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Lectures upon the four first chapters of the prophecy of Hosea Wherein the text…Lectures vpon the foure first chapters of the prophecie of Hosea Wherein the text…
Lectures upon the four first chapters of the prophecy of Hosea Wherein the text is expounded and cleared, and such profitable instructions observed, and applied, as naturally arise out of this holy Scripture, and are fit for these times. By John Downame Bachelor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods word.Lectures vpon the foure first chapters of the prophecie of Hosea Wherein the text is exponded and cleered, and such profitable instructions obserued, and applied, as naturally arise out of this holie Scripture, and are fit for these times. By Iohn Dovvname Bacheler in Diuinitie, and preacher of Gods word.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston and T. East for William Welby, 1608
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.
Fourthly, more particularly it teacheth Magistrates and 1Masters of Families, to suppress sin in those committed to their charge, before it be grown over strong and violent, least it make head against all laws and good orders, challenge freedom and impunity, in respect of the multitude of those that offend, and so grow to such audacious impudency, that it dareth to vaunt it self against goodness, and to disdain and scorn all virtue and godliness. Let them therefore follow the example of Abraham, and when they see an Ishmaelite scoffing at the children of promise, let them, if there be no other means to reform him, cast him out of the family: If there be an Abimilech, let him be suppressed, or removed, least he destroy the whole linage of the godly, and disturb the Church & common wealth. Judg. 9. 2If Eli know the wickedness of Hophni and Phinehas, and 3will not correct them, it will bring the heavy Judgements of God upon the whole posterity: If David cocker Absalom, 4and will not keep him under, in the end he will conspire against him, and draw the whole people into his rebellion. Let therefore all Magistrates and householders propound Davids practise for their pattern. Psal. 101. that is, let ⟨p. 95⟩5them resolve not only to suppress the wicked in the family and common wealth, but let them do it betimes, as he protesteth vers. 8. least as David speaketh of the sons of Zeruiah, they grow in the end too strong for them.
Fourthly, more particularly it teacheth Magistrates and 1Maisters of Families, to suppresse sinne in those committed to their charge, before it be growne ouer strong and violent, least it make head against all lawes and good orders, chalenge freedome and impunitie, in respect of the multitude of those that offend, and so grow to such audacious impudencie, that it dareth to vaunt it selfe against goodnesse, and to disdaine and scorne all vertue and godlinesse. Let them therfore follow the example of Abraham, and when they see an Ismaelite scoffing at the children of promise, let them, if there be no other meanes to reforme him, cast him out of the familie: If there be an Abimilech, let him bee suppressed, or remoued, least hee destroy the whole linage of the godly, and disturbe the Church & common wealth.