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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 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.
And blessed be God that hath put our adversaries in 1suspense, and doubt: This is a judgment of God upon men who cannot trust God in his right and holy ways, they must have ways of their own, they follow their own counsels. and these counsels of their own ensnares them, and brings them into most miserable straights that they know not how to extricate themselves. God makes the ways of the righteous plain to them, But the counsels of mens hearts brings them into straights. They thought to deal more wisely for themselves, but the truth is, their counsels in which their wisdom was much applauded, brings them into most miserable straights and extremities, that they know not what to do.
And blessed be God that hath put our adversaries in 1suspence, and doubt: This is a judgment of God upon men who cannot trust God in his right and holy wayes, they must have waies of their own, they follow their own counsels. and these counsels of their own insnares them, and brings them into most miserable straights that they know not how to extricate themselves. God makes the waies of the righteous plain to them, But the counsels of mens hearts brings them into straights. They thought to deal more wisely for themselves, but the truth is, their counsels in which their wisdom was much applauded, brings them into most miserable straights and extremities, that they know not what to do.
- 1Applicat. to England.
And then Secondly, Luther hath a very good interpretation of this, he reads the words thus: My people doth 1doubt whether they would turn to me or no; thus he reads it, and interprets it thus, They see they profit not in their way, their Consciences misgive them, they have some thoughts of returning to me, sometimes they are persuaded it's best for them to return, but the corruption of their own hearts stirs up Temptations, Temptations present themselves to them, so they are off and on, they know not what to do, they give many onsets, but they came not off freely, my people do doubt and hang in suspense and do not come off freely to my way.