A69234:130
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.
Fourthly, whereas the Lord calleth not only his wife, a ⟨p. 34⟩woman of fornications, but his children also, children of fornications: hereby it is manifest, that this was not actually done, but in vision and parable: for if we say, that they were her children before marriage, the text is plain against it, which affirmeth; that she conceived after marriage, and bare these children unto him: if we say, that the Prophet had them by her in lawful marriage; how then could they be truly called children of fornication, though before marriage she had played the harlot?
Fourthly, whereas the Lord calleth not onely his wife, a ⟨p. 34⟩woman of fornications, but his children also, children of fornications: hereby it is manifest, that this was not actually done, but in vision and parable: for if we say, that they were her children before marriage, the text is plaine against it, which affirmeth; that she conceiued after marriage, and bare these children vnto him: if wee say, that the Prophet had them by her in lawfull marriage; how then could they bee truely called children of fornication, though before marriage she had plaied the harlot?
Fifthly, there was no necessity why this should be actually done; seeing, if it only appeared to the Prophet in vision, and were delivered to the people by way of parable, it were sufficient to convince them of their sin; which was the main end the Lord aimed at.
Fiftly, there was no necessitie why this should be actually done; seeing, if it onely appeared to the Prophet in vision, and were deliuered to the people by way of parable, it were sufficient to conuince them of their sinne; which was the maine end the Lord aimed at.