A77979:1207
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 15
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 return unto my place.1
- 1Expos. Gods place. Deus est habitaculū mundi, non mundus habitaculum eius.Expos. Gods place. Deus est habitaculū mundi, non mundus habitaculum eius.
These words are something difficult, What is Gods place? Is God contained in any place? God is rather the place of the world, than the world his place; but here 'tis meant Heaven, I will return unto my place. That is, I'll go to Heaven again, not that God is there only contained, but that is the place from which he reveals himself most, there the holiness of God shines in most glory. There is but little of God in this world to what there is in Heaven, the glory of all the world is but as a dungeon to that place of Gods presence, we are like children born in a dungeon, who think there is no better place because they never saw better: but Heaven is our Fathers place, and Christ who is our elder brother is gone thither before us to provide mansions for us, let us therefore have conversations in Heaven answerable to the holiness of that place: this world is like unto the out-housing, stables, or kennels, belonging to some palace, or stately building, even as these are very inferior to the rooms in the house, so is the pomp and state of this world unto Heaven, God hath given the world unto worldly men for their portion, but the Saints have a better inheritance reserved for them, even in Heaven.
These words are something difficult, What is Gods place? Is God contained in any place? God is rather the place of the world, than the world his place; but here 'tis meant Heaven, I will return unto my place. That is, I'le go to Heaven again, not that God is there only containd, but that is the place from which he reveals himself most, there the holiness of God shines in most glory. There is but little of God in this world to what there is in Heaven, the glory of all the world is but as a dungeon to that place of Gods presence, we are like children born in a dungeon, who think there is no better place because they never saw better: but Heaven is our Fathers place, and Christ who is our elder brother is gone thither before us to provide mantions for us, let us therefore have conversations in Heaven answerable to the holiness of that place: this world is like unto the out-housing, stables, or kennels, belonging to some pallace, or stately building, even as these are very inferior to the rooms in the house, so is the pomp and state of this world unto Heaven, God hath given the world unto worldly men for their portion, but the Saints have a better inheritance reserved for them, even in Heaven.