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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
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 5 › Verse 8
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.
Have not you found sometimes some truths made so real to you out of the word,1 to your consciences, that you have thought that you have even stood before the Throne of God ⟨p. 441⟩and you have thought that God was even pronouncing sentence against you? Some have expressed it thus, and have said, such a time I went to hear the Word, and me thought there I was summoned before the great God unto judgment, I saw the Lord God Himself speaking to me, I had represented before mine eyes the wickedness of my life, my danger, the wrath of God, and even the very flashes of Hell fire upon my conscience, I felt this upon me. Now God was in the Word indeed when the reality of things were presented to my soul. And certainly it is the labour and endeavour of godly Ministers in their studies, not only to speak an hour or two out of a text and to wear out so much time; but they are thinking, what way shall I take (& so they pray that God would help them to take such a way) to present such and such Truths in the greatest reality to the souls of their Audience that possibly they can. This is apparent from hence, that the Prophet doth not only tell them of their danger, but speaks as if it were at hand, and makes it thus real before them.
Have not you found sometimes some truths made so real to you out of the word,1 to your consciences, that you have thought that you have even stood before the Throne of God ⟨p. 441⟩and you have thought that God was even pronouncing sentence against you? Some have exprest it thus, and have said, such a time I went to hear the Word, and me thought there I was summoned before the great God unto judgment, I saw the Lord God Himself speaking to me, I had represented before mine eyes the wickedness of my life, my danger, the wrath of God, and even the very flashes of Hell fire upon my conscience, I felt this upon me. Now God was in the Word indeed when the reality of things were presented to my soul. And certainly it is the labor and endeavor of godly Ministers in their studies, not only to speak an hour or two out of a text and to wear out so much time; but they are thinking, what way shall I take (& so they pray that God would help them to take such a way) to present such and such Truths in the greatest reality to the souls of their Audience that possibly they can. This is apparent from hence, that the Prophet doth not only tell them of their danger, but speaks as if it were at hand, and makes it thus real before them.