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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 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.
Obs. 1 True penitents turn to God, that they might know God. As there must be some knowledge before turning to God, so turning to God that we may know him more; and the desire of knowing him should not be so much to deliver from hell, as to be fitted thereby to do him more and better service: the hypocrite if he have but as much service and knowledge to manage it as to attain his own ends he is satisfied; but a gracious heart dares not do so.
Obs. 1 True penitents turn to God, that they might know God. As there must be some knowledg before turning to God, so turning to God that we may know him more; and the desire of knowing him should not be so much to deliver from hell, as to be fitted thereby to do him more and better service: the hypocrite if he have but as much service and knowledg to mannage it as to attain his own ends he is satisfied; but a gracious heart dares not do so.
Obs. 2 No man can turn to God, but as Gods face is towards him: We cannot turn to God except that God turn first to us, when he giveth quietness who then can cause trouble, Job, 34.29.
Obs. 3 When God comes to his people in mercy he reveals much of himself unto them! and according to the degrees of his coming unto them are the manifestations of himself unto them, either more or less, he gives them something in this life, an earnest penny at the beginning, and at death the full payment, the perfect enjoyment of all promised good; faith can see a glory in God, even in the darkest times, but in the times of light then it can see abundance of mercy.