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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.
And Thirdly, God hath waited on us a long time, 1how long did God wait upon thee, it may be thou wert twenty years old before thou diddest begin to turn to God, perhaps thou wert thirty or forty years old and God was waiting upon thee to be gracious all that time, God was waiting for opportunity to do thee good, and therefore wait thou upon God.
And Thirdly, God hath waited on us a long time, 1how long did God wait upon thee, it may be thou wert twenty yeers old before thou didest begin to turn to God, perhaps thou wert thirty or fortie yeers old and God was waiting upon thee to be gracious all that time, God was waiting for opportunity to do thee good, and therefore wait thou upon God.
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And Fourthly, What we wait for, it is worth our 1waiting. If a man did believe there were nothing but scraps to be had at last, then he would not wait so long; but if he did hope there was some great thing to be gotten, then he would wait: Beggars if they come to some 2mean house, they knock at the door and stay a little, and if they give them nothing, away they will go; but if they come to great Houses, or Coaches, they will wait though it be long, and run a great way after them. So, that which we wait for, it is worth thousands of worlds, 3we wait for the pardon of Sin, and wait for the assurance of Gods Love, we wait for the shedding abroad of the holy Ghost in our hearts, we wait for rich Treasure, and know that there is enough to be had in God; your waiting will pay for all.