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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 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.
Obs. 3 The administrations of God sometimes even to His own people may be such as if He regarded them not: they may be so left in the hands of the wicked that they may think God hath forsaken them, and given them over into their hands, and Gods people may conclude so and think that God is gone and hath now hid Himself for ever; as a poor child in misery in one Country, and his father in another, thinks thus, I am in trouble and sorrow,1 and I have a father, but he is in another Country, and I know not when he will come again: so God may go to His place, and the soul may seek Him but he is now gone, He is in another place, the Saints should be encouraged notwithstanding to look up to God, and know though God be gone, yet there is a way to bring Him down again, Psal. 18.9.2 God was shut up in the Heavens, and His people cried to Him in their distress, then the Lord bowed the Heavens and came down; Let me make hast saith God, I must go to the help of My people, therefore that I may make speed, let the Heavens bow before me. So in Isa. 64.1, 2. the Church there cries out, Oh that thou wouldst rend the Heavens and come down, 'tis true Lord thou art in Heaven and there is thy Majesty and glory,3 but oh that thou wouldst come down, and help us, Prayer as it will rend the Heavens to get up to God so it will rend the Heavens for God to come down to man, Lord if thou wilt go to thy place, then what ⟨p. 513⟩will become of thy glory? In the world thou hadst service and honour done unto thee by the creature, thy Saints offered sacrifice to thee; though sometimes God seemeth to answer, I care not for this, I can and will have honour to my self in some other way.
Obs. 3 The administrations of God sometimes even to His own people may be such as if He regarded them not: they may be so left in the hands of the wicked that they may think God hath forsaken them, and given them over into their hands, and Gods people may conclude so and think that God is gone and hath now hid Himself for ever; as a poor child in misery in one Country, and his father in another, thinks thus, I am in trouble and sorrow,