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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 2
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.
faith it enables a dead and a barren womb to bring forth a child, it raiseth up a dead son out of the ashes, Abraham bids his servants to stay at the bottom of the hill, and expect his coming, Oh strong was his faith in this thing.
How unbeseeming are our spirits and how is our faith manifested to be weak and poor,1 when a mercy promised is within sight ready to be fulfilled and made good, yet how impatient are we and froward when it comes not so soon as we desire? when we are full of such determinings against our selves or the Cause of God, saying, alas all is now gone, we are left desperate, God hath forsaken his Cause, Oh let us take heed of pleasing our selves with this kind of carnal arguing and objecting, for they are such as mightily provoke God and dishonour him, and hinder much good which else we might enjoy.
How unbeseeming are our spirits and how is our faith manifested to be weak and poor,1 when a mercy promised is within sight ready to be fulfilled and made good, yet how impatient are we and froward when it comes not so soon as we desire? when we are full of such determinings against our selves or the Cause of God, saying, alas all is now gone, we are left desperate, God hath forsaken his Cause, Oh let us take heed of pleasing our selves with this kind of carnal arguing and objecting, for they are such as mightily provoke God and dishonor him, and hinder much good which else we might enjoy.
- 1Use of reproof.
But were I worthy, I could think something, Obj. then I might have some hopes.