A77979:1941
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 he is infinitely worthy of all that I am or have, and §5all that I can do, and this very thing would answer all temptations against God.
This fight of God would inform us that it is not every sorrow and slight mourning for sin which will serve the turn, but it must be such a sorrow as is becoming such a God.
In this sight of God I behold that which hath power in it to raise my soul above all things here below, self, the world, and all creature comforts, all things must be looked upon as under our feet, else we cannot close with God.
I see by this sight, enough in God to make me blessed, and that I may bless my self in him, in the loss of all the world; and that there is enough in him to make me amends for all the troubles I have met withal for him. These are the thoughts of a true penitent heart concerning God. Now the soul can say, the Lord is God, and there is no such God as the Lord, and by this you may put your repentance to the trial,