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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 7: VER. 7.
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And then Sixthly, surely thou that art guilty of 1this deceit in the way of trading thou canst not pray, if thou comest to prayer, surely thy conscience is very ⟨p. 318⟩blind, for when thou art conscious to thy self of deceit, how canst thou come into the presence of a righteous God? Canst thou say, Oh Righteous Father? darest thou come into the presence of such a HOLY and RIGHTEOUS God that profess, to abominate thy ways, surely thy conscience must be very blind, if thou doest not understand the evil of thy sin; It may be there was a time at first of thy trading that thy conscience did trouble thee for a little time, thou hadst mis-giving thoughts, but thou hast worn them out, and so art ready to bless thy self that thou hast gotten over such a difficulty as that is: thy condition is far worse. Or if not, If thy conscience be not seared with a hot Iron, then thou wilt be terrified. I verily think that those that have any light left in them that they dare not go to prayers; Oh! doest thou so prize a little gain, as to take away the freedom of thy spirit, and the holy boldness of thy heart in prayer! Oh how shouldest thou say to Gain, Get thee hence as a menstruous cloth.
And then Sixthlie, surelie thou that art guiltie of 1this deceipt in the way of trading thou canst not pray, if thou comest to prayer, surelie thy conscience is verie ⟨p. 318⟩blind, for when thou art conscious to thy self of deceipt, how canst thou come into the presence of a righteous God? Canst thou say, Oh Righteous Father? darest thou come into the presence of such a HOLY and RIGHTEOUS God that profess, to abominate thy waies, surely thy conscience must be very blind, if thou doest not understand the evil of thy sin; It may be there was a time at first of thy trading that thy conscience did trouble thee for a little time, thou had'st mis-giving thoughts, but thou hast worn them out, and so art ready to bless thy self that thou hast gotten over such a difficulty as that is: thy condition is far worse. Or if not, If thy conscience be not sear'd with a hot Iron, then thou wilt be terrified. I verily think that those that have any light left in them that they dare not go to prayers; Oh! doest thou so prize a little gain, as to take away the freedom of thy spirit, and the holy boldness of thy heart in prayer! Oh how shouldest thou say to Gain, Get thee hence as a menstruous cloath.