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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 12: VER. 12.
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.
God hath never been without some witness to his Truth. ⟨p. 196⟩1And in evil times when others do forsake God, and his worship, then for people to be willing to venture, and appear any way to witness for God is a very honourable thing; Oh! 'tis a blessed thing to be a witness to the Truth, therefore was I born saith Christ, that I might bare witness to the truth, for those that are faithful and upright in evil times they are Gods witnesses. That's his first Note.
God hath never been without some witnesse to his Truth. ⟨p. 196⟩1And in evil times when others do forsake God, and his worship, then for people to be willing to venture, and appear any way to witness for God is a very honorable thing; Oh! 'tis a blessed thing to be a witness to the Truth, therefore was I born saith Christ, that I might bare witness to the truth, for those that are faithful and upright in evil times they are Gods witnesses. That's his first Note.
- 1Obs. 1.
And then Secondly, He descends, that is, he is content to be in a lower condition so be it he may witness for 1God, though Israel be in a more flourishing condition, and we be kept low, it's no great […] so be it we may be Gods Witnesses, thus doth a gracious heart, I indeed see others in the world, they are brave, and have the countenance of the times, and have all things according to the desires of the flesh here, but we are kept low, it's no matter, so be it we may but witness for God, let others take the outward glory and bravery of the world, let us be witnesses with our God. It follow•. And is faithful with the Saints.