A69234:1362
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 much concerning the first degree of their punishment: the second followeth, Verse 14. I will Verse. 14 not visit your daughters when they are harlots, nor your spouses when they are whores: for they themselves are separated (or do separate themselves) with harlots, and sacrifice with whores, therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall. In which words are contained their punishment, and the cause thereof: their punishment is particularly expressed in the first words, I will not visit your daughters, &c. and then upon the inferring of the cause, it is in more general sort repeated and ratified in the last words, therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall. The cause of this punishment is expressed in these words, for they separate themselves with harlots, and sacrifice with whores.
AND thus much concerning the first degree of their punishment: the second followeth, Verse 14. I will Verse. 14 not visite your daughters when they are harlots, nor your spouses when they are whores: for they themselues are separated (or doe separate themselues) with harlots, and sacrifice with whores, therefore the people that doth not vnderstand shall fall. In which wordes are contayned their punishment, and the cause thereof: their punishment is particularly expressed in the first wordes, I will not visite your daughters, &c. and then vpon the inferring of the cause, it is in more generall sort repeated and ratified in the last wordes, therefore the people that doth not vnderstand shall fall. The cause of this punishment is expressed in these words, for they seperate themselues with harlots, and sacrifice with whores.
And these are the parts: the exposition followeth. Some 1of great learning and judgement, do read these words by way of interrogation thus, should not I punish your daughters because they play the harlots? &c. as though he should say, I will most certainly punish them, and I appeal to your own consciences whether it be not just that they should be punished for their uncleanness. The which interpretation they embrace because they think that it could