A77979:1305
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 6 › Verse 1
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.
A joint turning to God is very honourable to God. Come and let Obs. 2 us return. It is much honour to God when but one soul is turned ⟨p. 532⟩to him, but when many are converted there is much glory, a multitude of praises then are offered up to God; a• in Revel. 5.11. And the number of them which stood about the throne was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands. And so Revel. 19 6. The multitudes of voices saying, The Lord God reigneth; Alleluia to the highest.
A joynt turning to God is very honorable to God. Come and let Obs. 2 us return. It is much honor to God when but one soul is turned ⟨p. 532⟩to him, but when many are converted there is much glory, a multitude of praises then are offered up to God; a• in Revel. 5.11. And the number of them which stood about the throne was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands. And so Revel. 19 6. The multitudes of voices saying, The Lord God reigneth; Allelujah to the highest.
Obs. 3 Times of mercy are joining times. Oh 'tis very sad when men will go every one their own way; but when men join together in an unanimous way, saying, Come and let us set about the Lords work with one shoulder, every one encouraging each other, then there is hope the times of mercy are nigh that people:1