It is as evident in other places of Scripture, I might give you divers instances thereof, but that I only purpose to touch this Point, and no more, because you see I gather it from the Coherence; yet I will name you one or two, for the fuller clearing thereof. God commandeth his people to fear his name, as you have it often in the Scripture; and in Jer. 32.39. he promiseth to give them a heart to fear him, I will give them (saith he there) one heart that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and their children after them. The Lord commandeth his people to love him, to set their hearts upon him, My son, give me thy heart, as you have it in the Proverbs. And the Lord promiseth, that he will make them set their hearts upon him, Hosea 2.14 I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably to her; the word is, I will speak to her heart, as it is in some of the Margents of your Bibles: It is a metaphor alluding to the manner of a man, that having a desire to have the conjugal affection of such a maid, doth so set himself to allure her, and draw her, as to bring her heart for to love him, so faith the Lord, as I have commanded my people to give me their heart, I will allure them, and speak to their heart, so as I will make them set their hearts upon me.
It is as evident in other places of Scripture, I might give you divers instances thereof, but that I onely purpose to touch this Point, and no more, because you see I gather it from the Coherence; yet I will name you one or two, for the fuller clearing thereof. God commandeth his people to fear his name, as you have it often in the Scripture; and in Jer. 32.39. he promiseth to give them a heart to fear him, I will give them (saith he there) one heart that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and their children after them. The Lord commandeth his people to love him, to set their hearts upon him, My son, give me thy heart, as you have it in the Proverbs. And the Lord promiseth, that he will make them set their hearts upon him, Hosea 2.14 I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably to her; the word is, I will speak to her heart, as it is in some of the Margents of your Bibles: It is a metaphor alluding to the manner of a man, that having a desire to have the conjugall affection of such a maid, doth so set himself to allure her, and draw her, as to bring her heart for to love him, so faith the Lord, as I have commanded my people to give me their heart, I will allure them, and speak to their heart, so as I will make them set their hearts upon me.
