A77979:1375
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 3
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.
VER. 3. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: His going forth is prepared, as the morning; and He shall come unto us, as the rain; as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
THIS Scripture is very full, and hath much sweetness in it: As an egg is full of meat, so full are these words of marrow and sweetness; and there is little difficulty in them.
THIS Scripture is very full, and hath much sweetnesse in it: As an egg is full of meat, so full are these words of marrow and sweetness; and there is little difficulty in them.
We shall know, if we follow on to know.
1[If] is not in the original, but it is thus read, And we shall know, and we shall follow on to know. The word signifies to prosecute and persecute, to follow one as eagerly as a man which persecutes another, and persecutes him, as Paul did the Saints, with all intention and affection: when men thus follow on to know, God will reveal Himself more. Luther applies these words to Christ, and the Gospel revealing him, setting mens minds on fire by the truth so clearly discovered, and inflamed with such love to it, that they followed on to know it. But although these words have reference to Christ, yet first they are to be understood of Gods delivering his people out of Captivity: Then they shall know: What shall they know? that they shall live in his sight. When God delivers them, then they shall know.