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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 › You shall 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.
Oh my brethren,1 let us learn for ever after all our duties not to be proud, keep your hearts low and humble before God; Hath God enabled thee to sow in Righteousness? our hearts are puffed up presently: Oh no, thou must keep thy heart still under. Alas! such is the proudness of our spirits, if we be but enlarged a little in Prayer we are ready to be puffed up presently: Oh! what's this to the service that a creature owes to the blessed and eternal God? hadst thou spent all thy days since thou hadst any understanding, night and day in the work and service of God, hadst thou been the greatest Instrument of Gods service that ever was in the world, yet thou hast cause to lie down at Gods Mercy-seat and cry, Mercy, Lord, Mercy for a poor wretched vile Creature after thou hast done all,2 we are so unable to do any thing our selves. It's an expression of Luther, The very Act of Thanksgiving is from God: And therefore be humbled, and cry, Grace, grace to all that hath been: And let all Public Instruments not take too much upon them, ⟨p. 454⟩but lie low, And there's a man that's worth his weight in Gold, that can be an Instrument of great and public work, and yet lie low before the Lord. Oh! did we but know God we would be so after our duties, we would be low.
Oh my brethren,1 let us learn for ever after all our duties not to be proud, keep your hearts low and humble before God; Hath God enabled thee to sow in Righteousness? our hearts are puft up presently: Oh no, thou must keep thy heart still under. Alas! such is the proudness of our spirits, if we be but enlarged a little in Prayer we are ready to be puft up presently: Oh! what's this to the service that a creature owes to the blessed and eternal God? hadst thou spent all thy daies since thou hadst any understanding, night and day in the work and service of God, hadst thou been the greatest Instrument of Gods service that ever was in the world, yet thou hast cause to lie down at Gods Mercy-seat and cry, Mercy, Lord, Mercy for a poor wretched vile Creature after thou hast done al,2