A69234:1335
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.
And thus have we seen what their sin was, as it is here plainly expressed; the which also in the same words is much aggravated: first, in that they did not only seldom fall into this sin, but made it an usual and common practise, & this is signified by the Verb here used in the original, which being in the second Conjugation of Actives, doth imply the frequency of the action, as Tremelius observeth; as also where he saith, that they sacrificed on the mountains and hills, in the plural number, and under the Oak, Poplar, and Elm, whereby he intimateth that the Israelites were not contented to commit this Idolatry in one or two places, or upon some few Altars, but they had many hills, many groves, many Alters, & many Chapels and Temples, which they had erected in every part of the Land. Wherein it seemeth they gloried as though they were in better case, and much to be preferred before the Jews, seeing they had but one Temple, & one Altar for sacrifices, and another for sweet incense, where as they had great variety and choice of Temples and Alters for their devotions.
And thus haue we seene what their sinne was, as it is here plainly expressed; the which also in the same words is much aggrauated: first, in that they did not onely seldome fall into this sinne, but made it an vsuall and common practise, & this is signified by the Verbe here vsed in the original, which being in the second Conjugation of Actiues, doth imply the frequency of the action, as Tremelius obserueth; as also where he saith, that they sacrificed on the mountaines and hils, in the plurall number, and vnder the Oke, Popler, and Elme, whereby he intimateth that the Israelites were not contented to commit this Idolatry in one or two places, or vpon some few Altars, but they had many hils, many groues, many Alters, & many Chappels and Temples, which they had erected in euery part of the Land. Wherein it seemeth they gloryed as though they were in better case, and much to be preferred before the Iewes, seeing they had but one Temple, & one Altar for sacrifices, and another for sweet incense, where as they had great varietie and choise of Temples and Alters for their deuotions.
Secondly, their sin was aggravated by their shameless impudency, for they did not commit their spiritual whoredoms in secret corners, but in the eye of the world in most eminent places.