A69234:1332
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.
So that they could not pretend ignorance for their excuse, being sufficiently instructed both by Gods works and also by his word, and therefore it is manifest, that being wholly carried away with a spirit of fornications they committed these sins proudly and presumptuously against Gods Majesty, preferring humane inventions and their own superstitions before Gods revealed will.
So that they could not pretend ignorance for their excuse, being sufficiently instructed both by Gods workes and also by his word, and therefore it is manifest, that being wholy carried away with a spirit of fornications they committed these sinnes proudly and presumptuously against Gods Majestie, preferring humane inuentions and their owne superstitions before Gods reuealed will.
Nevertheless some colour of excuse they had to blind their own judgements, gag their consciences, and to stop the mouths of all reprovers, namely, because the shadow of these groves and trees was good, that is, both pleasant and profitable; pleasant both in respect of the delightful shade, and the sweetness of the air, which usually accompanieth such places, and profitable not only for the enlarging their devotions, but because they were thereby also preserved from the scorching heat of the sun, with which the people of those countries were sometimes molested, and so fitted as they thought with more alacrity to perform their religious services.
Neuerthelesse some colour of excuse they had to blinde their owne judgements, gagge their consciences, and to stop the mouthes of all reprouers, namely, because the shadow of these groues and trees was good, that is, both pleasant and profitable; pleasant both in respect of the delightfull shade, and the sweetnesse of the aire, which vsually accompanyeth such places, and profitable not onely for the inlarging their deuotions, but because they were thereby also preserued from the scorching heat of the sunne, with which the people of those countries were sometimes molested, and so fitted as they thought with more alacritrie to performe their religious seruices.