A69234:1006
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.
Lastly, it serveth to confute the conceit of the secure 1men of the world, who make but a May-game of sin, and imagine that they can appease Gods wrath for all their heinous wickedness, by a broken sigh, or by saying, Lord have mercy upon us, for we are all sinners; or by making some counterfeit show of repentance in their sickness, or when they lye upon their death beds: as also it refuteth the doctrine of the Papists, who so lightly esteem of sin, that they teach it may be done away, by auricular Confession, Penance, human Satisfactions, Pilgrimages, saying over of so many Pater-nosters, Ave-Mary's, and Creeds, by a Bishops blessing, and Popish Pardons: but we are to know that howsoever they esteem of it, yet it is so odious in Gods sight, that no satisfaction can be made for it, but by the alone sufficient sacrifice of Christs blood, in which if we have not part, our blood will be upon our own heads, and the guilt and punishment of our sins will ever remain upon us.
Lastly, it serueth to confute the conceipt of the secure 1men of the world, who make but a May-game of sinne, and imagine that they can appease Gods wrath for all their hainous wickednesse, by a broken sigh, or by saying, Lord haue mercy vpon vs, for we are all sinners; or by making some counterfaite shew of repentance in their sicknesse, or when they lye vpon their death beds: as also it refuteth the doctrine of the Papists, who so lightly esteeme of sinne, that they teach it may be done away, by auricular Confession, Pennance, humaine Satisfactions, Pilgrimages, saying ouer of so many Pater-nosters, Aue-Maryes, and Creedes, by a Bishops blessing, and Popish Pardons: but vve are to know that howsoeuer they esteeme of it, yet it is so odious in Gods sight, that no satisfaction can be made for it, but by the alone sufficient sacrifice of Christs bloud, in which if we haue not part, our bloud will be vpon our owne heads, and the guilt and punishment of our sinnes will euer remaine vpon vs.
- 1Their conceit confuted, who make light account of sin.Their conceipt confuted, who make light account of sinne.