A77979:1479
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 hardens the heart very much; when the spirit is cooled §3after a heating, it's like water which being hot and cold again, is more cold than it was before, or like iron heat and quenched, is harder than formerly.
This aggravates all other sinning; what, wilt thou sin §4thus after God hath appeared thus?
This spoils the acceptation of all our other services, be §5they never so specious; as a man that hath a child lunatic in his fits and moods he is very senseless and sottish, but in his Lucida intervalla he comes to himself and speaks sensibly and well; now if a man should see him at this time he would think he ailed nothing: so there are many who seem to be eminent Christians for the present, but let a temptation come, or lust stir, and they are overcome.
This spoils the acceptation of all our other services, be §5they never so specious; as a man that hath a child lunatick in his fits and moods he is very senceless and sottish, but in his Lucida intervalla he comes to himself and speaks sensibly and well; now if a man should see him at this time he would think he aild nothing: so there are many who seem to be eminent Christians for the present, but let a temptation come, or lust stir, and they are overcome.