A77979:1487
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.
Take heed of secret sinning: secret sins will undo thee, if they §3are loved and maintained:1 one moth in a garment may spoil the garment; one leak in a ship may drown the ship; a pen-knife may stab and kill a man as well as a sword: so one sin may damn the soul, nay there is more danger of a secret sin causing the miscarrying of the soul than open profaneness, because they are not so obvious to the reproofs of the Word; therefore take heed that secret sinnings eats not out good beginnings.
Take heed of secret sinning: secret sins will undo thee, if they §3are loved and maintained:1 one moth in a garment may spoil the garment; one leak in a ship may drown the ship; a pen-knife may stab and kill a man as well as a sword: so one sin may damn the soul, nay there is more danger of a secret sin causing the miscarrying of the soul than open prophaness, because they are not so obvious to the reproofs of the Word; therefore take heed that secret sinnings eats not out good beginnings.
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Often take an account of your hearts how things stand with them; §4say, Oh my soul, how is it with thee? how stand terms between God and thee? Come my soul, there was a time that there was such good stirrings and good motions in thee, what is now become of them? at the first beginning thou wert very forward and active for God, such a chamber, such a closet can witness the intercourse God and thou hadst, thou didst walk close with God and his fear was in thee; this would be a special help were it observed to keep the heart upright: but I fear many a Minister may say of his people as Paul did to the Galatians, Where is now the blessedness which you spake of?