A77979:604
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 19
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.
How will our hearts be overwhelmed with confusion and shame, Use. when apprehending the infiniteness of the glory of the great God, when we shall see how infinitely unworthy all those duties were that we have tendered up unto him of that infinite excellency and Majesty of his, Oh that will make us ashamed. Men think highly of their sacrifices that they tender up unto God because of their parts they show in them, but they do not know with what a God it is they have to do: when the Lord shall show unto us the lustre of his glory and the greatness of his Majesty (as it will appear unto us one day when the glorious appearing of the great God will be) then we shall see how unworthy all our services were of such a God as he is, and that will make us ashamed if we have not been ashamed heretofore; nothing will be more grievous and more confound the hearts of men than to be put to shame for their sacrifices; Oh the miserable perplexity that their hearts will then be put unto!
How will our hearts be overwhelmed with confusion and shame, Use. when apprehending the infiniteness of the glory of the great God, when we shall see how infinitely unworthy all those duties were that we have tendered up unto him of that infinite excellency and Majestie of his, Oh that will make us ashamed. Men think highly of their sacrifices that they tender up unto God because of their parts they shew in them, but they do not know with what a God it is they have to do: when the Lord shall shew unto us the lustre of his glory and the greatness of his Majestie (as it will appear unto us one day when the glorious appearing of the great God will be) then we shall see how unworthy all our services were of such a God as he is, and that will make us ashamed if we have not been ashamed heretofore; nothing will be more grievous and more confound the hearts of men than to be put to shame for their sacrifices; Oh the miserable perplexity that their hearts will then be put unto!
You will say then, Quest. What are those sacrifices we should tender up unto God that we shall never be ashamed of? God will make superstitious people ashamed of their sacrifices, and all carnal people shall one day be ashamed of their sacrifices, this will be a dreadful thing one day when it comes; Oh then what are those sacrifices the Saints of God shall never be ashamed of?