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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
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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.
Use Now let not us begin in ways of obedience with God, and then leave off and lose all that we have done, let us consider that the vows of God are upon us, and many prayers we have put up, now let us not lose the return of them. How many in the days of their youth followed on to know God, and they found the sweetness of the Word to be as the former and the latter rain unto them? Do not now lose all which you got in your youth, by denying him service in your age, let not slothful age lose the sweetness of those things which in youth through christian diligence we found sweet.
Use Now let not us begin in waies of obedience with God, and then leave off and lose all that we have done, let us consider that the vows of God are upon us, and many prayers we have put up, now let us not lose the return of them. How many in the daies of their youth followed on to know God, and they found the sweetness of the Word to be as the former and the latter rain unto them? Do not now lose all which you got in your youth, by denying him service in your age, let not slothful age lose the sweetness of those things which in youth through christian diligence we found sweet.