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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. 1 That what good God aims at in his administrations to his Elect he will have it. In my tearing them I aim at their good, and I will accomplish it; and those means which God useth to effect this God will see that it shall perform it:1 God useth many means, his Word, his Works, and his Encouragements, and all these are of very great force and power to effect this, yet in the ungodly it doth not, but to the Elect it shall; God leaves not them to the means, but he will see the means to effect that good upon them which they want. When God sends the Gospel to any place, there are two sorts of people, Reprobates and Elect; now God doth to them all that is fit for him to do, now if they do not, or will not receive it, he goes his way and leaves the Reprobates to themselves, but to the Elect he ⟨p. 521⟩follows them on with the means and accomplisheth the good he aims at: some express it thus, A man hath his servant and his child sick of the stone, he provides a remedy for both;2 brings the Chirurgeon to his servant, tell• him that he is willing to be at the cost, but the servant refuseth, rather choosing to endure the misery and pain: the master seeing his refusal goes away, and comes to his child, the child refuseth likewise, but now here the father goes not away, but commands his child to be bound, and will see the Chirurgeon to perform his office: so God offers the means to all, the Reprobates refuse it, God lets them alone, the Saints they refuse it also, but God will not take it so from them but sets the means home upon them by his almighty power.
Obs. 1 That what good God aims at in his administrations to his Elect he will have it. In my tearing them I aim at their good, and I will accomplish it; and those means which God useth to effect this God will see that it shal perform it:1 God useth many means, his Word, his Works, and his Encouragements, and all these are of very great force and power to effect this, yet in the ungodly it doth not, but to the Elect it shall; God leaves not them to the means, but he will see the means to effect that good upon them which they want. When God sends the Gospel to any place, there are two sorts of people, Reprobates and Elect; now God doth to them all that is fit for him to do, now if they do not, or will not receive it, he goes his way and leaves the Reprobates to themselves, but to the Elect he