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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.
1'Tis a very dangerous thing to let beginnings to die; Therefore would you be preserved from such an evil as this is, of fickleness and unconstancy? take my counsel in these particulars.
- 1Means to persevere.
Do not rest in sudden flashes and stirrings of spirit; perhaps at a Sermon some truth or other that nearly concerns thee is pressed home upon thy conscience and it begins to stir the heart and warm the affections, now do not think the work is now ⟨p. 585⟩over, or that the hazard of miscarrying to all eternity is over; no thou must rise higher and go further than this, or else thou art undone for ever; this is that rock upon which many poor souls split, and overthrow themselves for ever: therefore look to your hearts in time.
Do not rest in sudden flashes and stirrings of spirit; perhaps at a Sermon some truth or other that neerly concerns thee is pressed home upon thy conscience and it begins to stir the heart and warm the affections, now do not think the work is now ⟨p. 585⟩over, or that the hazard of miscarrying to al eternity is over; no thou must rise higher and go further than this, or else thou art undone for ever; this is that rock upon which many poor souls split, and overthrow themselves for ever: therefore look to your hearts in time.