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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.
The last thing expressed is, the time of these calamities, in these words, in the day, and in the night. The words are originally, to day and to night, whereby he signifieth first, that their punishments should be very sudden and speedy: and secondly, that they should be continual, one following in the neck of another, as the day doth immediately follow the night. As though he should say, I will speedily destroy the people in their sins, and although I do not presently attach with my judgements the false Prophets, because the people must bear the first brunt of the war; yet having done with the one, I will immediately begin with the other, until I have made an end of all, because all have joined together in this rebellion.
The last thing expressed is, the time of these calamities, in these words, in the day, and in the night. The words are originally, to day and to night, whereby he signifieth first, that their punishments should be very sodaine and speedy: and secondly, that they should be continuall, one following in the neck of another, as the day doth immediately follow the night. As though he should say, I will speedely destroy the people in their sinnes, and although I do not presently attach with my judgements the false Prophets, because the people must beare the first brunt of the war; yet hauing done with the one, I will immediately begin with the other, vntill I haue made an end of all, because all haue joyned together in this rebellion.
And this is the meaning of the words. The Doctrines The doctrines. which arise out of them are these: First, we may observe that 1those who cannot endure to be admonished of their faults, nor reproved for their sins by Gods true Prophets: but rather desire to be soothed and flattered in their wicked ⟨p. 128⟩ways, by false and lying seducers, shall fall into the pit of Gods fearful judgements. So it is said. Prou. 29. 1