A77979:1481
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 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 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.
There is nothing will more d•mp the heart when it comes before God in duty, than this unconstancy of spirit Go• may say to thee, Oh soul, how darest thou come be•o•• in such a duty as this, when thou knowest thou a•• […] ⟨p. 584⟩breach of promise and falsifying Covenant with me? this will be an eating corrosive upon thy spirit, God may say to thee, how canst thou expect that I should be constant in my mercies towards thee, when thou art so unconstant in thy duty to me? this unconstancy towards God, brings wavering in faith, and unsettledness in our confidence in God, the one makes way for the other; unconstancy in duty, and wavering in believing; God shows himself to us, as we carry our selves to him, To the pure, be will show himself pure,