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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
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.
And know, That all the while you are waiting, God is working good. We are waiting upon mens doors, and they take no notice of it: but if we knew that all the time we are a waiting our Petition were a reading and they in consultation about it, and we only waited for the issue of the consultation, it would satisfy us. And so a gracious heart may be assured of this, Hast thou sought the Lord in the ⟨p. 483⟩truth of thy heart? The thing is not come yet, but ever since thou hast sought the Lord the heart of God hath been thinking of that thing which thou soughtest him for, and wilt not thou be seeking God still till He doth come?
And know, That all the while you are waiting, God is working good. We are waiting upon mens doors, and they take no notice of it: but if we knew that all the time we are a waiting our Petition were a reading and they in consultation about it, and we only waited for the issue of the consultation, it would satisfie us. And so a gracious heart may be assured of this, Hast thou sought the Lord in the ⟨p. 483⟩truth of thy heart? The thing is not come yet, but ever since thou hast sought the Lord the heart of God hath been thinking of that thing which thou soughtest him for, and wilt not thou be seeking God still till He doth come?
And then, While thou art seeking God, thou art not altogether §4without some dews; Indeed God doth not come and rain in showers, that Righteousness that he will hereafter, but surely thou hast dews, thou hast some encouragements, and do not slight those dews of Gods Grace that thou hast, for then thou mayest stay the longer before the showers of Righteousness come; prize the dews of Gods Grace and the showers of Righteousness they will come the sooner. Many Christians though they have many dews of Gods Grace upon their hearts to refresh them, yet because they have not showers they think it is nothing; what hast thou no dews of Grace? What is it that keeps thy heart so tender as it is? Thou wouldest not for a thousand worlds wilfully sin against God, certainly if thy heart were hardened the Truths of God would not get into thy heart so as they do: Indeed the rain comes in a visible way; yea, but there are dews of Grace that come in a secret way: Thou doest not indeed see the comings in of those dews of Grace upon thy heart, yea, but others may see the effect of those dews.