A77979:1396
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. 7 A gracious heart is willing to put forth strong endeavours in the use of means to increase and get more knowledge of God; he will slip no time, neglect no opportunity in which knowledge may be increased; Dan. 9.13. This was Solomons prayer, 1 King. 3.9. Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart; in the Hebrew it is, Lord give […] a bearing heart. Though God had discovered himself wonderfully,1 yet he desires that God would discover himself to him more: therefore they are very foolish that think they know enough of God, and are contented with what they know; 'tis a great blessing of God to have a hearing ear, and an understanding heart: no marvel the Saints take so much pains to know the mind of God, therefore what a fond opinion is it, and what a sluggish spirit does it manifest to be satisfied with that knowledge which hath been before in former times? therefore such speeches as these, What, shall we be wiser than our forefathers? we are to bless God for the knowledge of our forefathers, and say as Master Greenham 2did, I bless God for what our forefathers knew, saith ⟨p. 557⟩he, I bless God also that hath kept back some of his counsels for this generation to be acquainted with. 'Tis an argument of a poor spirit to rest satisfied with small measures of knowledge; the light three or four hundred years ago was small, and in these days our light is poor and small to that which shall be revealed, it is very little in the matter of worship in the ordering of his house, therefore had not we need to follow on to know the Lord? therefore God forbid that there should be any spirits scorn at the new lights which God discovers, therefore let us be humbled for our ignorance & now begin to follow on to know the Lord; it is true, there no new truth in respect of the word, but in respect of the manifestation of them to us they may be said to be new.
Obs. 7 A gracious heart is willing to put forth strong endeavors in the use of means to encrease and get more knowledg of God; he will slip no time, neglect no opportunity in which knowledg may be encreased;