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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
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Thirdly, we observe Gods marvellous and miraculous preservation of this his Prophet, in the middest of all these 1dangers, for the space of many years together; so that though he was compassed about with wicked men; and was under the government of Idolatrous Kings, against whose idolatry he inveighed, yet God delivered him in the middest ⟨p. 25⟩of all these perils, and brought him in peace in his very old age, unto his grave, as Epiphanius writeth.
Thirdly, wee obserue Gods maruelous and miraculous preseruation of this his Prophet, in the middest of all these 1dangers, for the space of many yeeres together; so that though he was compassed about with wicked men; and was vnder the gouernment of Idolatrous Kings, against whose idolatrie he inueighed, yet God deliuered him in the middest ⟨p. 25⟩of all these perils, and brought him in peace in his very old age, vnto his graue, as Epiphanius writeth.
- 1Gods power in preserving his Prophet.Gods power in preseruing his Prophet.
The consideration whereof, should encourage Gods Ministers, to go on in the performance of their duty, even through the middest of dangers, seeing the special providence of God watcheth over them, and will preserve them in their ways, though it seem never so impossible, so far forth, as God thereby may be glorified, and their salvation furthered. Examples of this marvellous preservation, we have in Noah, Lot, Moses, Elijah, John the Evangelist, Martin Luther, and many others.