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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
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.
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.
Obs. 8 Gods delivering of his Church is gradual, by degrees, not all at once; as the day breaks by degrees, so the Saints shine gradually in their lives, answerable to the light which God hath ⟨p. 562⟩let into them. We would have deliverance at an instant, light, and perfect noontime presently; but this is not Gods way of dealing with his people: a child does not know that it is day till it be very light indeed;1 but wise discerning men can see day at a little hole (as we use to say,) Oh that we were so wise to discern Gods dealings, in the workings of providence towards us. It follows.
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