A69234:1132
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.
But as they are worse in themselves, then ignorant Ministers, so as bad to the people; for it is all one to these hungry souls, whether their Ministers suffer them to starve, either because they have no provision of food, or because having store they will not communicate it for their relief; saving that it is a greater torment to the mind to starve in the sight of meat, or to perish with thirst in the sight of water; and a greater grief to perish helpless in the presence of those upon whom we rely for help, when having power they want will to relieve us, then when having will they want power. It is all one to the people whether their guides are blind or always wink; whether there be no light at all, or it be hid from them under a bushel; whether they hear not Gods embassy because they cannot, or because they will not deliver it; whether their nurses want milk themselves or will not suffer them to suck it; whether they have ignorant shepherds that cannot feed them, or idle shepherds that will not feed them; whether they perish for want of knowledge, because their Ministers cannot teach them, or because having knowledge he will not teach them.
But as they are worse in themselues, then ignorant Ministers, so as bad to the people; for it is all one to these hungrie soules, whether their Ministers suffer them to starue, eyther because they haue no prouision of foode, or because hauing store they will not communicate it for their reliefe; sauing that it is a greater torment to the minde to starue in the sight of meate, or to perish with thirst in the sight of water; and a greater griefe to perish helplesse in the presence of those vpon whom we relye for help, when hauing power they want will to relieue vs, then when hauing will they want power. It is all one to the people whether their guides are blinde or alwayes wincke; whether there bee no light at all, or it bee hid from them vnder a bushell; whether they heare not Gods ambassage because they cannot, or because they will not deliuer it; whether their nurses want milke themselues or will not suffer them to sucke it; whether they haue ignorant shepheards that cannot feede them, or idle shepheards that will not feede them; whether they perish for want of knowledge, because their Ministers cannot teach them, or because hauing knowledge he will not teach them.