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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.
Secondly. Rejoice not as other people.
Secondly. Rejoyce not as other people.
Although we enjoy the same blessings that others do, 1yet we have not always the same cause to rejoice as others have, though we enjoy the same blessings: I say, it may be others have more cause to rejoice in a little than we have to rejoice in abundance: Do not say in your hearts, Others are merry and ⟨p. 145⟩cheerful, Why should not I be so too? I have as good an estate as such a one hath, & as fair a dwelling as he hath, & as comely children as he hath, why should not I be merry? But it may be there's not that breach between God & such a one as between God & thee, it may be there is not so much guilt upon the spirits of such men as upon thy spirit, therefore thou must not rejoice as they do; though thou hast the same outward blessings that such and such have, yet it doth not follow that thou shouldest rejoice as such do;2 you have cause rather to have your thoughts work thus, such and such men are cheerful indeed, yea they may, for they have not provoked God as I have done, I am conscious of those sins that I believe they are free from: A man that hath a sore disease about him in his body, when he sees others that are merry he thinks with himself, yea indeed you may be merry, but if you felt that that I do you would have little cause to be merry.