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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 6: VER. 6.
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.
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Keep Mercy, and then, Keep Judgment, be merciful unto thy Brethren, A heart turning to God, if it be a true turning, it must needs be very merciful to men, God expects 1that from all that do turn to him, that upon thy turning to God, thy bowels should yearn towards thy Brethren, and turn to them in Love, and in Mercy, and Meekness, and Gentleness, and Forgiveness, for when thou turnest to God, is it not the mercy of God that draws thy heart? If it be not that, thy turning is not right; never any turned to God rightly but their hearts were taken with Gods mercy: And can thy heart be taken with Gods mercy, and thou not merciful to thy Brethren? Many Professors of Religion think little of this, but I find the 2Scripture makes as much of this as of any thing, but faith ⟨p. 297⟩its self, faith in the Covenant of Grace. These Three thing• •he Scripture holds forth, and urges very much upon men.
Keep Mercy, and then, Keep Judgment, be merciful unto thy Brethren, A heart turning to God, if it be a true turning, it must needs be very merciful to men, God expects 1that from all that do turn to him, that upon thy turning to God, thy bowels should yern towards thy Brethren, and turn to them in Love, and in Mercy, and Meekness, and Gentleness, and Forgiveness, for when thou turnest to God, is it not the mercy of God that draws thy heart? If it be not that, thy turning is not right; never any turned to God rightly but their hearts were taken with Gods mercy: And can thy heart be taken with Gods mercy, and thou not merciful to thy Brethren? Many Professors of Religion think little of this, but I find the