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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
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 11 › Verse 7: VER. 7.
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.
My brethren, let us search our hearts; there was a great forwardness of Reformation in the beginning of 1the Parliament, then how did men stir? the Spirits of men did seem to be then of another way than now thy seem to be, It appears that in many of them it was any a spirit against those that had oppressed them, and a […] umphing 2and rejoicing in having their wills upon them, and in the novelty of change of things, but their hearts remain as carnal, drossy, & vain as ever, and therefore ⟨p. 119⟩when mens wills were a little satisfied, and they saw that the godly people of the Land began to rejoice, hoping 3that now there should be a greater freedom for, and countenance of the Religious party than ever, and finding that there were some difficulties in the work of Reformation, and that thereby their lusts should be curbed, they should not have that licentiousness in their sinful ways as before, upon this their hearts are bent to back-sliding, that is, they fall off from the godly people of the Land, that they formerly closed with, and seemed much to rejoice in, now their hearts are against them as much as ever they were with them, yea, their hearts do vex, and fret at any Liberties they may possibly enjoy, or at any work of Reformation that is begun. Thus it is in the public, mens hearts are bent to backsliding.
My brethren, let us search our hearts; there was a great forwardness of Reformation in the beginning of 1the Parliament, then how did men stir? the Spirits of men did seem to be then of another way than now thy seem to be, It appears that in many of them it was ony a spirit against those that had oppressed them, and a 〈…〉 umphing 2and rejoycing in having their wills upon them, and in the novelty of change of things, but their hearts remain as carnal, drossie, & vain as ever, and therefore ⟨p. 119⟩