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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.
Use. I note this the rather, for this end, to show unto sinners this useful le••on. Whatsoever thou wast before, though thou hast continued a long time in thy wickedness, yet if thou hast but now a repenting heart to return unto God, there might be hope and help for thee. Oh consider this thou wretched sinner. As if God should say here, Ephraim hath ⟨p. 371⟩continued wicked a long time, but if he had Now a heart to return unto me, it should be well with him, but Even now, to this very moment Ephraim committeth whoredom. So say I unto the vilest sinner in this place, whatsoever thou hast been, here is salvation if now at this instant thou hast a heart to turn to God; thou canst not tell whether God will ever give thee another Now; God gives thee [a Now1] now, if thou return now unto Him and repent and believe thou mayest be saved: But if God come upon thee after this Exercise and find thee continuing in thy sinful ways, and say, Even Now, yet for all this this sinner continueth in his sin, this will be a heavy thing indeed. So here he cometh upon Ephraim, Now Oh Ephraim! He makes an exclamation against him; O Ephraim after all the means that hath been used to recall thee, yet still, O Ephraim thou continuest in thy Idolatry.
Use. I note this the rather, for this end, to shew unto sinners this useful le••on. Whatsoever thou wast before, though thou hast continued a long time in thy wickedness, yet if thou hast but now a repenting heart to return unto God, there might be hope and help for thee. Oh consider this thou wretched sinner. As if God should say here, Ephraim hath ⟨p. 371⟩continued wicked a long time, but if he had Now a heart to return unto me, it should be well with him, but Even now, to this very moment Ephraim committeth whoredom. So say I unto the vilest sinner in this place, whatsoever thou hast been, here is salvation if now at this instant thou hast a heart to turn to God; thou canst not tell whether God will ever give thee another Now; God gives thee [a Now1] now, if thou return now unto Him and repent and beleeve thou mayest be saved: But if God come upon thee after this Exercise and find thee continuing in thy sinful waies, and say, Even Now, yet for all this this sinner continueth in his sin, this wil be a heavy thing indeed. So here he cometh upon Ephraim, Now Oh Ephraim! He makes an exclamation against him; O Ephraim after all the means that hath been used to recall thee, yet stil, O Ephraim thou continuest in thy Idolatry.