A69234:1165
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.
And so much concerning the second sin, laid to the charge of the Priests: the third followeth together with the punishment denounced against it. Verse. 7. As they were Verse. 7 increased so they sinned against me; therefore will I change their glory into shame. The which words contain two parts: 1first, the Priests sin: secondly, their punishment. Their sin was the ungrateful abuse of Gods abundant blessings and rich mercies, multiplied upon them; in these words: As they were increased the more they sinned against me. Where he expresseth both the blessings multiplied upon the Priests, and their abuse of them; the blessings in these words, as they were increased. Whereby is signified, not only that the Lord had multiplied the Priests in number, but also ⟨p. 169⟩(and that as I take it more principally) that he had increased them in riches, power, and dignity above the rest of the people; the which extraordinary benefits, should have wrought in them an extraordinary measure of thankfulness and care to glorify God, seeing he was the sole author of all their preferment; as he also implieth, whereas he saith, not that they had thus increased themselves, but that they were increased, namely by the Lord their God.
ANd so much concernig the second sinne, laide to the charge of the Priests: the third followeth together with the punishment denounced against it. Verse. 7. As they were Verse. 7 increased so they sinned against mee; therefore will I change their glorie into shame. The which words containe two parts: 1first, the Priests sinne: secondly, their punishment. Their sinne was the vngratfull abuse of Gods abundant blessings and rich mercies, multiplyed vpon them; in these wordes: As they were increased the more they sinned against me. Where hee expresseth both the blessings multiplyed vpon the Priests, and their abuse of them; the blessings in these words, as they were increased. Whereby is signified, not onely that the Lord had multiplyed the Priests in number, but also ⟨p. 169⟩(and that as I take it more principally) that he had increased them in riches, power, and dignitie aboue the rest of the people; the which extraordinary benefites, should haue wrought in them an extraordinary measure of thankfulnesse and care to glorifie God, seeing he was the sole authour of all their preferment; as he also implyeth, whereas he saith, not that they had thus increased themselues, but that they were increased, namely by the Lord their God.