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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.
AND thus much concerning the former part of this 1Chapter, in which I have showed are contained divers bills of Indictments against the rebellious and apostate Church of Israel: now because they were desperately sunk in their wickedness, and past all hope of recovery; In the second part of the Chapter he laboureth to persuade with the house of Judah, that they should not join with them in their sins, nor be seduced by their evil example to make the like Apostasy, least accompanying them in their defection and rebellion, they were also made partakers of their punishments.
AND thus much concerning the former part of this 1Chapter, in which I haue shewed are contayned diuers bils of Inditements against the rebellious and apostate Church of Israell: now because they were desperately suncke in their wickednesse, and past all hope of recouerie; In the second part of the Chapter hee laboureth to perswade with the house of Iuda, that they should not joyne with them in their sinnes, nor be seduced by their euill example to make the like Apostasie, least accompanying them in their defection and rebellion, they were also made pertakers of their punishments.
- 1The second part of the Chapter.
And this is the Prophets main drift and scope in the second part of this Chapter. The parts thereof are two: The first is an admonition to the house of Judah, to avoid the sins of the Israelites. The second containeth certain reasons to enforce it, taken both from the heinousness of their sins, and the greatness of their punishments. The admonition is expressed, verse 15. Though thou Israel play Verse. 15 the harlot, yet let not Judah sin: Come not ye into Gilgall, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The Lord liveth. In which admonition he doth first in general dissuade them