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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 12 › Verse 1: VER. 1.
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And one Note further, Follows the East wind. They 1met with storms, (observe) for the East wind was very hurtful, and tempestuous in those parts: Now to meet with storms, and tempests, and have nothing within us to bear us out, but the wind, but emptiness, this is grievous, when they shall meet with the East wind, and have nothing within them (I say) to bear them out but merely emptiness, this is very sad and grievous. Suppose men meet with the rough East wind, or there's such storms and tempests, yet if they have had solid food whereby they come to get good blood, and marrow, and spirits, they may be able to bear it; but when the body is empty and meets with tempests, Oh! this is very grievous to the body: so it is with many when they meet with afflictions, but the Saints they have such solidity ⟨p. 204⟩within them that bears them out; but other men that are empty, that have fed upon the wind all their days, 2they have nothing to bear them out in great afflictions, but their hearts sink down in horror and despair. But it follows; He daily increaseth lies and desolation.
And one Note further, Follows the East wind. They 1met with storms, (observe) for the East wind was very hurtful, and tempestuous in those parts: Now to meet with storms, and tempests, and have nothing within us to bear us out, but the wind, but emptiness, this is grievous, when they shall meet with the East wind, and have nothing within them (I say) to bear them out but meerly emptiness, this is very sad and grievous. Suppose men meet with the rough East wind, or there's such storms and tempests, yet if they have had solid food whereby they come to get good blood, and marrow, and spirits, they may be able to bear it; but when the body is empty and meets with tempests, Oh! this is very grievous to the body: so it is with many when they meet with afflictions, but the Saints they have such solidity ⟨p. 204⟩within them that bears them out; but other men that are empty, that have fed upon the wind all their daies,