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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 9: VER. 9.
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Sixthly, If man passes by an offence, it is from some 1motives or some persuasions from without, if there be none of those motive and persuasions from without, he is fever, and he is ridged, but I am a God and not Man, I have enough in mine own heart to persuade me, though there be no arguments from without, yet there's enough within me, in my own bowels to persuade me, for I am a God.
Sixthly, If man passes by an offence, it is from some 1motives or some perswasions from without, if there be none of those motive and perswasions from without, he is fevere, and he is ridged, but I am a God and not Man, I have enough in mine own heart to perswade me, though there be no arguments from without, yet there's enough within me, in my own bowels to perswade me, for I am a God.
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Seventhly, Man he think it a dishonour to him to begin ⟨p. 171⟩1reconciliation with those that have offended him, what shall I go and disgrace my self to begin with my inferior? let him begin with me if he will; this is mans disposition; but I am a God and not man, I account it my glory to begin the work of reconciliation, there is not such a disposition in me as in man.
Seventhly, Man he thinke it a dishoner to him to begin ⟨p. 171⟩1reconciliation with those that have offended him, what shall I go and disgrace my self to begin with my inferior? let him begin with me if he will; this is mans disposition; but I am a God and not man, I account it my glory to begin the work of reconciliation, there is not such a disposition in me as in man.