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An exposition of the prophecy of Hosea begun in divers lectures upon the first…An exposition of the prophesie of Hosea begun in divers lectures vpon the first…
An exposition of the prophecy of Hosea begun in divers lectures upon the first three chapters, at Michaels Cornhill, London / by Jer. Burroughs.An exposition of the prophesie of Hosea begun in divers lectures vpon the first three chapters, at Michaels Cornhill, London / by Jer. Burroughes.
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1652
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Austin answereth it thus. Though she had been a prostitute whore before, yet she might be reclaimed, and so she might be called a wife of whoredoms, from that whoredom that heretofore she was guilty of, and now reclaimed. And so he thinketh that it was a reality indeed, that Hosea did take to himself a wife of whoredoms, and think to salve it up thus.
Austin answereth it thus. Though shee had been a prostitute whore before, yet she might be reclaymed, and so shee might be called a wife of whoredomes, from that whoredome that heretofore she was guilty of, and now reclaymed. And so he thinketh that it was a reality indeed, that Hosea did take to himselfe a wife of whoredomes, and think to salve it up thus.
Theodoret is somewhat angry with those that think it was not really done, but done only in away of vision. I find many of our later men that are of the same mind,1 that think there was a reality in it, that God did command Hosea to take to himself a wife of whoredoms, and that he did take such a wise, one that was a notorious harlot, so Arius Montanus, Piscator, Pareus, Tarnovius, and others, they go that way, and they think to salve it only thus, that it is a command of God, and therefore though it had not been lawful for Hosea to have done it, yet God commanding it, he might do it: As they instance in other cases that seem to be somewhat of the like nature, as the children of Israels robbing the Egyptians, Abraham's killing his son, and the like.
Theodoret is somewhat angry with those that thinke it was not really done, but done only in away of vision. I find many of our later men that are of the same minde,1 that thinke there was a reality in it, that God did command Hosea to take to himselfe a wife of whoredoms, and that he did take such a wise, one that was a notorious harlot, so Arius Montanus, Piscator, Pareus, Tarnovius, and others, they go that way, and they thinke to salve it only thus, that it is a command of God, and therefore though it had not been lawfull for Hosea to have done it, yet God commanding it, he might do it: As they instance in other cases that seeme to be somewhat of the like nature, as the children of Israels robbing the Egyptians, Abrahams killing his sonne, and the like.