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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.
The use of this serveth, first, to make us most careful in 1abstaining from all manner of known sins; seeing they make us subject to the greatest guilt and punishment, and bring our dearest blood upon our own heads. There is no malefactor so desperate, that would commit a capital crime if he were assured that he could not escape the hands of his just Judge: but all our sins are capital, and deserve death both of body and soul; neither can we fly the presence of the just Judge of heaven and earth, and therefore no pleasures, riches nor preferments should persuade us to commit sin, whereby we make our selves liable to such heavy punishments.
The vse of this serueth, first, to make vs most carefull in 1abstayning from all manner of knowne sinnes; seeing they make vs subject to the greatest guilt and punishment, and bring our dearest bloud vpon our owne heads. There is no malefactour so desperate, that would commit a capitall crime if he were assured that he could not escape the hands of his just Iudge: but all our sinnes are capitall, and deserue death both of body and soule; neyther can wee flye the presence of the just Iudge of heauen and earth, and therefore no pleasures, riches nor preferments should perswade vs to commit sinne, whereby vve make our selues liable to such heauie punishments.
- 1That we must carefully avoid sin.That we must carefully auoid sinne.
Secondly, if we have sinned, this consideration should 1move us most earnestly to labour that Gods wrath may be appeased, his justice satisfied, and that we may be freed from the heavy burden of sin, which maketh us subject to death and condemnation. And considering that the guilt and punishment can not otherwise be done away, but by blood, even by the precious blood of Jesus Christ, which alone purgeth away all sin.