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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 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.
Answ, 3 Thirdly, Let your ends be high in all your services, Oh take heed of base and low ends in all your sacrifices. It is too too much that men should have base and low ends in their outward affairs, they should have their hearts high upon the glory of the great God in their natural, in their civil actions, but when they come to their sacrifices and holy duties, then sursum Corda, then lift up your hearts indeed, be sure then your ends be high and holy.
Answ, 4 Fourthly, Let your whole strength be taken up in those sacrifices so as to sanctify the Name of God, Let the whole soul be carried unto God, for God is worthy of the whole, if you had ten thousand times more strength than you have God is worthy that it should be put forth in the services you tender unto him.
Answ, 4 Fourthly, Let your whol strength be taken up in those sacrifices so as to sanctifie the Name of God, Let the whol soul be carried unto God, for God is worthy of the whol, if you had ten thousand times more strength than you have God is worthy that it should be put forth in the services you tender unto him.
Answ, 5 Fifthly, Offer up your selves as a sacrifice unto God do not content your selves to offer up a prayer unto God as a sacrifice, or alms or such duties only, but be sure together with these sacrifices to offer up your selves as a living sacrifice to God, as the Apostle speaks Rom. 12.1. I beseech you by the mercies of God that you offer up your bodies a living sacrifice unto God. God cares for none of your sacrifices except you offer your selves to be a sacrifice unto him. That is a very observable place in