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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.
Gods people rejoice much in this, That God sees them, they Obs. 6 have much comfort from Gods eye; whereas 'tis the greatest terror to the Hypocrites1 that God sees them, that they are continually in Gods eye, Job, 24.17. If one know them they are in the terrors of the shadow of death, if man being a spectator is so terrible, how much more is Gods eye? It's no wonder they would fain hide themselves from his presence, for the face of the Lord is against them that do evil, but his eyes are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer; 1 Pet. 3.12. The Saints account it their privilege that God sees them, and it's a very good sign of sincerity, when the soul is not afraid that God should see him, when the soul can look upon the clear beams of the Sun of righteousness without dazzling,2 as the Eagle when she would prove her young ones holds them up in the sight of the Sun and if they can endure the shining and look upon it, then are they of the right Obs. 7 kind.
Gods people rejoyce much in this, That God sees them, they Obs. 6 have much comfort from Gods eye; whereas 'tis the greatest terror to the Hypocrites1 that God sees them, that they are continually in Gods eye, Job, 24.17. If one know them they are in the terrors of the shadow of death, if man being a spectator is so terrible, how much more is Gods eye? It's no wonder they would fain hide themselves from his presence, for the face of the Lord is against them that do evil, but his eyes are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer; 1 Pet. 3.12. The Saints account it their priviledge that God sees them, and it's a very good sign of sincerity, when the soul is not afraid that God should see him, when the soul can look upon the cleer beams of the Sun of righteousness without dazeling,2