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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth, & tenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth, & tenth chapters of the prophesy of Hosea being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhill, London / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being the seventh book published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth, & tenth chapters of the prophesy of Hosea being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhil, London / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being the seventh book published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1650
AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › CHAP. VIII. › Verse 2: VER. 2.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly,1 Even Hypocrites and the vilest Wretches that are, in the time of their distress, will claim interest in God and cry to him; even those that have departed most from him will be ready to claim interest in him in their distress. What an impudency was it for this people that had so grossly departed from God, that had gone so against their light, and yet they will come boldly and claim their interest in God in the time of their affliction? Truly we see the same spirit in men at this very day, the most wicked and vile ungodly ⟨p. 10⟩man or woman that is, yet will be ready in afflictions to claim interest in God;2 My God. I appeal to you in this Congregation, if one should go from one end of the Congregation and speak particularly to every one, and ask but this question, Do you hope that God is your God? Every one would be ready to say, Yes, we hope he is. This is the impudency of mens hearts that will take liberty to go on in a way of rebellion and fighting against God all their lives, and yet in the time of their distress claim interest in God.
Secondly,1 Even Hypocrites and the vilest Wretches that are, in the time of their distress, will claim interest in God and cry to him; even those that have departed most from him will be ready to claim interest in him in their distress. What an impudency was it for this people that had so grosly departed from God, that had gone so against their light, and yet they will come boldly and claim their interest in God in the time of their affliction? Truly we see the same spirit in men at this very day, the most wicked and vile ungodly ⟨p. 10⟩man or woman that is, yet will be ready in afflictions to claim interest in God;2 My God. I appeal to you in this Congregation, if one should go from one end of the Congregation and speak particularly to every one, and ask but this question, Do you hope that God is your God? Every one would be ready to say, Yes, we hope he is. This is the impudency of mens hearts that will take liberty to go on in a way of rebellion and fighting against God all their lives, and yet in the time of their distress claim interest in God.