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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 4
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.
1Fourthly, Thy will not apply the rule of the word unto their actions; but whatsoever they see will make for their own ends, that they will follow: but to take the rule and apply it unto their action• and ways, they reject that, they will not frame their doings so far.
1Fourthly, Thy will not apply the rule of the word unto their actions; but whatsoever they see will make for their own ends, that they will follow: but to take the rule and apply it unto their action• and waies, they reject that, they will not frame their doings so far.
- 14. Apply •he rule.
1Fifthly, What light they have they will not use that, so as to do the outward acts that that light doth direct to do, and what they have power to do; As, not to break off gross offences, such things as they cannot possibly but see to be evil. As a people though they cannot fully turn unto God presently, yet there are some things that are so gross that they cannot possibly but see they are evil: saith God, they will not so much as break off from that; though they have power to reform that which they are convinced to be evil, but saith he, they will not improve that light which they have, what should they have more light for?
1Fiftly, What light they have they will not use that, so as to do the outward acts that that light doth direct to do, and what they have power to do; As, not to break off gross offences, such things as they cannot possibly but see to be evil. As a people though they cannot fully turn unto God presently, yet there are some things that are so gross that they cannot possibly but see they are evil: saith God, they will not so much as break off from that; though they have power to reform that which they are convinced to be evil, but saith he, they will not improve that light which they have, what should they have more light for?