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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.
And so much for the doctrines and uses which are to be 1observed out of these words: Now in the next place we are to apply them to our own times, and to examine whether we 2be not guilty of those sins of which the Israelites are her convicted and condemned. The first sin is swearing, in which respect if we take a general survey of our state, we shall find that we may well take up Jeremies complaint, that ⟨p. 97⟩because of oaths this land mourneth. Jer. 23. 10. For the 3name of God was never so profaned and blasphemed amongst the people of Israel, as in this sinful nation, neither can we find that they ever so lightly, vainly, and impiously abused the dreadful and glorious name of their Jehovah, as it is abused amongst us: nay contrariwise we find that it was usual with them to rent their garments, when they hard Gods name blasphemed, which if we should do in our days, we should never go in whole apparel, & the whole wealth of the land were scarce sufficient to furnish the people with clothes: yea such a superstitious respect they had of the name of God, that numbering by letters they durst not use the letters [Greek or Hebrew] because one of Gods names was thereby expressed, but in stead of them used [Greek or Hebrew] lest the name of god should be profaned by common use; whereas amongst us the fearful name of God is used, without all respect in jests and May-games, common swearing, and impious cursing. But the more full handling of this point I will reserve for a larger discourse of this argument.
And so much for the doctrines and vses which are to be 1obserued out of these words: Now in the next place we are to apply them to our owne times, and to examine whether we 2bee not guiltie of those sinnes of which the Israelites are her conuicted and condemned. The first sinne is swearing, in which respect if we take a generall suruey of our state, we shall finde that we may well take vp Ieremies complaint, that