A69234:1146
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 confuteth the doctrine of the Church of Rome, who approve their Priest-hood (not by their knowledge or painfulness in teaching the people, both which were utterly neglected in former ages, till of latter years for policy sake, they have been forced to take more pains, or rather through necessity being otherwise unable to defend their declining hierarchy, but) by the continual succession of their Bishops, the which also they make a note infallible of the true Church. Notwithstanding in this they go not before the apostate Church of Israel, who had a continual succession of their Priests and Levites, even from Aaron's time, and yet now they ceased to be the true Church of God, and are rejected from the Priest-hood. It is not therefore the succession of the Ministry, but their knowledge and painful diligence in teaching the people, which approveth them to be the true Ministers of God, and where these are, they are an infallible note of Gods true Church; but when the preaching of the Word is neglected, either through Ignorance or Idleness, there is no Ministry ⟨p. 163⟩approved of God, and consequently no true Church.
Thirdly, it confuteth the doctrine of the Church of Rome, who approue their Priest-hood (not by their knowledge or painefulnesse in teaching the people, both which were vtterly neglected in former ages, till of latter yeares for pollicie sake, they haue beene forced to take more paines, or rather through necessitie being otherwise vnable to defend their declinining hirarchie, but) by the continuall succession of their Bishops, the which also they make a note infallible of the true Church. Notwithstanding in this they goe not before the apostate Church of Israell, who had a continuall succession of their Priests and Leuites, euen from Aarons time, and yet now they ceased to be the true Church of God, and are rejected from the Priest-hood. It is not therfore the succession of the Ministerie, but their knowledge and painefull diligence in teaching the people, which approueth them to be the true Ministers of God, and where these are, they are an infallible note of Gods true Church; but when the preaching of the Word is neglected, eyther through Ignorance or Idlenesse, there is no Ministerie ⟨p. 163⟩approued of God, and consequently no true Church.