A69234:1289
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.
Lastly, he aggravateth their sin, by their sottish folly, in that they had not only refused the counsel and direction of the most wise and all-seeing God, but also had made choice of base and blind Idols made of wood and stone to be their guides and counsellors; which were in other things (though not in this) far more senseless then themselves, and suffered themselves to be advised and directed by their staves, which were not only destitute of understanding, but also of sense and motion. but as it pleased themselves to carry, move, turn and rule them, herein like unto blind men, who refer themselves over to be guided by their staff in their way which themselves carry. Yea, in truth herein far more blind and extremely sottish, in that the blind mans staff, howsoever it doth sometimes deceive, yet most commonly it helpeth him to avoid dangers, whereas these men suffering themselves to be guided by these staves of devilish superstition, are thereby misled into the deep pit of eternal destruction.
Lastly, he aggrauateth their sinne, by their sottish follie, in that they had not onely refused the counsaile and direction of the most wise and all-seeing God, but also had made choyse of base and blinde Idols made of wood and stone to be their guides and counsailours; which were in other things (though not in this) far more senslesse then themselues, and suffered themselues to bee aduised and directed by their staues, which were not onely destitute of vnderstanding, but also of sense and motion. but as it pleased themselues to carrie, moue, turne and rule them, herein like vnto blind men, who refer themselues ouer to be guided by their staffe in their way which themselues carry. Yea, in truth herein farre more blinde and extreamely sottish, in that the blinde mans staffe, howsoeuer it doth sometimes deceiue, yet most commonly it helpeth him to auoide dangers, whereas these men suffering themselues to be guided by these staues of diuellish superstition, are thereby misled into the deepe pit of eternall destruction.
This sottish folly of idolaters is most excellently deciphered ⟨p. 228⟩by the Prophet Isaiah, Chap. 44. 14. 15. 16. where he saith,