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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 8: VER. 8.
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.
It is not the Image of God in any man to be prone to wrath, to delight in wrath, to be sudden in, the execution of anger; when 1God comes to execute anger he cannot do it, but he must have a how shall I do it? before he doth it, he must make a stop: proneness to anger, suddenness to let out wrath, it is not the Image of God in any man or woman.
- 1Obs. 8. Proneness to wrath, not Gods Image.
When any of you are about to do any thing, especially against your Brethren, against those that you have 1relation to, be not over passionate, reason the Case first in thine own heart, How shall I do this? True, I think such and such they are in the wrong, but what good will come of it if I do thus and thus? Are they not those that I have had sweet converse with, and experience of their godliness? would it not be more for the honour of God if I did forbear? will any good come to the public? shall not I rather serve the designs of the enemies with such sharpness and bitterness? will they not laugh and scorn at Religion? Oh! How shall I do this? Oh! when we have workings in our own thoughts as bitter as gall, if before we vent them, we would but put this to our selves, how shall I do this? with presenting all the arguments that possibly we can to stop it, much good would come of it.
When any of you are about to do any thing, especially against your Brethren, against those that you have 1relation to, be not over passionate, reason the Case first in thine own heart, How shall I do this? True, I think such and such they are in the wrong, but what good will come of it if I do thus and thus? Are they not those that I have had sweet converse with, and experience of their godliness? would it not be more for the honor of God if I did forbear? will any good come to the publick? shall not I rather serve the designs of the enemies with such sharpness and bitterness? will they not laugh and scorn at Religion? Oh! How shall I do this? Oh! when we have workings in our own thoughts as bitter as gall, if before we vent them, we would but put this to our selves, how shall I do this? with presenting all the arguments that possibly we can to stop it, much good would come of it.