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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. 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,2 but he goes into an Alehouse or Tavern and drinks it away, he cannot bring you that you sent him for, but you may justly require it, and punish him for not doing of it; he may say, what would you have me do that I cannot? I cannot bring it you without money; yea but the Master may say, I gave you money, it is your fault you have bezelled it away: So God may justly require of these men all that they might have done by all the means of grace they should have had, God gave you that means you have bezelled it away by your sin•.
Reas. 10 Yea further, When God saith, Let a man alone, you will say, God should pitie 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,