A77979:1935
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 16
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.
That God is the most high God, the supreme Majesty of Heaven Obs. 1 and earth: he is so high that he humbles himself to behold things done in Heaven, 'tis a stooping in him that he takes notice of things in Heaven, surely then much more for things done on the earth: surely then he is a high God, and when ever we come before him in prayer we should come before him as unto such a God who is so glorious and high above all things betwixt whom and us there is an infinite distance.
That God is the most high God, the supream Majestie of Heaven Obs. 1 and earth: he is so high that he humbles himself to behold things done in Heaven, 'tis a stooping in him that he takes notice of things in Heaven, surely then much more for things done on the earth: surely then he is a high God, and when ever we come before him in prayer we should come before him as unto such a God who is so glorious and high above all things betwixt whom and us there is an infinite distance.
A true repenting sinner should have the sight of this high God always Obs. 2 in his eye; and great would be the efficacy of such a sight as this is upon the spirit, it would be very profitable for the soul. For,
A true repenting sinner should have the sight of this high God alwaies Obs. 2 in his eye; and great would be the efficacy of such a sight as this is upon the spirit, it would be very profitable for the soul. For,
This would make the soul to be very serious with God, not §1daring to dally with him who is infinitely above it.