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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the prophesy of Hosea· Being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhill London. By Jeremiah Burroughs. Being the fifth book, published by Thomas Goodwin, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simson William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the prophesy of Hosea· Being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhil London. By Jeremiah Burroughs. Being the fifth book, published by Thomas Goodwyn, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simson William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.
London: printed for Peter Cole, 1650
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 4 › Verse 1
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.
It is no time now to have controversies one with another, ⟨p. 15⟩to be wrangling one with another, for this opinion and the other opinion. It is time for us now to lay down all our private controversies and fall to the making up the controversy with our God. It is no time now for Brethren to strive with Brethren, but to strive and wrestle with •od in prayer. If we have any strength with us, let it not be spent in contending one with another, but let all our strength be spent in seeking to make peace with our God. It is said of the Romans that they had a Temple of Concord and none were to go to offer any further sacrifice but those that came first to offer in the Temple of Concord. The Lord looks it should be so with us, we should come and agree one with another, lay down all our own controversies and then give up our selves as one man to this great work to make up our controversy with him. If two Chickens be fighting and the Kite come near, they will leave picking one another and run to the Hen for shelter. We stand picking and snarling one at another, and many men that say they will do thus and thus for the public cause, but they take exception against this man and the other man, and at this thing and that thing, and now their private grudges come in and that draws them away and takes them off; Oh let us not be picking now, the Kite is coming near, let us run and shelter our selves u•der the protection of God, that cannot be but by making our peace with him.
It is no time now to have controversies one with another, ⟨p. 15⟩to be wrangling one with another, for this opinion and the other opinion. It is time for us now to lay down all our private controversies and fall to the making up the controversie with our God. It is no time now for Brethren to strive with Brethren, but to strive and wrestle with •od in prayer. If we have any strength with us, let it not be spent in contending one with another, but let all our strength be spent in seeking to make peace with our God. It is said of the Romans that they had a Temple of Concord and none were to go to offer any further sacrifice but those that came first to offer in the Temple of Concord. The Lord looks it should be so with us, we should come and agre one with another, lay down all our own controversies and then give up our selves as one man to this great work to make up our controversie with him. If two Chickins be fighting and the Kite come neer, they will leave picking one another and run to the Hen for shelter. We stand picking and snarling one at another, and many men that say they will do thus and thus for the publick cause, but they take exception against this man and the other man, and at this thing and that thing, and now their private grudges come in and that draws them away and takes them off; Oh let us not be picking now, the Kite is coming neer, let us run and shelter our selve uder the protection of God, that cannot be but by making our peace with him.