A77979:1086
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 5 › Verse 11
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.
2. Pray and beg earnestly of God with much humility §2that he would discover the truth to you, and not presently to disobey them, but upon serious deliberation.
3. Account it your affliction and trouble that you cannot §3agree with them, and make it not matter of joy to you.
4. If in some things you cannot obey them, do it as secretly §4as you can, make not a public business of it, to prevent scandal, boast not of that which should be thy trouble and affliction.
4. If in some things you cannot obey them, do it as secretly §4as you can, make not a publick business of it, to prevent scandal, boast not of that which should be thy trouble and affliction.