A69234:1240
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 of this doctrine is, that we labour for upright 1harts, and constantly resolve to forsake all sin, and to embrace all righteousness in our lives and conversations; and then if besides our purpose and desire we digress out of the right way by falling into some sin through infirmity and the violence of our corruptions, the Lord will spare us as a father spareth his child, who desireth to please him, as he professeth, Mal. 3. 17. Neither shall our imperfections and 2slips, with-draw Gods love or hinder our salvation, because he doth not visit nor punish men, according to their errors and slips, but according to their ways, and ordinary course of life.
The vse of this doctrine is, that wee labour for vpright 1harts, and constantly resolue to forsake all sinne, and to imbrace all righteousnesse in our liues and conuersations; and then if besides our purpose and desire we digresse out of the right way by falling into some sinne through infirmitie and the violence of our corruptions, the Lord will spare vs as a father spareth his childe, who desireth to please him, as hee professeth, Mal. 3. 17. Neither shall our imperfections and 2slips, with-draw Gods loue or hinder our saluation, because he doth not visite nor punish men, according to their errours and slips, but according to their wayes, and ordinarie course of life.
- 1We must labour for upright harts.We must labour for vpright harts.
- 2Mal. 3. 17.