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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 17
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Reas. 9 Yea further, For God to say, Let him alone, it is worse than to be sent down to Hell presently,1 for when one is left alone to himself he will increase his sin most dreadfully all the time of hi• life, and as his sin doth increase, so his torment doth increase; therefore it is a most dreadful thing to be let alone.
Reas. 9 Yea further, For God to say, Let him alone, it is worse than to be sent down to Hell presently,1 for when one is left alone to himself he will encrease his sin most dreadfully all the time of hi• life, and as his sin doth encrease, so his torment doth encrease; therefore it is a most dreadful thing to be let alone.
- 1or then to be presently damned.
Reas. 10 Yea further, When God saith, Let a man alone, you will say, God should pity him then, alas what can a man do? No but his condition is thus, when he is let alone though he be without the grace of God, yet he must answer for as much as he might have done if he had had that grace which he hath justly deprived himself of;1 there lies the evil of it further; When God leaves a man alone he must not think but he is to answer still for the motions of Gods Spirit though he hath them not, and for the means of grace though he enjoy them not, for he hath deprived himself of them; For look what means of grace we thorough sin have deprived our selves of, we must answer for them; and there is none of your reasons but may be convinced of it; I will give you a plain instance; Suppose you send your servant to market to buy a commodity you give him money whereby he may do it,