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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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Chapter 1 › Lecture 5: The Fifth LectureChapter 1 › Lecture 5: The Fift Lecture
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Now then if we expect that God should be a living God unto us, it becomes not us to have dead hearts in his service. If God be active for our good, let us be active for his honour. A living and a lively Christian is beautiful in the eyes of God and man. Let us labour not only to be living, but to be lively for God and his cause. Abundance of service, and good, may living and lively Christians do in the places where they live, specially in these times. But oh what a few are there who are active and stirring, and are carried on by the spirit of wisdom and zeal, for God and his cause! Away now with out cold and dead wishes, and luskish desires, let us up, and be doing,1 and the Lord will be with us. The adversaries are lively, so saith the Psalmist, mine tnemies are lively, and they are strong, Psal. 38. 19. We may well make use of that expression too, our enemies they are ⟨p. 92⟩lively and strong; shall they be more lively and active for the Devil, and for their lusts, then we for the living God? As God is the object of our happiness as he is the living God, so we are the objects of Gods delight as we are living too. God is not the God of the dead, but he is the God of the living.
Now then if we expect that God should be a living God unto us, it becomes not us to have dead hearts in his service. If God be active for our good, let us be active for his honour. A living and a lively Christian is beautifull in the eyes of God and man. Let us labour not onely to be liviing, but to be lively for God and his cause. Abundance of service, and good, may living and lively Christians do in the places where they live, specially in these times. But oh what a few are there who are active and stirring, and are carryed on by the spirit of wisdome and zeale, for God and his cause! Away now with out cold and dead wishes, and luskish desires, let us up, and be doing,1 and the Lord will be with us. The adversaries are lively, so saith the Psalmift, mine tnemies are lively, and they are strong, Psal. 38. 19. We may well make use of that expression too, our enemies they are