A69234:1311
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.
Secondly, it serveth to admonish us, that we do not with ⟨p. 239⟩the unthankful Israelites desire to return again into this 1Egyptian servitude, because we would enjoy those pompous pleasures which the advocates of Rome do offer unto us, but that we rather make choice of the afflicted way of gods truth, which will in the end bring us to the heavenly Canaan. And to this purpose we must avoid not only the grosest kinds of Idolatry and superstition, but also all the petite sorts thereof, yea we must carefully fly the means of idolatry, as will-worship, society with Idolaters, especially in that near bond of marriage, ignorance of Gods true religion, whereby we make our selves like blind men, which may easily be led any way, and as it were an easy pray to be devoured of those locusts, the Priests, and Jesuits, which are come out of the bottomless pit.
Secondly, it serueth to admonish vs, that we doe not with ⟨p. 239⟩the vnthankfull Israelits desire to returne againe into this 1Egyptian seruitude, because we would injoy those pompous pleasures which the aduocates of Rome doe offer vnto vs, but that we rather make choise of the afflicted way of gods truth, which wil in the end bring vs to the heauenly Canaan. And to this purpose we must auoide not onely the grosest kindes of Idolatrie and superstition, but also all the pettite sorts therof, yea we must carefully flye the meanes of idolatrie, as will-worship, society with Idolaters, especially in that neere bond of mariage, ignorance of Gods true religion, whereby wee make our selues like blind men, which may easilie be led any way, and as it were an easie pray to be deuoured of those locusts, the Priests, and Iesuits, which are come out of the bottomelesse pit.
- 1We must not desire to return into this Romish servitude.We must not desire to return into this Romish seruitude.