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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
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 4 › Verse 6
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.
Therefore consider in the third place, That man is not only §3going unto eternity and in dangerous & by ways, but he must go with his own light. All the light of all the Angels in Heaven nor of all the Ministers in the world cannot help a soul in his journey to eternity, except this light be conveyed into his own eyes. It is true, a man that is corporally blind he may have help though it be but by a dog, but the soul that is ignorant no Angel in Heaven can help it, except it be an instrument of God to bring sight into his eyes, so far it may. But (I say) he must have light otherwise or he must perish, for he must go in his way to eternity by his own light.
Therefore consider in the third place, That man is not only §3going unto eternity and in dangerous & by waies, but he must go with his own light. All the light of all the Angels in Heaven nor of all the Ministers in the world cannot help a soul in his journey to eternity, except this light be conveyed into his own eyes. It is true, a man that is corporally blind he may have help though it be but by a dog, but the soul that is ignorant no Angel in Heaven can help it, except it be an instrument of God to bring sight into his eyes, so far it may. But (I say) he must have light otherwise or he must perish, for he must go in his way to eternity by his own light.
Fourthly, The work we are to do about our souls and eternal §4estates it is a most curious work, the most exact piece that ever was done in the world, and we must do it by our own light. Surely if a man were to make a most curious piece of work, as a curious Watch or the like, he need have light, put such a one in the dark and what can he do? The work of grace, God must enable us to do it, but we must work together with God; God enableth a man to make a Watch, he gives him skill, but he must work with God: so it is with the work of grace, we must have light in our own souls, therefore ignorance is dangerous.