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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
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.
It is God presence which makes morning to the Saints, all natural Obs. 4 helps cannot do it; as all the stars cannot make one day light, some light they may give, but not day light, but when the Sun arises there is day presently, so God may make some comfort to a arise to soul by secondary and inferior means, but 'tis Himself alone by the shining of his face and ⟨p. 562⟩the smiles of his countenance which causes morning.
It is God presence which makes morning to the Saints, all natural Obs. 4 helps cannot do it; as all the stars cannot make one day light, some light they may give, but not day light, but when the Sun arises there is day presently, so God may make some comfort to a arise to soul by secondarie and inferior means, but 'tis Himself alone by the shining of his face and ⟨p. 562⟩the smiles of his countenance which causes morning.
Obs. 5 Gods mercies to his people are prepared and decreed mercies. They are set and determined, thy going forth is prepared as the morning, the word I showed you in the Original signifies decreed, Jer. 33.20. Thus saith the Lord, If you can break my Covenant of the day, and my Covenant of the night, then also may my Covenant with David be broken. Here we have both the text and the note from it, the Covenant of Gods decree with day and night, morning and evening, called a Covenant because it is sure and certain, so also is the Covenant which God hath made to Christ and to his Church, firm and sure, and this is a ground of strong consolation to the Saints to consider, that mercies which they want are set and decreed mercies, therefore with patience wait for them.
Obs. 5 Gods mercies to his people are prepared and decreed mercies. They are set and determined, thy going forth is prepared as the morning, the word I shewed you in the Original signifies decreed,