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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 13 › Verse 6: VER. 6.
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.
Truly Brethren, God had rather have his people fall into 1any sin almost than into the sin of pride and forgetfulness of him, and specially that of pride, Therefore you find in Scripture, That God will rather set the Devil upon his people than to have their hearts exalted; as Paul, lest he should be lifted up above measure he had a prick in the flesh, the buffeting of Satan, God had rather see the Devil buffeting of his people than to see the hearts of them to be exalted.
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Yea, he had rather suffer them to fall into any other sin. 1Charge your souls then against this, as David in Psal 2103. at the beginning, Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless his holy Name; bless the Lord, O my soul, and ⟨p. 498⟩forget not all his benefits: See what a charge he puts upon his soul, Oh my soul thou hast received many benefits from the Lord, and there is this deadness in thee, if thou beest but left to thy self, thou wilt forget the Lord, and this will be a sore evil in thee, Oh my soul, forget not all his benefits. Oh that you would go home and charge your souls not to forget the Lord and all his benefits; let Husband put Wife in mind with this charge, and Wife the Husband, but especially your selves in secret, between God and your selves, to charge your souls, not to forget his benefits.
Yea, he had rather suffer them to fall into any other sin. 1Charge your souls then against this, as David in Psal