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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 3
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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.
Use. Therefore 'tis Christian wisdom to take notice of the mercies we enjoy, else we cannot glorify Gods Name, Oh how much of the faithfulness, power, wisdom, goodness, and mercy of God in turning the counsels, plots, and devices of the wicked for our good we might have known, had we but diligently observed the mercies we have enjoyed. Those who see not the glory of God now shining brightly in the world, have very little light in themselves, but must needs be very ⟨p. 555⟩dark, or wonderful negligent in the observation of the good things they enjoy from God; Revel. 11.19. John who saw the blessed estate of the Church which it should be in, he saith the Temple of God, the Ark of the Testament was kept in the holy of holies, and none of the people could see it, yet John saw the time when the holy of holies should be opened, therefore 'tis said, that John should prophesy again, Revel. 10.11.1 2not that he should arise again and prophesy, but the time is coming that the Revelations shall be so clearly understood as if John had written a new Revelation, according to that in Is•. 30.26. a Scripture parallel to the text, the Lord promiseth when he bindeth the breach of the people & heals the stroke of their wound, In that day the light of the Moon shall be as the light of the Sun. Knowledge shall wonderfully increase, there shall be very glorious manifestations of God, to his people, and this text in Isa. shows plainly that my text hath an eye to that time in which God will exalt his Church and make it glorious in the eyes of all beholders.