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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth 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 eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth 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, 1651
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 12 › Verse 12: VER. 12.
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.
But Secondly, Patience and humility, and dependence upon 1God in times of long continued afflictions, doth much commend the Grace of God in any: I say, when any shall be patient and humble, and depending upon God, in times of long affliction, this much commends the Grace of God in them.
But Secondly, Patience and humility, and dependence upon 1God in times of long continued afflictions, doth much commend the Grace of God in any: I say, when any shall be patient and humble, and depending upon God, in times of long affliction, this much cōmends the Grace of God in them.
- 1Obs. 2.
Oh! let me commend this Note of Observation to any of you that have hard Services: If I were to speak to a 1Congregation of Apprentices, that had hard Services, and rough Masters, and cruel Mistresses, and though it may be a ruin to them, do not fret and vex, do not be desperate, do not fling off and say, Why should I bear such services? Do not grow into any desperate moods, to go and seek your fortunes (as they use to say) many young men have undone themselves through the roughness of their Masters and Mistresses to them in their Apprenticeships, and though the evil will be upon themselves, yet God will require this at their Masters & Mistresses hand; And this is a sign that there is no fear of God, that because they are in hard services, that therefore they should go to take desperate courses; you see it may be your Brother or Sister hath an excellent service, they have liberty, and better wages, and better provision than you have, yet seeing God in his providence hath disposed of you to such a hard service, look up to God, and wait upon God to work good through this service, God may intend good unto you in this service more than you are aware of, and as for any of you that are come out of hard services, look