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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. 3 When God intends good to a people, he gives them an intimation of his love to them. How did this people know that God would heal them and that He would bind them up? Thus they argued it out, from Gods goodness, from his Name, and from his Covenant; Oh would God but put into our thoughts to consider the mercy of God to us in the Covenant.
Quest. But I fear this would be presumption in me (may some say.)
Answ. I answer, No, if thy believing and resting upon the promise, sanctifies the heart and not make it secure, if thy laying hold upon the promise doth more break the heart, and make it humble and submissive, it is a right supporting the heart upon the promise and not presumption.
Answ. I answer, No, if thy beleeving and resting upon the promise, sanctifies the heart and not make it secure, if thy laying hold upon the promise doth more break the heart, and make it humble and submissive, it is a right supporting the heart upon the promise and not presumption.