A77979:863
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 6
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.
We are (my brethren) to take heed of men that are pretenders to the honour of God.1 These here will seek the Lord though in a false and superstitious way. But those that are pretender• to the honour of God they prevail much with weak spirits and with such as are mo•t conscientious: As your greatest Heretics that have ever been in the Church, have been great pretenders to godliness; and many there are at this day that out of pretence to honour Christ have leavened the hearts of people with dangerous errors, and especially leavened young converts; for your young converts as soon as ever God is pleased to work upon them,2 to convert them first unto himself, Oh they love Jesus Christ, their hearts are taken with Christ and inflamed with love unto him, and they honour free grace that hath pardoned the sins of their youth of which they have such fresh sense: Now false teachers they take advantage of this, and therefore if they shall bring any thing unto them that hath the Name of Christ, and the Gospel,3 and free grace, they know they will greedily drink it in; and many dangerous errors that are sweetened with such pretences are strongly maintained. By this means their leaders attain their own ends, and they see it not.
We are (my brethren) to take heed of men that are pretenders to the honor of God.1 These here will seek the Lord though in a false and superstitious way. But those that are pretender• to the honor of God they prevail much with weak spirits and with such as are mo•t conscientious: As your greatest Hereticks that have ever been in the Church, have been great pretenders to godliness; and many there are at this day that out of pretence to honor Christ have leavened the hearts of people with dangerous errors, and especially leavened young converts; for your young converts assoon as ever God is pleased to work upon them,2