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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.
And as we must not be discouraged, so must we not falsely encourage our selves; as they said, The bricks are fallen down, but we can build with hewen stone: so say not, this Army is lost, but we can raise another quickly. Let us only encourage our selves in the Lord our God, let us take heed of the goodness of our cause thereby too much to rest upon it, 1 Sam. 4.3. the people said, Let us fetch home the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, that when it cometh, it may save us: they thought the bare having of that among them, would deliver them. Know that it is not the goodness of our cause that can bear us up, and carry us through difficulties, if we do not turn to the Lord.
And as we must not be discouraged, so must we not falsly encourage our selves; as they said, The bricks are fallen down, but we can build with hewen stone: so say not, this Army is lost, but we can raise another quickly. Let us only encourage our selves in the Lord our God, let us take heed of the goodness of our cause thereby too much to rest upon it, 1 Sam. 4.3. the people said, Let us fetch home the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, that when it cometh, it may save us: they thought the bare having of that among them, would deliver them. Know that it is not the goodness of our cause that can bear us up, and carry us through difficulties, if we do not turn to the Lord.
Now that your spirits may not sink under these troubles,1 let me give you a few props to lean upon.
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