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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 third thing to be observed is, that he saith he will visit their ways upon them; thereby giving them to understand, 1that he would not in examining and judging of them stand upon their errors, by-paths, and extraordinary actions, but upon their usual behaviour, and upon their ordinary course in their life and conversation. From whence we learn that the Lord in the day of his visitation will not regard nor examine our sins to punish them, nor our good actions to reward them, if they be extraordinary and extravagant, but will deal with us according to our customable carriage of our selves, and usual demeanour: so that if our way and course of life wherein we walk, be the way of holiness and righteousness he justifieth and approveth of us, notwithstanding our many slips and falls in this way, and errors, by-paths, and digressions out of this way: for not only they are to be accounted blessed of God, who sin not, seeing thus the blessing should belong to none of the sons of Adam Christ excepted, but they also are blessed Who have not stood in the way of sinners, nor sate in the seat of the scorners, as it is, Psal. 1. 1. that is, who have not made 2a custom and usual practise of sin and wickedness; and the reason is, because the Lord doth not judge us as he findeth us in some by-way, where into we have been thrust with some violent or sudden passion, but according to that way wherein we walk with a constant purpose and settled resolution. So it is said that they are blessed, who are upright in their way, and walk in the Law of the Lord, Psal. 119 1. 3that is, they are blessed notwithstanding all their infirmities and imperfections, who in the uprightness of their harts ⟨p. 202⟩desire to keep a constant course in godliness; and howsoever they often go astray through error and corruption, yet make choice of Gods Law as the way wherein they desire to walk. For if the Lord should mark what is done amiss, who were able to abide it?