A69234:1218
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.
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.
And this was the first proportion of punishment, the other is that he would proportionate their punishments according to the heinousness of their offences. For I will visit their ways upon them, and reward them their deeds. In which words is set down both the administration of Gods judgements, and the execution; the administration in these words; I will visit their ways upon them. For the understanding whereof we are to know, that the word visit is metaphorical, borrowed from the practise of just Magistrates who going about to punish offenders, do first visit and examine the faults, and then proceed to punishment: so the Lord to approve his righteous judgements, doth show that he will not inflict his punishments rashly, but upon mature deliberation and examination of the delinquents: the which the Lord is able to do in an instant, both in respect of his own infinite knowledge and wisdom, and also in regard that he can always readily produce our witnesses against us, even our own consciences.
And this was the first proportion of punishment, the other is that he would proportionate their punishments according to the haynousnes of their offences. For I will visite their wayes vpon them, and reward them their deeds. In which words is set downe both the administration of Gods judgements, and the execution; the administration in these words; I will visit their waies vpon them. For the vnderstanding wherof we are to know, that the word visit is metaphoricall, borrowed from the practise of just Magistrates who going about to punish offenders, doe first visite and examine the faults, and then proceede to punishment: so the Lord to approue his righteous judgements, doth shew that hee will not inflict his punishments rashly, but vpon mature deliberation and examination of the delinquents: the which the Lord is able to doe in an instant, both in respect of his owne infinite knowledge and wisedome, and also in regard that he can alwayes readily produce our witnesses against vs, euen our owne consciences.