A77979:1382
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 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.
4. The mercy of God acting every way for their best advantage; we are now in great misery, and our troubles increase, and we cannot see how mercy is working for good; but then we shall know.
5. The mind of God we shall then know, that we are in darkness, not only in our troubles, for the outward man, but in our spirits; 'tis very little that we know of God now at the best, but we shall know him clearly.
5. The mind of God we shall then know, that we are in darkness, not only in our troubles, for the outward man, but in our spirits; 'tis very little that we know of God now at the best, but we shall know him cleerly.
6. The vanity of all worldly pomp, and glory, and the folly of all carnal confidence; men are now ready to call the proud happy, and bless the works of iniquity, and run to King Jareb; but then we shall know that God is able to deliver his people out of all straits.