A77979:1845
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 7 › Verse 8
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.
In their plots and counsels, they did not turn their designs §1and proceedings up and down, they thought of one way of false worship, but not of another, to wit, the time which might have carried on their plots, they did not weigh circumstances ⟨p. 676⟩this way and that way.
A cake not turned, or baked; that is, you could not tell what to make of him he was so indifferent, that it mattered not much to him whether God were God, or Baal. 1 Kings, 18.21. How many men are of this garb among us, both in their opinions and practices?
As a cake not turned; in regard of their perverseness: although heavy afflictions were upon them that they lay as it were burning upon the coals, and took no means for their help and cure, they cried out and lay howling upon their beds, yet they turned not to the Lord, they could not devise a way to escape, they were good for nothing, as a cake not baked; like those in Jer. 3.5. Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest: Just thus it is with souls in their spiritual estates, in terrors of conscience and sorrow for sin, they lie pining away in their iniquities, and take no course to deliver and help themselves: when thou art in this condition thou shouldest be acting upon God, and looking after him, thou shouldest not lie scorching and burning upon the coals of thy transgressions, but should make out after the mercy of God in Jesus Christ.