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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
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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.
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.
1In this case do thou exercise faith upon Christ even in thine unworthiness, and though thou mayest die and not see the harvest, nor reap the fruit of thy prayers, yet know the generations to come shall, and this may comfort thee. That speech of Jacob is remarkable to this purpose; when he lay a dying, saith he, Behold I die; but God shall do much more for you. The Cause may be trodden down for a while, and God may hide himself, but know, that he will keep his Covenant with thee, he never yet broke Covenant; so long as Christ is thine and thou art his, Gods faithfulness in keeping Covenant is also thine; what if those that stand for Christ and his Cause be sometimes beaten, must they therefore give over? No, but venture still, and if our sins hinder not, though we may lie dead to day, and to morrow, yet the third day we may live in his sight.