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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.
Now this punishment by the Law of requital, is proportionated unto their sin, for as the Idolaters did rob God of his ⟨p. 251⟩honour to give it unto Idols, so the Lord threateneth to spoil them of their honours, and to expose their names to infamy 1and reproach, by suffering their wives and daughters to play the Harlots; and because being his spouse and children they prostituted themselves to idols, and exceedingly grieved him by their Adulteries, therefore he would vex them also, by suffering their wives and children to defile themselves with Adulterers, that so by their own grief, they might learn how much they had grieved the Lord with their spiritual fornications.
Now this punishment by the Law of requitall, is proportionated vnto their sin, for as the Idolaters did rob God of his ⟨p. 251⟩honour to giue it vnto Idols, so the Lord threatneth to spoile them of their honours, and to expose their names to infamie 1and reproach, by suffering their wiues and daughters to play the Harlots; and because being his spouse and children they prostituted themselues to idols, and exceedingly grieued him by their Adulteries, therefore hee would vexe them also, by suffering their wiues and children to defile themselues with Adulterers, that so by their owne griefe, they might learne how much they had grieued the Lord with their spirituall fornications.
Whereby the Lord showeth, that in the day of his visitation he needeth not to seek far for means of revenge, seeing he could make them their own executioners, and their nearest and dearest friends the instruments of his wrath, to inflict on them deserved punishments.