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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.
The use hereof is, to move men to live within their compass, and to embrace temperance and frugality as being 1excellent virtues in themselves, and also singular means to preserve us from many vices, and to restrain us from rushing into grievous tentations: For so long as a man living by his honest labours, doth keep his expenses with in the compass of his gains so long he hath much peace of conscience and contentation of mind, neither is he easily drawn by hazarding his credit and much less his soul, to gain that wealth which he can well want; whereas those who spend their time in idleness pleasure and luxurious excess have always their minds stretched upon the rack of want, tormenting themselves with carking care, how they may salve their credit, and maintain their idle bravery, and luxurious wast; and not being able to compass their desires by honest and lawful means, they lye open to all tentations of the devil, and are ready to entertain any wicked and dishonest course which seemeth to proffer unto them the least gain.
The vse hereof is, to moue men to liue within their compasse, and to imbrace temperance and frugalitie as being 1excellent vertues in themselues, and also singular meanes to preserue vs from many vices, and to restraine vs from rushing into grieuous tentations: For so long as a man liuing by his honest labours, doth keepe his expences with in the compasse of his gaines so long he hath much peace of conscience and contentation of minde, neither is he easily drawn by hazarding his credit and much lesse his soule, to gaine that wealth which he can well want; whereas those who spend their time in idlenesse pleasure and luxurious excesse haue alwayes their mindes stretched vpon the racke of want, tormenting themselues with carking care, how they may salue their credit, and maintaine their idle brauerie, and luxurious wast; and not being able to compasse their desires by honest and lawfull meanes, they lye open to all tentations of the diuell, and are ready to entertaine any wicked and dishonest course which seemeth to proffer vnto them the least gaine.
- 1Frugality is a good virtue.Frugalitie is a good vertue.