A69234:1087
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 teacheth the people, with all patience and reverence to receive the word of admonition and rebuke, as 1being the means sanctified by God, to bring them to a sight of their sins and unfeigned repentance; that so both they and their ministers may escape Gods justly deserved wrath and vengeance. If one walking in a pleasant way should be admonished by a friend, that if he went forward he were in danger to fall into an hidden pit, or into an ambushment of enemies, though his walk were delightful, who would not turn back, and show himself thankful to him from whom he had received such a friendly admonition? but this is our case, we walk in the pleasant ways of sin, which lead us into the pit of destruction? and cause us to fall if we go forward in them, into the ambushment of our spiritual enemies, satan, hell, and condemnation: who therefore being admonished to desist in this dangerous, though pleasing course, would not willingly turn back, and render thanks unto him, by whose admonition he was preserved from such imminent danger.
Secondly, it teacheth the people, with all patience and reuerence to receiue the word of admonition and rebuke, as 1being the meanes sanctifyed by God, to bring them to a sight of their sinnes and vnfayned repentance; that so both they and their ministers may escape Gods justly deserued wrath and vengeance. If one walking in a pleasant way should be admonished by a friend, that if hee went forward he were in danger to fall into an hidden pit, or into an ambushment of enimies, though his walke were delightfull, who would not turne backe, and shew himselfe thankefull to him from whom he had receiued such a friendly admonition? but this is our case, we walke in the pleasant wayes of sinne, which lead vs into the pit of destruction? and cause vs to fall if wee goe forward in them, into the ambushment of our spirituall enimies, sathan, hell, and condemnation: who therefore being admonished to desist in this daungerous, though pleasing course, would not willingly turne backe, and render thanks vnto him, by whose admonition he was preserued from such imminent daunger.
- 1Patience and reverence required in the people in hearing.Patience and reuerence required in the people in hearing.