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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.
Thirdly, it serveth for the reproof of the Papists, who 1by all means possible, labour to keep the people in blindness and ignorance, by taking away from them the light of Gods word both read and preached, that so keeping them blind-fold, they may abuse them at pleasure, and like carrion Crows having picked out their eyes, may make a pray of them. But let all know, that what fair shows soever they ⟨p. 145⟩make, and how curiously soever they paint over this rotten post, with the colours of their devotion, whereby they underprop the ruinous building of their high raised Hierarchy; yet in very truth by depriving the people of knowledge, they deprive them also of salvation, and make them subject to utter destruction, and so consequently they make themselves guilty both of their sin and ruin; of both which they have been the principal causes.
Thirdly, it serueth for the reproofe of the Papists, vvho 1by all meanes possible, labour to keepe the people in blindnesse and ignorance, by taking away from them the light of Gods vvord both read and preached, that so keeping them blind-fold, they may abuse them at pleasure, and like carrion Crowes hauing picked out their eyes, may make a pray of them. But let all know, that vvhat faire shewes soeuer they ⟨p. 145⟩make, and how curiously soeuer they paint ouer this rotten post, with the colours of their deuotion, whereby they vnderprop the ruinous building of their high raised Hirarchie; yet in very truth by depriuing the people of knowledge, they depriue them also of saluation, and make them subject to vtter destruction, and so consequently they make themselues guilty both of their sinne and ruine; of both which they haue beene the principall causes.
- 1The papists labour to keep the people in blindness.The papists labour to keepe the people in blindnesse.