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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.
Seeing therefore our corrupt nature is so inclinable to 1this vice of forgetfulness, let us labour not only to see it, but also to subdue and mortify it; which that we may the rather perform with the greater care and conscience, let us consider the grievousness of the sin, and the greatness of the punishment which doth attend it. The grievousness of the sin herein appeareth, in that it is not only in it self heinous, but a cause also of innumerable other sins. In it self it is a heinous sin as appeareth by the Lords often and earnest forbidding of it. So Deut. 4. 23. Take heed unto ⟨p. 165⟩2your selves, least you forget the covenant of the Lord your God. and 8. 11. Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, not keeping his commandments. And when the people notwithstanding these admonitions, did forget the Lord, he grievously complaineth of this neglect. So Deu. 32. 18. thou hast forgotten 3the mighty God that begat thee and formed thee. Esa. 57. 11. & Jer. 2. 32. Can a maid forget her ornament, or a bride her attire? yet my people hath forgotten me days with out number.
Seeing therefore our corrupt nature is so inclinable to 1this vice of forgetfulnesse, let vs labour not onely to see it, but also to subdue and mortifie it; which that we may the rather performe with the greater care and conscience, let vs consider the grieuousnesse of the sinne, and the greatnesse of the punishment which doth attend it. The grieuousnesse of the sinne herein appeareth, in that it is not onely in it selfe haynous, but a cause also of innumerable other sinnes. In it selfe it is a haynous sinne as appeareth by the Lords often and earnest forbidding of it. So