A77979:1393
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.
The knowledge of God, is a very comfortable thing to the Saints; Obs. 4 they speak here in a triumphing way; then shall we know if we follow on to know; any thing of God makes gracious hearts to spring with joy and gladness; such a soul looks not so much at the quantity, the multitude of mercies which it enjoys; as how much of those mercies it enjoys: It is the happiness of the Saints in Heaven, to know ••d, and to have the sight of God, and so it is here, This is eternal life, To know Thee and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent; not only to know him, but to know him as he appears for his Churches deliverance: how many are there now in Heaven blessing God that ever their eyes beheld these days? Nay certainly, should God but let our forefathers out of their graves to see what a turn of things here is, and what an answer of their prayers, they would be as men astonished, in a maze: If it be so comfortable to see and know God in this life, what will it be in Heaven, where shall be nothing to darken this sight of God?
The knowledg of God, is a very comfortable thing to the Saints; Obs. 4 they speak here in a triumphing way; then shall we know if we follow on to know; any thing of God makes gracious hearts to spring with joy and gladness; such a soul looks not so much at the quantity, the multitude of mercies which it enjoyes; as how much of those mercies it enjoyes: It is the happinesse of the Saints in Heaven, to know ••d, and to have the sight of God, and so it is here, This is eternal life, To know Thee and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent; not only to know him, but to know him as he appears for his Churches deliverance: how many are there now in Heaven blessing God that ever their eyes beheld these daies? Nay certainly, should God but let our forefathers out of their graves to see what a turn of things here is, and what an answer of their prayers, they would be as men astonished, in a maze: If it be so comfortable to see and know God in this life, what will it be in Heaven, where shal be nothing to darken this sight of God?
Those that turn to God shall know God, and the more they turn, the Obs. 5 more, they shall know of him; yea, this they may be sure of, what