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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 this is the state of such wretched men, who using all wicked means for the compassing of their desires, do after 1much hunting catch nothing: neither is the case of those much better who by unlawful courses have gotten the possession of that which so eagerly they pursued; for though they have it, yet they enjoy it not, though they abound in all worldly things, yet they have no benefit by them, the Lord not giving them hearts to use them to their comforts and contentation. For how many are there who whilst they are pursuing these transitory trifles do highly esteem of them, imagining that they should attain unto a high degree of happiness, if they might attain them, but after that they have once possession of them, can find in their use no comfort or contentation, either because they find them far short of their expectation, or because they have in them as much trouble and vexation, as pleasure and benefit, or finally in that they have wounded their consciences by using wicked means in coming by them.
And this is the state of such wretched men, who vsing all wicked meanes for the compassing of their desires, doe after 1much hunting catch nothing: neither is the case of those much better who by vnlawfull courses haue gotten the possession of that which so eagerly they pursued; for though they haue it, yet they injoy it not, though they abound in all worldly things, yet they haue no benefit by them, the Lord not giuing them hearts to vse them to their comforts and contentation. For how many are there who whilest they are pursuing these transitorie trifles doe highly esteeme of them, imagining that they should attaine vnto a high degree of happinesse, if they might attaine them, but after that they haue once possession of them, can finde in their vse no comfort or contentation, either because they finde them far short of their expectation, or because they haue in them as much trouble and vexation, as pleasure and benefit, or finally in that they haue wounded their consciences by vsing wicked meanes in comming by them.
- 1Wicked men have no comfort in worldly benefits.Wicked men haue no comfort in worldly benefits.