A77979:1307
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 6 › Verse 1
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Obs. 4 True penitent hearts seek to get others to join with them. Oh how glad are they to see any coming on to seek the Lord with them, and how careful are they to give encouragement example, they persuade them with all gentleness, saying, Come, let us go up to the house of the Lord, we have found the Lord very gracious to us, Oh come, he is good still, yea and good to you, if you will come into him: if the husband have found God good to him, he will persuade the wife, the child the servant to come to Christ. Thus much of their resolution to return: the reason follows; For he hath smitten us, and he will heal us.
Obs. 4 True penitent hearts seek to get others to joyn with them. Oh how glad are they to see any comming on to seek the Lord with them, and how careful are they to give encouragement example, they perswade them with al gentleness, saying, Come, let us go up to the house of the Lord, we have found the Lord very gracious to us, Oh come, he is good still, yea and good to you, if you wil come into him: if the husband have found God good to him, he will perswade the wife, the child the servant to come to Christ. Thus much of their resolution to return: the reason follows; For he hath smitten us, and he will heal us.
Hence observe:
Obs. 1 That in times of the greatest sufferings a true penitent heart retains good thoughts of God. God hath torn, wounded, and smitten us, what then? run away from God? think hardly of him? No, think well of him and bless his Name, even when you ⟨p. 533⟩God in former times have practised, Nehemiah, Ezra,