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…

The like example we have else where in the book of God; when Noah neglected the duty of temperance and sobriety towards God, his wicked son Ham neglected the duty of reverence towards him. When Ely was so indulgent towards his sons, that he would rather displease God, by suffering them to dishonour his name, then he would displease his sons by giving them due correction, whereby they might have been reclaimed from their sins, they neglected all duty to their father, contemned his holy admonitions, and so brought shame and reproach upon the whole family. For the Lord caused in one day not only the glory to depart from Israel, when the Ark was taken, which chiefly redounded to the dishonour of Ely, who then was the Judge of Israel, but also took away his sons, which were to be the glory of his house, and together with them the office of the Priesthood, and so made him inglorious both in the Common-wealth, Church, and in his own private family. The like may be said of David, who because he dishonoured GOD, and caused his holy name to be blasphemed amongst the Gentiles, by his sins of adultery and murder, as also by his indulgency towards his Children, whom he not only corrected not, but not so much as reproved; the Lord punished him not only as he was a King, but also as he was a Father, by suffering both Children and Subjects to neglect their duty: and as both by the sword of the Children of Ammon and his own uncleanness he had dishonoured God; so the Lord used both the sword and filthiness ⟨p. 273⟩of his own Children to his dishonour and disgrace. For Ammon his Son defiled Tamar his Daughter, and then Absalom murdered Ammon, because his Father had not as he ought duly punished his abominable filthiness. And then again when as justice was not executed against Absalom for his murder, according to Gods Law, he lived to the dishonour of his Father, who had not given glory to God by inflicting deserved punishments for sin, defiling his Concubines in the sight of the people, and thrusting him for a time out of his kingdom, with extreme peril of his life.

The like example wee haue else where in the booke of God; when Noah neglected the duty of temperance and sobriety towards God, his wicked sonne Cham neglected the dutie of reuerence towards him. When Elie was so indulgent towards his sonnes, that hee would rather displease God, by suffering them to dishonour his name, then hee would displease his sonnes by giuing them due correction, whereby they might haue beene reclaymed from their sinnes, they neglected all dutie to their father, contemned his holy admonitions, and so brought shame and reproach vpon the whole familie. For the Lord caused in one day not onely the glory to depart from Israell, when the Arke was taken, which chiefly redounded to the dishonour of Elie, who then was the Iudge of Israell, but also tooke away his sonnes, which were to be the glory of his house, and togeather with them the office of the Priesthood, and so made him inglorious both in the Common-wealth, Church, and in his owne priuate familie. The like may be sayd of Dauid, who because hee dishonoured GOD, and caused his holy name to be blasphemed amongst the Gentiles, by his sinnes of adulterie and murther, as also by his indulgency towards his Children, whom he not onely corrected not, but not so much as reproued; the Lord punished him not onely as hee was a King, but also as hee was a Father, by suffering both Children and Subjects to neglect their duetie: and as both by the sword of the Children of Ammon and his owne vncleanesse hee had dishonoured God; so the Lord vsed both the sword and filthines