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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 3: VER. 3.
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Further, That's another Note, It's a great honour to manifest much strength in prayer in wrestling with God; this 1was the honour of Jacob, O! with his strength he prevailed with God, a great honour to put forth strength in wrestling with God even in prayer. We should not ⟨p. 235⟩come with weak and empty prayers, but we should put forth strength; if a Christian hath any strength in the world for any thing, he should have it in prayer: According to the strength of the fire the bullet ascends; so according to what strength we put forth in prayer it's that we prevail with; this strength of Jacob was a type of the spiritual strength that God gives his Saints when they have to deal with him: and we find in the new Testament, there's mention of very great strength that the Saints have by the Grace of God; in Ephes. 3. 16. According 2to the riches of his Glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man. Mark what expressions are here, That they might be strengthened, be strengthened with might, and with might by the Spirit of God, and in the 3Inner man; and all this according to the riches of his Glory: This is the strength that a Christian may attain to, I say, a Christian may here in this world attain to that strength, as it shall appear that there is Might added to Strength, and the Spirit of God to enable him to that Might, and that in the Inner man, and that according to the riches of Gods Glory; surely the strength is great that is by the Spirit of God, but such strength as shall manifest the Glory of the Spirit of God, yea, such strength as shall manifest the riches of the Glory of the Spirit of God, this is the strength that is attainable for Christians, even here in this world: This is that the Apostle prays for the Ephesians. Oh! let us be ashamed of our weaknesses seeing there is such strength to be had, Jesus Christ is the Lyon of the Tribe of Judah, he hath strength, And of his fullness we may come to receive Grace for Grace, Oh! let us not be satisfied with faint desires and wishes, when as Jesus Christ is tendered to us as the Fountain of strength.