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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
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 5 › Verse 13
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Thirdly, They see their sickness and their wound, but here is nothing Obser. 3 of their sin. This is usual with carnal hearts in their afflictions, to look at nothing but their wound and their sickness; they regard nothing but to get that healed; seldom you shall hear them cry out of their sin. Thus it was with Israel and Judah. And this is the way of carnal hearts.
Thirdly, They see their sicknesse and their wound, but here is nothing Obser. 3 of their sin. This is usual with carnal hearts in their afflictions, to look at nothing but their wound and their sickness; they regard nothing but to get that heald; seldom you shall hear them cry out of their sin. Thus it was with Israel and Judah. And this is the way of carnal hearts.
Then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to King Jareb.
Men use not to seek for help till they see and be made sensible of Obser. 4 there misery. And this is true spiritually; till the soul cometh to be made sensible of its sickness, and till God wounds it, it seldom, yea never sends out for help, but when God cometh to wound the conscience, then it sendeth out for help. And many times it is with soul affliction as it is here in outward affliction, they seek out for help, but for help in a false way. They went to the Assyrian and sent to King Jareb.
Men use not to seek for help till they see and be made sensible of Obser. 4 ther misery. And this is true spiritually; till the soul cometh to be made sensible of its sickness, and till God wounds it, it seldom, yea never sends out for help, but when God cometh to wound the conscience, then it sendeth out for help. And many times it is with soul affliction as it is here in outward affliction, they seek out for help, but for help in a false way. They went to the Assyrian and sent to King Jareb.