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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.
And so much concerning their punishment generally expressed. In the next place it is particularly specified, Verse 10. For they shall eat and not have enough, they shall Verse 10 commit Adultery and shall not increase, because they have left off to take heed to the Lord. In which words he doth proportionate 1a punishment to their sin, and withal adjoineth another cause of all the evil which he brought upon them. The punishment proportionable to their sin is, that whereas they bent their whole endeavour to pamper the belly, and to pass their days in all voluptuous excess, the Lord threateneth that they should spend all their labour in vain, for either they should not attain to that plenty which they so earnestly desired, or though they had abundance, yet he would with-draw his blessing and make all unprofitable, so as they should find no contentment in any thing which they enjoyed: and whereas they exceedingly desired to have store of children, unto whom they might leave that abundant wealth which they had covetously scraped by the wicked abuse of their office and Priest-hood, that so they might perpetuate their names and continue an everlasting memory of themselves in their posterity; and because they could not have so many children as they desired in lawful marriage, therefore gave themselves to unlawful lusts, and multiplied their adulteries, that so at least they might increase a bastardly brood, who might succeed them; the Lord threateneth that he would cross them in this their wicked purpose also; for howsoever they multiplied their whoredoms for increase, yet their posterity should not hereby be multiplied, but their name should perish notwithstanding all their wicked devices to continue it, and their wealth which they desired should be enjoyed by their children, should all come into ⟨p. 207⟩the hands of strangers.
ANd so much concerning their punishment generally expressed. In the next place it is particularly specified, Verse 10. For they shall eat and not haue enough, they shall Verse 10 commit Adulterie and shall not increase, because they haue left off to take heede to the Lord. In which words he doth proportionate