A77979:1476
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.
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.
You that are so unconstant, shall never grow to any eminency §2of grace, and godliness, though there should be truth at the bottom: It is said of Reuben, Gen. 49.4. Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel. Men that do but very little yet go on in a constant way of godliness, though their parts be weak, and their performances mean, many imperfections in them, yet going on they come to something; but those who at the first do a great deal, run very fast in their youth, and afterward grow cold again, are very bad; the cooling after heating is very dangerous, as to the body so more to the soul.
You that are so unconstant, shall never grow to any eminency §2of grace, and godliness, though there should be truth at the bottom: It is said of Ruben,