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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 5 › Verse 3
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.
1You will say, This is a hard thing, what shall become of us then?
- 1A hard s•ying.
To mollify this therefore a little, take this along with it, that is,1 Except thou hast a heart unfeignedly willing to know thy own heart, willing to search into thine own heart, and earnest with God that He who knows thy heart would make thy heart known to thy self: If indeed thy heart be thus upright that thou canst appeal unto God and say, Lord I know I have a vile and false and hypocritical heart, and there may be much evil lie secretly in my heart that I have not known all this while, and such evil as I may justly perish in it; but good Lord make it known to me, let me know the worst of ⟨p. 369⟩my self, let me know the evil that is in me, and my purpose is to resist it; If thou hast such an heart, thou hast no cause to think that thou shalt perish for any evil that thou dost not know by thy self. But if thou hast any secret evil in thy self, and thou dost not in the uprightness of thy heart unfeignedly desire to know it that so thou mayest forsake it and get thy self rid of it, and canst not appeal unto God that thou art willing to have it made known unto thee, thy condition may be dangerous notwithstanding all the duties thou performest.
To molifie this therefore a little, take this along with it, that is,1 Except thou hast a heart unfainedly willing to know thy own heart, willing to search into thine own heart, and earnest with God that He who knows thy heart would make thy heart known to thy self: If indeed thy heart be thus upright that thou canst appeal unto God and say, Lord I know I have a vile and false and hypocritical heart, and there may be much evil lie secretly in my heart that I have not known all this while, and such evil as I may justly perish in it; but good Lord make it known to me, let me know the worst of