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…

First,¹ God beginneth with conviction, to show them their sin, and the dreadfulness of it.

First,¹ God beginneth with conviction, to shew them their sin, and the dreadfulnesse of it.

1. 1Segnius irritant animos demissa per aurem, Quamqua sunt oculis subjecta fidelibus: & quae Ipse sibi tradit spectator.

Conviction should go before correction. You must not presently fly in the faces of those that are under you when they cross you: first instruct them, and then correct them, do as God did here, God would first convince them of the greatness of their sins, not by verbal, but by real expressions.

Conviction should goe before correction. You must not presently fly in the faces of those that are under you when they crosse you: first instruct them, and then correct them, do as God did here, God would first convince them of the greatnesse of their sinnes, not by verball, but by reall expressions.

Those things that come but to the ear, they do more slowly stir and work upon the heart, but things that are presented before the eye are more operative; and therefore Hosea must not tell them only that they had committed whoredom, but must tell them in this way, he must go and ⟨p. 18⟩take a wife of whoredoms, ¹