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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 thus much concerning the sins and punishments, both of the Priests and people. Now whereas it might be well wondered at, that the people who professed themselves the people of God, a chosen nation, and more holy and religious then all others, & that these priests who boasted that they were the Priests of the Lord, and had the Law and testimonies, which they were daily to read, study and publish unto the people, should be besotted with ignorance, and corrupted with so many enormous crimes: in the next words he rendereth the reason, namely, that they were become brutish in their sins, because by wallowing themselves in brutish pleasures, they were wholly infatuated and deprived of their understandings. This reason is expressed Verse 11. Verse 11 Whoredom, and wine and new wine take away their heart. As though he should have said, it is no marvel, that these 1Priests and people, howsoever they make profession of religion, are sottish in their sins, and more like beasts then men; seeing by addicting themselves wholly to brutish pleasures, they have lost the use of common reason, and have no understanding in any good thing.
ANd thus much concerning the sinnes and punishments, both of the Priests and people. Now whereas it might bee well wondred at, that the people who professed themselues the people of God, a chosen nation, and more holy and religious then al others, & that these priests who boasted that they were the Priests of the Lord, and had the Law and testimonies, which they were dayly to reade, study and publish vnto the people, should be besotted with ignorance, and corrupted with so many enormious crimes: in the next words he rendreth the reason, namely, that they were become brutish in their sinnes, because by wallowing themselues in brutish pleasures, they were wholy infatuated and depriued of their vnderstandings. This reason is expressed Verse 11. Verse 11 Whoredome, and wine and new wine take away their heart. As though hee should haue said, it is no meruaile, that these 1