A69234:1044
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, this serveth to refute the practise of those, who when they are justly punished for their sins, in stead of ⟨p. 113⟩removing the cause by repentance, do add sin unto sin, by using wicked & unlawful means for the removing 1of their punishments; as for example going unto Witches, Wizards and Sorcerers, using falsehood and deceit, injury and oppression, that so they may remove the burden which God hath laid upon them, unto the shoulder of their neighbour: But such are to know, that this is not the way to give them ease, or to release them of their afflictions, nay rather they are to expect, that as they add sin unto sin, so God will add punishment unto punishment; until they which refuse to mourn for their sins, faint and sink under his heavy judgements.
Lastly, this serueth to refute the practise of those, who when they are justly punished for their sinnes, in stead of ⟨p. 113⟩remouing the cause by repentance, doe adde sinne vnto sinne, by vsing wicked & vnlawfull meanes for the remouing 1of their punishments; as for example going vnto Witches, Wizards and Sorcerers, vsing falshoode and deceipt, iniurie and oppression, that so they may remoue the burthen which God hath laid vpon them, vnto the shoulder of their neighbour: But such are to know, that this is not the way to giue them ease, or to release them of their afflictions, nay rather they are to expect, that as they adde sinne vnto sinne, so God will adde punishment vnto punishment; vntill they which refuse to mourne for their sinnes, faint and sinke vnder his heauie iudgements.
- 1The folly of those who by sin labour to remove punishment.The follie of those who by sinne labour to remoue punishment.