A77979:1505
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 5
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.
Obs. 1 Unconstancy in the ways of Religion causes God to be incensed against a people. Such men as are off and on, which make overtures in the ways of Religion had need to have cutting truths preached to them; Therefore have I hewed them (saith God) by my Prophets; and as Gods Ministers must deal thus with their people, so must every man in particular who loves his own soul, and if so be •hy soul be precious in thy eyes thou wilt willingly deal sharply with thy self, say, Oh wretched heart that I have, to let such stirrings die, such motions of ⟨p. 593⟩the spirit come to nothing, dost thou know whom thou hast to deal withal, the infinite great God? and for what thou hast to deal with him, for no less than eternity, and hast thou stirrings of heart about this? and dost thou let them die? this provokes God.
Obs. 1 Ʋnconstancy in the waies of Religion causes God to be incensed against a people. Such men as are off and on, which make overtures in the waies of Religion had need to have cutting truths preached to them; Therefore have I hewed them (saith God) by my Prophets; and as Gods Ministers must deal thus with their people, so must every man in particular who loves his own soul, and if so be •hy soul be precious in thy eyes thou wilt willingly deal sharply with thy self, say, Oh wretched heart that I have, to let such stirrings die, such motions of ⟨p. 593⟩the spirit come to nothing, dost thou know whom thou hast to deal withal, the infinite great God? and for what thou hast to deal with him, for no less than eternity, and hast thou stirrings of heart about this? and dost thou let them die? this provokes God.
Many mens hearts are like knotty timber and rough stones. Obs. 2