A69234:1083
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.
Secondly, it serveth to persuade all Christians with cheerfulness to perform this duty of admonition and reprehension, seeing it preserveth their brother from death and destruction; for if we are bound when we see the beast of our enemy endangered to relieve him, by keeping him from ⟨p. 129⟩running into the ditch, or by helping him out being fallen; how much more are we bound in conscience to help the person not of our enemy, but of our neighbour, yea of our brother, and to preserve him by our Godly admonition from falling in the pit of utter destruction? This duty God requireth. Leu. 19. 17. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine 1heart, but thou shalt plainly rebuke thy neighbour and not suffer him to sin. And is commended as a singular work of charitie. Jam. 5. 19. 20. Which who so performeth, howsoever 2for a time he may be suspected as an enemy, or taken for a rigorous & troublesome friend, yet in the end he shall be preferred before the most pleasing flatterers, as appeareth. Prou. 28. 23. He that rebuketh a man shall find more 3favour at the length then he that flattereth with his Tongue.
Secondly, it serueth to perswade all Christians with chearfulnesse to performe this duetie of admonition and reprehension, seeing it preserueth their brother from death and destruction; for if we are bound when we see the beast of our enimie endaungered to relieue him, by keeping him from ⟨p. 129⟩running into the ditch, or by helping him out being fallen; how much more are we bound in conscience to helpe the person not of our enimie, but of our neighbour, yea of our brother, and to preserue him by our Godly admonition from falling in the pit of vtter destruction? This duety God requireth.