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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 1: VERS. 1.
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.
First, That, it is the privilege of the Church and of the Saints, 1for God to love them: God loves his people, this is their ⟨p. 5⟩privilege, he loves them with a special love. In the 12. of Jer. 7. they are called, the dearly beloved of Gods soul; see 2how God loves his people. God he delights in his Saints, and there is nothing in the world that should sanctify a gracious heart more than this, That God loves him; And as Gods love is extraordinary to them more than to other People, so their love again should be reflected upon God in a more than ordinary way; There's nothing can be a recompense to Love, but Love: that's certain, Love is never satisfied but with Love; And therefore, seeing God professes love to his people, he doth expect love from them, therefore he will not be satisfied with any duties you perform, whatsoever you do, but it must be out of Love, Love must have Love, and know, that you cannot prize Gods love more than God prizes yours, there is nothing in Heaven and Earth that God prizes more than the love of his Saints, and therefore, if ever Gods love, or Gods prizing of your love, may gain love, Oh you Saints, love the Lord. That's the first.
First, That, it is the priviledg of the Church and of the Saints, 1for God to love them: God loves his people, this is their ⟨p. 5⟩priviledge, he loves them with a special love. In the 12. of Jer. 7. they are called, the dearly beloved of Gods soul; see 2how God loves his people. God he delights in his Saints, and there is nothing in the world that should sanctifie a gracious heart more than this, That God loves him; And as Gods love is extraordinary to them more than to other People, so their love again should be reflected upon God in a more than ordinary way; There's nothing can be a recompence to Love, but Love: that's certain, Love is never satisfied but with Love; And therefore, seeing God professes love to his people, he doth expect love from them, therefore he will not be satisfied with any duties you perform, whatsoever you do, but it must be out of Love, Love must have Love, and know, that you cannot prize Gods love more than God prizes yours, there is nothing in Heaven and Earth that God prizes more than the love of his Saints, and therefore, if ever Gods love, or Gods prizing of your love, may gain love, Oh you Saints, love the Lord. That's the first.