A69234:1012
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 fourth sin laid to the Israelites charge is Killing; 1the which we must needs acknowledge doth exceedingly abound in this land, in all the kinds & degrees thereof: for first, if we examine our state concerning murder in the highest nature, we must needs acknowledge that our country is exceedingly defiled with blood: for how many outrageous and more then barbarous Murders have been committed in every corner of this Land, within the compass of a few years? how many openly have been slaughtered by desperate Ruffians in frays and quarrels? how many murdered by Thieves and Robbers? how many traitorously poisoned, and privily made away by treacherous enemies? the which bloody sins being committed by some private men, would not lye so heavy upon the whole state if they had ben severely punished by the Magistrates, and blood had been punished with blood. But alas, it hath ben far otherwise; for divers horrible murders have had their pardons by the mediation of their great friends, contrary to the express commandment of almighty God. Gen. 6. 9. Exo. 21. 12. Num. 35. 30. 231. Whereby it is come to pass, that the whole land is defiled ⟨p. 101⟩with blood, for as it is, Vers. 33. Blood defileth the Land, and the Land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
The fourth sinne laid to the Israelites charge is Killing; 1the which we must needs acknowledge doth exceedingly abound in this land, in all the kinds & degrees thereof: for first, if we examine our state concerning murther in the highest nature, we must needes acknowledge that our country is exceedingly defiled with bloud: for how many outragious and more then barbarous Murthers haue beene committed in euery corner of this Land, within the compasse of a few yeares? how many openly haue beene slaughtered by desperate Ruffians in frayes and quarrels? how many murthered by Theeues and Robbers? how many traiterously poysoned, and priuily made away by treacherous enimies? the which bloudy sinnes being committed by some priuate men, would not lye so heauy vpon the whole state if they had ben seuerely punished by the Magistrates, and bloud had beene punished with bloud. But alas, it hath ben far otherwise; for diuers horrible murthers haue had their pardons by the mediation of their great friends, contrary to the expresse cōmandement of almighty God.