A77979:1318
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.
Consider, things are no more difficult now than they §4were at the first unto God; God knows as well how to deliver ⟨p. 536⟩in the greatest straits as if there were none at all.
God usually works by contrary means, bringing light out of darkness; saving Israel in the red Sea when in the greatest danger of drowning.
Know, that God will be seen in the Mount; God hath his time, his set time to appear for his people, and before that time come, he will not show himself; the soul is very prone in misery, to run into a double extreme, either of presumption, or despairing by unbelief; presumption, that puts the evil day far off, and unbelief, that puts the good day far off: therefore take heed of both these.
Know, that God will be seen in the Mount; God hath his time, his set time to appear for his people, and before that time come, he will not shew himself; the soul is very prone in misery, to run into a double extream, either of presump•ion, or dispairing by unbeleef; presumption, that puts the evil day far off, and unbeleef, that puts the good day far off: therefore take heed of both these.