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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.
Oh my brethren, upon this (because the point is of so great consequence I could not pass by it lightly) you may learn from hence,
Oh my brethren, upon this (because the point is of so great consequence I could not passe by it lightly) you may learn from hence,
First, what poor creatures we are all. God need not say, Use. 1 Let my power, and wrath, & justice come upon them to make them miserable; if God do but say, Let them alone, we are miserable presently, we are lost and undone presently,1 As in nature, If God should say to any of you as soon as you are born, Let this creature alone and let none help him, what poor shiftless succourless creatures had we been? So for our souls, take one that hath the most excellent gifts in all this Congregation, yea take one that hath the most excellent graces, if God should but say, Let him alone, he would quickly bring himself to misery; It is through the strength of that grace in the Covenant that God will never say to those that are members of his Son, Let them alone for ever.
First, what poor creatures we are all. God need not say, Use. 1 Let my power, and wrath, & justice come upon them to make them miserable; if God do but say, Let them al•ne, we are miserable presently, we are lost and undone presently,1 As in nature, If God should say to any of you as soon as you are born, Let this creature alone and let none help him, what poor shiftless sucourless creatures had we been? So for our souls, take one that hath the most excellent gifts in all this Congregation, yea take one that hath the most excellent graces, if God should but say, Let him alone, he would quickly bring himself to misery; It is through the strength of that grace in the Covenant that God will never say to those that are members of his Son, Let them alone for ever.