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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 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.
Fifthly, I keep in the way of seeking of God all the 1while: That soul that doth this, may be said to wait on God.
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A turning heart to God is a heart that is a waiting 1heart, the heart that turns truly to God is taken off from all Creature contentments, so as to rest in them, and looks up to God for all help, and for all supply. And this waiting is of very great use to those that are turning to God, Consider of it, Is any of you about the work of turning to God? hath God begun to make a turn to any of your hearts? Know, that when you are ⟨p. 304⟩2turning to God, you are very like to meet with a great many things that may discourage you, many suggestions of the Devil and your own hearts; Why should not I go back again? what good have I gotten by reading, and praying? I get nothing by it, and all will come to nothing at last, Temptations are like to come thick and three-fold upon the heart of a sinner turning to God: I am confident I am speaking in this to the hearts of all that knows what it is to turn unto God, there was a time that thou wert departing from God, and then thou wentest on quietly, but ever since the time that God hath begun to turn thy heart, Oh! the thick, and three fold temptations of the Devil that come to thee! Now this is a very seasonable exhortation, turn to God and wait upon him, be not discouraged not withstanding all difficulties, fears, temptations, and discouragements, from Men, and Devils, and thine own heart, yet wait upon God and keep in his way.
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