A69234:1372
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 I do the rather expound these words in this general sense, both because they may well bear it, and also because this spiritual and carnal whoredom are seldom severed, it being an usual paradox with idolaters to judge the sins of uncleanness to be venial, as we may see in the example of the Israelites in former times, and in the Papists at this day, whose devotions and superstitions are so polluted with carnal filthiness, that all Christendom doth take knowledge thereof. Now in this respect also it was just with God to punish them with the adulteries of their wives and daughters, for seeing they had defiled and deflowered other mens wives and daughters▪ it was a just and proportionable punishment, that theirs also should grind unto other men, as Job speaketh.1
And I doe the rather expound these words in this generall sense, both because they may well beare it, and also because this spirituall and carnall whoredome are seldome seuered, it being an vsuall paradoxe with idolaters to judge the sinnes of vncleannesse to be veniall, as we may see in the example of the Israelites in former times, and in the Papists at this day, whose deuotions and superstitions are so polluted with carnall filthinesse, that all Christendome doth take knowledge thereof. Now in this respect also it was just with God to punish them with the adulteries of their wiues and daughters, for seeing they had defiled and deflowred other mens wiues and daughters▪ it was a just and proportionable punishment, that theirs also should grinde vnto other men, as Iob speaketh.1