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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. › Chapter 10 › Verse 12 › Sow in Righteousness.
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.
Thirdly,1 The seed lies in the ground rotting a while, but afterwards comes up: so it is in our actions, they seem as if they were quite forgotten, but they will come up, yea, and good actions they seem as if they were wholly lost many times; well, though the seed doth rot, rot in the ground for a time, yet it will come up afterwards.
- 1Obs. 3.
Fourthly,1 The seed when it is sown it comes up through the blessing of God upon it; it's no endeavour of the Husbandman can make the seed come up, but he must leave it to the blessing of God. So the seeds of our Actions must be left to God, Gods Justice will make the seeds of the wicked come up, and his goodness and mercy will make the seeds ⟨p. 446⟩of the Saints to come up; leave thy actions to the blessing of God.
Fourthly,1 The seed when it is sown it comes up through the blessing of God upon it; it's no endeavor of the Husbandman can make the seed come up, but he must leave it to the blessing of God. So the seeds of our Actions must be left to God, Gods Justice will make the seeds of the wicked come up, and his goodness and mercy will make the seeds ⟨p. 446⟩of the Saints to come up; leave thy actions to the blessing of God.
- 1Obs. 4.