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…

What do you say, what will become of Abraham's seed? Know that God can tell how to provide for his Church and fulfil his promise made to Abraham whatsoever becomes of you, for you are mistaken in thinking you alone are the seed of Abraham; for you shall know that Abraham hath not only a carnal but a spiritual seed; all those that shall come to join in the faith of Abraham, and subject themselves to the God of Abraham, they shall be the seed of Abraham, and so they shall be the children of Israel as well as you, and thus God will make good his word. And so the Apostle, Rom. 9. doth quote this Scripture about Gods casting off of the people of Israel threatened here by Hosea (ver. 25. As he saith also in Hosea, I will call them my people that were not my people: This is the very Text that the Apostle there quoteth, though all the words are not quoted, and it is ⟨p. 77⟩a very good thing to acquaint your selves with the Scripture, and to see how one Scripture looks towards another, and specially in the new Testament to see how the old Testament is quoted.) This I say the Apostle applieth to the Gentiles; and the holy Ghost (who is the best interpreter of Scriptures) there shows, that it is at least in part fulfilled in so many of the Gentiles coming in, and being converted to the faith of the true Messiah.

What doe you say, what will become of Abrahams seed? Know that God can tell how to provide for his Church and fulfill his promise made to Abraham whatsoever becomes of you, for you are mistaken in thinking you alone are the seed of Abraham; for you shall know that Abraham hath not onely a carnal but a spiritual seed; all those that shal come to joyne in the faith of Abraham, and subject themselves to the God of Abraham, they shall be the seed of Abraham, and so they shall be the children of Israel as well as you, and thus God will make good his word. And so the Apostle, Rom. 9. doth quote this Scripture about Gods casting off of the people of Israel threatned here by Hosea (ver. 25. As he saith also in Hosea, I will call them my people that were not my people: This is the very Text that the Apostle there quoteth, though all the words are not quoted, and it is ⟨p. 77⟩a very good thing to acquaint your selves with the Scripture, and to see how one Scripture lookes towards another, and specially in the new Testament to see how the old Testament is quoted.) This I say the Apostle applyeth to the Gentiles; and the holy Ghost (who is the best interpreter of Scriptures) there shewes, that it is at least in part fulfilled in so many of the Gentiles comming in, and being converted to the faith of the true Messia.