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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.
And thus have I showed their luxurious pampering of themselves in ease and belly-cheer, signified in the first words. Their greedy avarice, whereby they maintained themselves in these luxurious courses, may partly appear by that which hath been said, but is more plainly expressed in the words following: And they lift up their minds unto their iniquity, that is, they not only curiously observe what sins are committed by the people, but also earnestly desire that they may offend, that out of their falls they may raise their own gain and advantage. So that in this place to lift up their minds unto their iniquity, is to expect, and as it were to gape after their sins as after a pray, which they earnestly covet to seize upon. And thus this phrase is used in other places, as Deut. 24. 15. Where it is said, that 1they should not delay to pay the workmans hire, because he is poor, and lifteth up his mind unto it (for so the words are) that is, earnestly expecteth, and wholly dependeth upon it, because by it his life is sustained. So Jer. 22. 27. But unto 2the land where unto they lift up their minds that they may return, they shall not return.
And thus haue I shewed their luxurious pampering of themselues in ease and bellie-cheare, signified in the first words. Their greedy auarice, vvhereby they maintained themselues in these luxurious courses, may partly appeare by that which hath beene saide, but is more plainely expressed in the words following: And they lift vp their mindes vnto their iniquitie, that is, they not onely curiously obserue what sinnes are committed by the people, but also earnestly desire that they may offend, that out of their falls they may raise their owne gaine and aduantage. So that in this place to lift vp their mindes vnto their iniquitie, is to expect, and as it were to gape after their sinnes as after a pray, which they earnestly couet to seaze vpon. And thus this phrase is vsed in other places, as Deut. 24. 15. Where it is said, that 1