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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.
But such are to know, that as Gods mercy and patience will not suffer him to make hast in the punishing of sin, so his justice will not suffer him for ever to let it go unpunished; and howsoever he doth not use martial law in executing justice as soon as the offence is committed, yet let them assure themselves, that unless by repentance they plead their pardon, he will surely visit them, either at his quarter Sessions in this life, or at his general Assizes in the life to come. Though Saul were long reprieved, after he was condemned, yet at last came the fearful day of his execution. Though Naboths blood was long unrevenged, yet at last God visited this sin, both upon Ahab, Jezebel and all their posterity. Though for a time Jeroboam flourished in his Idolatry, yet at length it brought a fearful destruction upon his whole family. And though the Lord for a long while suffered the people of the Jews with great patience and long-suffering, yet at last he payed them home, so that now they are a spectacle of his heavy wrath unto all nations, and a reproach and hissing to the whole world.
But such are to know, that as Gods mercy and patience will not suffer him to make hast in the punishing of sinne, so his justice will not suffer him for euer to let it go vnpunished; and howsoeuer hee doth not vse martiall law in executing justice as soone as the offence is committed, yet let them assure themselues, that vnlesse by repentance they plead their pardon, he will surely visite them, either at his quarter Sessions in this life, or at his generall Assises in the life to come. Though Saul were long repriued, after he was condemned, yet at last came the fearefull day of his execution. Though Naboths bloud was long vnreuenged, yet at last God visited this sinne, both vpon Ahab, Iesabell and all their posterity. Though for a time Ieroboam flourished in his Idolatry, yet at length it brought a fearefull destruction vpon his whole familie. And though the Lord for a long while suffered the people of the Iewes with great patience and long-suffering, yet at last he payed them home, so that now they are a spectacle of his heauy wrath vnto all nations, and a reproach and hissing to the whole world.
The use of this doctrine is, first, for our instruction, that we imitate the Lord in his patience and long long-suffering, not letting the reins loose to fury and revenge, upon every