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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.
Obs. 6 The Saints in the night of their affliction can comfort themselves in this, That the morning is a coming. It is night yet, but the morning will come, 'tis approaching; the assurance the morning is coming upholds the Saints spirits in the night of their sorrows: the Mariner in tempestuous storms in the dark night, the traveller in his wearisome and dirty journey comforts themselves with this, the morning light is a coming; 'tis far better to be in darkness, and know the morning light is a coming, than to be in the light, and to know or fear that darkness is a coming, and light never to return more.
Obs. 6 The Saints in the night of their affliction can comfort themselves in this, That the morning is a coming. It is night yet, but the morning will come, 'tis approaching; the assurance the morning is coming upholds the Saints spirits in the night of their sorrows: the Marrener in tempestuous storms in the dark night, the traveller in his wearisom and dirty journy comforts themselves with this, the morning light is a coming; 'tis far better to be in darkness, and know the morning light is a coming, than to be in the light, and to know or fear that darknesse is a coming, and light never to returne more.
Obs. 7 A little before the Saints deliverance out of their greatest disturbances of misery and trouble, the darkness of their night is the greatest. As a little before the dawning of the day, the darkness is the thickest, and the most terrible; thus it was in Egypt a little before Israels deliverance, and their return out of captivity, and this should mightily encourage us, not to be disheartened in these times, though our miseries should increase, for the darker the cloud is and the bigger it grows the nearer it is to its period, therefore wait with patience.
Obs. 7 A little before the Saints deliverance out of their greatest disturbances of miserie and trouble, the darkness of their night is the greatest. As a little before the dawning of the day, the darkness is the thickest, and the most terrible; thus it was in Egypt a little before Israels deliverance, and their return out of captivity, and this should mightily encourage us, not to be disheartned in these times, though our miseries should encrease, for the darker the cloud is and the bigger it grows the neerer it is to its period, therefore wait with patience.