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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
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.
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, 1and Daniel, in all their miseries how careful were they to acquit and clear God to be just in all that was come upon them? yea the Church in the time of her desertion retains Christ as a King and calls him so, so that they have as high esteems of God now in their low condition as in their prosperous estate; and as they dare not entertain hard conceits of God, so neither of his Cause, nor his People, they are not sorry that they have been so far engaged for them. Many people are like bad servants,2 who while they have every thing fitting that becomes them, can give their masters family a good report, but let them be crossed of their minds and go away in a discontent, Oh how vilely do they speak of it; and as sturdy beggars, while they find relief and succour, they can give good words, and they are their masters and best friends, but let them be sent away empty, and then what name is bad enough for them? so when things goes well with the cause of God and his people they will be on Gods side: Oh take heed of being sorry that ever you were engaged so far as you are, or thinking to draw back, that it had been better you had not been so forward as you have been, this is a base and vile spirit, see but how low the Church was in affliction, and yet with what a gallant spirit she carried it out, Psal. 44.12, 13.15, and 17. verses, in these times how is this text fulfilled in the 15. verse, how do they complain that men do blaspheme, deride, and scorn them, and in the 17. verse, All this is come upon us, What then? Is not God good, and his Cause good that we maintain? No, God forbid such a thought should enter into us: Although all this evil be come upon us, yet have we not dealt falsely with thee in thy Covenant: Oh let us lay up this truth, and it would be a mighty comfort and stay to us in these times, and it would be a very good rise to prayer; for mark in the 23. verse, Awake, why sleepest thou? Oh Lord, arise and help us: