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An exposition of the prophecy of Hosea begun in divers lectures upon the first…An exposition of the prophesie of Hosea begun in divers lectures vpon the first…
An exposition of the prophecy of Hosea begun in divers lectures upon the first three chapters, at Michaels Cornhill, London / by Jer. Burroughs.An exposition of the prophesie of Hosea begun in divers lectures vpon the first three chapters, at Michaels Cornhill, London / by Jer. Burroughes.
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1652
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You know what God said to Abraham, 1Fear not, I am thy exceeding great reward: But Lord what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless? What is all this to me so long as I have not the promise fulfilled, that so I may come in Christ to enjoy thy self?2 And Moses would not be contented though God told him his Angel should go before them; No, saith he, Except thou go with us thy self, let us not depart hence. It is the difference between the Strumpet and the loving wife, the strumpet careth not so much for the person of her lover, as for his gifts, for what she hath by him: but the true lover cannot be satisfied with lovetokens, but she must have the person himself. So it is with a gracious heart. It is very observable that of David in Psal. 51. 9. Turn away thy angry face from my sins. It seems Gods face was angry;3 and yet presently, ver. 11. Cast me not away, a facie tua, from thy face. Gods face was an angry face, yet David would not be cast away from this face of God: Oh no, rather let God be present with a gracious heart, though he be angry; though his anger continue, yet let me have his countenance. This is plainly gathered hence, in that God saith not, I will not give you these and these favours, but I will not be your God, that this is the sorest threatening that possibly can be to a gracious heart.
You know what God said to Abraham, 1Fear not, I am thy exceeding great reward: But Lord what wilt thou give me, seeing I goe childelesse? What is all this to me so long as I have not the promise fulfilled, that so I may come in Christ to enjoy thy selfe?2 And Moses would not be contented though God told him his Angel should goe before them; No, saith hee, Except thou goe with us thy selfe, let us not depart hence. It is the difference between the Strumpet and the loving wife, the strumpet careth not so much for the person of her lover, as for his gists, for what she hath by him: but the true lover cannot be satisfied with lovetokens, but she must have the person himselfe. So it is with a gracious heart. It is very observable that of David in