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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. 4 Gods mercies to his people, are according to the variety of their necessities, the former and the latter rain. Towards the seed-time, they wanted rain, and God sends it them; now let our duty be according to the variety of mercies, God may call us to variety of service; let not us content our selves in that we have don something, in such services we have had our heads, hands, and purses, such and such have been idle, let them now appear; Oh say not so, be not weary of well-doing, God hath employed thee this day in one service, he hath another to do the next; be willing and ready to be set on work, and bless God he will employ thee in service.
Obs. 4 Gods mercies to his people, are according to the variety of their necessityes, the former and the latter rain. Towards the seed-time, they wanted rain, and God sends it them; now let our duty be according to the variety of mercies, God may call us to variety of service; let not us content our selves in that we have don somthing, in such services we have had our heads, hands, and purses, such and such have been idle, let them now appear; Oh say not so, be not weary of wel-doing, God hath imployed thee this day in one service, he hath another to do the next; be willing and ready to be set on work, and blesse God he will imploy thee in service.
Obs. 5 When God hath begun in mercy with his people, he will go on with them, and will not leave them. If God should give only the former rain, it would not bring up the seed, the seed would not fructify and increase without the latter rain: Faith will believe that God will not lose the glory of former mercies, for want of succeeding mercies; Faith believes that God will never begin a work, and there leave it.
Obs. 5 When God hath begun in mercy with his people, he will go on with them, and will not leave them. If God should give only the former rain, it would not bring up the seed, the seed would not fructifie and increase without the latter rain: Faith will beleeve that God will not lose the glory of former mercies, for want of succeeding mercies; Faith beleeves that God wil never begin a work, and there leave it.