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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 punishment inflicted both upon Priests and people is destruction: whereby we are to understand not only that temporary destruction of their body, state, and country by their enemies, but also their spiritual and everlasting destruction both of body and soul, for as it is eternal life to ⟨p. 137⟩1know God, his son, and true Religion, so it bringeth eternal death to be ignorant of them.
The punishment inflicted both vpon Priests and people is destruction: whereby we are to vnderstand not onely that temporarie destruction of their body, state, and country by their enimies, but also their spirituall and euerlasting destruction both of body and soule, for as it is eternall life to ⟨p. 137⟩1know God, his sonne, and true Religion, so it bringeth eternall death to be ignorant of them.
And thus their sin and punishment hath been jointly showed: now more particularly he expresseth both the sin and punishment of the Priests. The sins of the Priests are four; unto every one of which he annexeth a proportionable punishment: the two first are expressed in this Verse. Because thou hast refused knowledge I will also refuse thee, &c. In which words he turneth his speech, and maketh an Apostrophe to the Priests, accusing them of a two-fold sin, and denouncing against them a two-fold punishment. Their first sin was that they had refused or contemned knowledge, the which as it was a great sin in the people, so most grievous in the Priests; seeing in regard of their public