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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.
God departs from a people,1 or a particular soul, when he withdraws his goodness and mercy from them: and the reason why wicked men for a time do enjoy good things, it is, because Gods time is not yet come to depart from them; but when Gods time is come to depart from them, then all vanishes suddenly: As the light continues so long as the Sun is in the firmament, but as soon as ever it is gone it grows to be dark,2 the darkness of the night comes suddenly. A man hath strength and health so long as his vitals hold,3 but as soon as ever the vitals are struck, the craseis of the body, if that be strucken the strength and health goes. The general presence of God with his Creature keeps strength and health,4 it's God in the creature that keeps its comforts, and upon Gods departing all vanishes and comes to nothing. Thou hast thy prosperity now, and thou thinkest thou mayest enjoy it still;5 but how canst thou tell but God may suddenly depart, and then all is gone? The alteration of mans condition is not only from Natural causes, but higher, from Gods departing. Carnal hearts think themselves safe if they do not see how Natural causes shall work their ruin, they see nothing, but as they have enjoyed ⟨p. 249⟩much good from Natural causes, so they see them working still for good to them.
God departs from a people,1 or a particular soul, when he withdraws his goodness and mercy from them: and the reason why wicked men for a time do enjoy good things, it is, because Gods time is not yet come to depart from them; but when Gods time is come to depart from them, then al vanishes suddenly: As the light continues so long as the Sun is in the firmament, but as soon as ever it is gon it grows to be dark,2