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…

And so much concerning the third sin, whereof the Priests are convicted and condemned, and the punishment denounced against it. The last sin which particularly is laid to their charge is, their greedy luxuriousness, whereby they were wholly addicted to pleasures, and pampered themselves with ease and belly-cheer; in the mean time neglecting the main duties of the Priesthood, whereby they should have glorified God, and preserved from destruction both themselves and those also which were committed to their charge. And because they could not maintain this profuse luxury without great comings in and extraordinary gains, therefore they used all wicked and unlawful means to enrich themselves, both by neglecting the duties of their callings which God required, and committing grievous sins which in his word he had forbidden. And this is contained Verse. 8. They eat up the sins of my Verse. 8 people: and they lift up their minds unto their iniquity. In which words is set down a master sin, and his attendant. The master sin is luxuriousness, in these words: they eat up the sins of my people. The attendant is unlawful ⟨p. 180⟩avarice, in these words following, and they lift up their minds unto their iniquity. In the handling whereof we are first to ¹show the meaning of the words, and then the doctrines which arise out of them.

ANd so much concerning the third sinne, vvhereof the Priests are convicted and condemned, and the punishment denounced against it. The last sinne which particularly is laid to their charge is, their greedy luxuriousnesse, whereby they were vvholy addicted to pleasures, and pampered themselues with ease and belly-cheare; in the meane time neglecting the maine dueties of the Priesthood, vvhereby they should haue glorified God, and preserued from destruction both themselues and those also which vvere committed to their charge. And because they could not maintaine this profuse luxurie vvithout great commings in and extraordinarie gaines, therefore they vsed all wicked and vnlawfull meanes to inrich themselues, both by neglecting the duties of their callings which God required, and committing grieuous sinnes which in his word he had forbidden. And this is contained Verse. 8. They eate vp the sinnes of my Verse. 8 people: and they lift vp their minds vnto their iniquitie. In vvhich words is set downe a maister sinne, and his attendant. The maister sinne is luxuriousnesse, in these vvords: they eate vp the sinnes of my people. The attendant is vnlawfull