A77979:1469
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 4
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.
The Spirit of God is unchangeable, and constant in all its §2motions; but in this spirit there is nothing but changeableness: 'tis said of God, that there is no shadow of change in him; and in such a heart as this is there is no shadow of constancy in it;
The Spirit of God is unchangable, and constant in all its §2motions; but in this spirit there is nothing but changableness: 'tis said of God, that there is no shadow of change in him; and in such a heart as this is there is no shadow of constancy in it;
Such men as these stifle the very conceptions of the Spirit of God in them; it is accounted murder in a woman to stifle the conception in her womb, or any ways to hinder it; now if this be such a vile thing, is it not much more to stifle the conception and first breathings of the spirit in the soul? Oh take heed of such a spirit as this is.
Such men as these stifle the very conceptions of the Spirit of God in them; it is accounted murder in a woman to stifle the conception in her womb, or any waies to hinder it; now if this be such a vile thing, is it not much more to stifle the conception and first breathings of the spirit in the soul? Oh take heed of such a spirit as this is.
There can be no trust put in such men as these, they are fit for no employment, neither God nor man can trust them, or use them in any service, they are up and down fickle and wavering, we our selves cannot endure to have to deal with such a man as is so.