A69234:1217
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 reason why the Lord thus dealeth with them is, because they were not Gods true Priests, but shadows only; which were in the place, but performed no substantial duty of that calling, and bore the title, but utterly neglected the main part of their office, the teaching of the people. Now their function, honours, and titles, did not lessen but rather aggravated their sins, in that they unthankfully abused Gods extraordinary benefits, and made their sins more exemplary and scandalous, in which respects it is truly said.
The reason why the Lord thus dealeth with them is, because they were not Gods true Priests, but shadowes onely; which were in the place, but performed no substantiall duty of that calling, and bore the title, but vtterly neglected the maine part of their office, the teaching of the people. Now their function, honours, and titles, did not lessen but rather aggrauated their sinnes, in that they vnthankfully abused Gods extraordinarie benefites, and made their sinnes more exemplarie and scandalous, in which respects it is truely sayde.
Omne animi vitium tantò conspectius in se Crimen habet, quantò maior qui peccat habetur.
Every vice is aggravated by the dignity of the person who doth commit it.
Euery vice is aggrauated by the dignitie of the person who doth commit it.