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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 4 › Verse 17
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.
But will Idolaters thus join to their Idols? will their hearts be glued to them? are they willing to be one spirit with them: Oh how much more should we join to the Lord our God, join to Jesus Christ, to be as one spirit with him? Use. That exhortation of Barnabas Act. 11.23. that with full purpose of heart they should cleave unto the Lord, is a seasonable Exhortation even at all times. Oh let us cleave unto God and his worship so as whatsoever arguments are used yet our hearts may never be taken off from the love of the truth; but let us say as once that Martyr did, Though you may pluck my heart out of my bowels, yet you shall never pluck the Truth out of my heart. 1And the less there is between God and our hearts the more firmly shall we be glued to him. Those that are godly, gracious, they need not the glue, the cement of outward prosperity to join their hearts unto God, but godliness alone, the sweetness that they find in God alone is enough to join their hearts unto him even in an everlasting covenant. Those men who seem to be joined to God and his worship, yet if it be the glue and cement of outward respects that joins their hearts unto God they will quickly fall off from it; But those that are immediately joined to God they will for ever keep to him, when there is nothing but God and their hearts together, nothing between God and them.
But will Idolaters thus joyn to their Idols? will their hearts be glued to them? are they willing to be one spirit with them: Oh how much more should we joyn to the Lord our God, joyn to Jesus Christ, to be as one spirit with him? Use. That exhortation of Barnabus Act. 11.23. that with full purpose of heart they should cleave unto the Lord, is a seasonable Exhortation even at all times. Oh let us cleave unto God and his worship so as whatsoever arguments are used yet our hearts may never be taken off from the love of the truth; but let us say as once that Martyr did, Though you may pluck my heart out of my bowels, yet you shall never pluck the Truth out of my heart. 1And the less there is between God and our hearts the more firmly shall we be glewed to him. Those that are godly, gracious, they need not the glue, the cement of outward prosperity to joyn their hearts unto God, but godliness alone, the sweetness that they find in God alone is enough to joyn their hearts unto him even in an everlasting covenant. Those men who seem to be joyned to God and his worship, yet if it be the glue and cement of outward respects that joyns their hearts unto God they will quickly fall off from it; But those that are immediately joyned to God they will for ever keep to him, when there is nothing but God and their hearts together, nothing between God and them.