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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.
Fifthly, Whatever God c•lls for now, from you, be willing to give it up to him freely; whatsoever we would have been willing to have given for such a mercy in our misery, had God indented with us for it, let us be ready and willing to give it to him now the mercy is come; had we known our ⟨p. 546⟩danger and the miseries which would have flowed in upon us had not mercy prevented, if God should have said thus, What would you do? what would you suffer? what would you part withal for me? and you shall be delivered out of this danger and possess the contrary mercy? Then seeing God hath given us such a mercy without this indenting, make this an argument to come off freely in giving God that which he now calls for; you have been (perhaps) in bodily fears and danger of death by some sickness, now if God should have called for your estates, would not you have given them to him? Do that now which you would then have done.
Fiftly, Whatever God c•lls for now, from you, be willing to give it up to him freely; whatsoever we would have been willing to have given for such a mercy in our misery, had God indented with us for it, let us be ready and willing to give it to him now the mercy is come; had we known our ⟨p. 546⟩danger and the miseries which would have flowed in upon us had not mercy prevented, if God should have said thus, What would you do? what would you suffer? what would you part withal for me? and you shall be delivered out of this danger and possess the contrary mercy? Then seeing God hath given us such a mercy without this indenting, make this an argument to come off freely in giving God that which he now calls for; you have been (perhaps) in bodily fears and danger of death by some sickness, now if God should have cald for your estates, would not you have given them to him? Do that now which you would then have done.
Lastly, Lay up against unbelief for time to come. Hath God remembered us in our low estate? let us say with David, We will trst in him so long as we live, we will never determine so as formerly we have, either against our selves or the cause of God, we will never entertain hard thoughts of God more, but we are resolved to do what belongs to us as creatures, and leave the success of the business to God; apply this any way and it will be very useful: hath God helped us in any soul-trouble? revived thee in the depths of sorrow when God hid himself from thee? lay up the passages of God towards thee in this case against all the risings of unbelief whatsoever, resolve upon this, that thy soul shall rely upon him for help whatsoever becomes of thee, this is to give God the glory of reviving mercies.