A77979:1350
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.
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.
1In this case do thou exercise faith upon Christ even in thine unworthyness, and though thou maiest 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 trod•n down for a while, and God may hide himself, but know, that he wil keep his Covenant with thee, he never yet broke Covenant; so long as Christ is thine and thou art his, Gods faithfulnesse 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.
- 1Answ. Faith sees worthiness in its unworthiness