A77979:774
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.
And let us make much of it likewise in others. Is there any friend, or child, or kinsman, or acquaintance of yours brought into this framable disposition? doth the Lord begin to melt them, to soften their hearts? Is the Lord by such a Sermon or by such an affliction beginning to work upon them?1 Oh let me put it on as much as I can. The Devil doth so, when he see, us in a framable disposition to sin, he setteth tempters on work to improve it; and we know it was the way of Idolaters,2 when they saw England in a framable disposition to Idolatry, what abundance were sent amongst us to improve it. Oh the mercy of God toward England, that when we were framing our doings to return to Idolatry, the Lord cometh and putteth the frame of England more from thence than before it was! Oh let not us lose this framableness; though it is not so much as we desire, yet let not us lose what it is. England would be in a lamentable condition if it should lose what it hath got from God already.
- 1Satan
- 2Idolaters
Yet further, They will not frame their doings.] The Note from hence is, That
1Apostates seldom have any inclination to turn unto God.
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