A77979:1475
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.
This shows that such people never had any good beginnings or sound Principles in them at the first; far from the life of Christ, which is said to be a steadfast life, and the life of every Saint should be like unto his; their hearts were not right with him, neither were they steadfast in his Covenant.
This shews that such people never had any good beginnings or sound Principles in them at the first; far from the life of Christ, which is said to be a steadfast life, and the life of every Saint should be like unto his; their hearts were not right with him, neither were they steadfast in his Covenant.
Now as it is grievous to God and to his Spirit,1 so it is very dangerous to our selves. For,
- 1Reas. of the 2d
We lose many an opportunity, many a soul-stirring, which §1at our first awaking we have had. When the soul is first convinced, Oh the many stirrings and good motions which are put into it, any thing would then take impression upon the heart; but when we give back there is a hard brawniness upon the heart.