and bee cast out of all Ezek. 33. 26 27 28. if hee bee against us all is against us and if hee but stamp or hiss for an enemy they presently come against us Isa. 5. 26. Ierusalem was strongly fortified and no man thought that ever the enemy could have entred it Lam 4. 12. And if Priviledges could ever have preserved a sinful people from ruine Ierusalem had never been destroyed for they had more Priviledges than all the people in the world besides It was called the Perfection of beau●y and the Ioy of the whole earth and Gods own City by way of eminency Psal. 46. 4. Matth. 5. 35. so famous was it for preaching that it is called the Valley of Vision Isa. 22. 1. and they were called a people near to God the holy people that knew his Name and were blest by him above all people They had godly Magisirates as David Hezekiah Iosiah c. and zealous Prophets as Isaiah Ieremiah Ezekiel c. and after Christ and his Apostles To them pertained the Adoption and the Glory and the Covenants and the Law and the service of God and the Promises theirs were the Fathers and of them Christ came These eight Priviledges the Apostle sets down together Rom. 9. 4 5. None better seated none more strangely delivered none had such signal Providences and glorious Ordinances all the world besides ●ay in darkness they onely were a Goshen a Land of light Gods glory his pecu●iar his pleasant portion and delight c. So that if any people under heaven might have been secure in respect of Priviledges it was Ierusalem yet they falling to Atheism Idolatry persecution of Gods Messengers c. they are become a desolation Sodome was a beautiful place like the Paradise of God Gen. 13. 10. Babylon was the glory of Kingdomes Isa. 13. 19. yet both the one and the other were destroyed for their lewdness and pride England is apt to boast of its Priviledges and to tell what great things God hath done for us With thankfulness it must bee acknowledged that God hath done great things for us indeed Hee hath made us as hee did Ephraim here the head of the Nations when for our sins wee might have been the Tayl. Hee hath set us above when for our horrid Apostasies and hideous Blasphemies hee might justly have have laid us beneath Hee hath made us the terrour of the Nations and given us Victory upon Victory success upon success and hath p●ospered us by Sea and Land blessed us with the best Laws and the best Land all things considered in the world and as if all this had not been sufficient for us hee hath given us the word and the sword Moses and Aaron Magistracy and Ministry the best