A69234:1333
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.
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.
So that the cause why they transgressed Gods commandment was as it seemeth their good meaning, whereby they imagined that by taking their own courses, they should be much better fitted for his service, then by following his direction in his word; which in truth was nothing else but carnal and abominable pride in them, whereby they thought ⟨p. 248⟩themselves wiser then God himself, and preferred their own will-worship and human inventions, before Gods revealed will.
So that the cause why they transgressed Gods commaundement was as it seemeth their good meaning, whereby they imagined that by taking their owne courses, they should be much better fitted for his seruice, then by following his direction in his word; which in truth was nothing els but carnall and abhominable pride in them, whereby they thought