A77979:1488
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.
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?
Often take an account of your hearts how things stand with them; §4say, Oh my soul, how is it with thee? how stand tearms 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 blessednes which you spake of?
Never trust your hearts after warmings with comfort and spiritual §5revivings: when thou in any Ordinances hast met with Gods presence, and he hath shined upon thee in love, if thou hast got a smile from Jesus Christ at that time, have a care of your ⟨p. 586⟩hearts, and look for temptations and prepare for them; many when they have good desires, and hopeful beginnings in them, think that the work is past, and the danger is over, and and then for the most part comes a temptation of Satan and encounters with them and they are basely foiled, and lose their peace again, great consolations usually precedes great temptations.