A69234:1416
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 we have seen what was the first means of idolatry, the other is that they should not join with them in their religion, which consisted of true and false worship mingled together; In these words, nor swear the Lord liveeth. In which words he doth not forbid the lawful use of an oath, which being made in truth, righteousness, and judgement, is a part of Gods worship; which is expressly commanded in his word, as appeareth, Deut. 6. 13. and 110. 20. Jer. 4. 2. But only restraineth them from imitating the practise of the Idolatrous Israelites; who joined the worship of God prescribed in his word with their own inventions, and superstitions, and though they served idols yet swore not only by them; but also by the true Jehovah, as appeareth plainly, Amos. 8. 14. They swear by the ⟨p. 287⟩2sin of Samaria, and say thy God O Dan liveth, &c. So 3Zeph. 1. 5. the Lord threateneth his judgements against those in Judah, who did worship and swear by the Lord, and swear by Malcham, The sin therefore which is here forbidden is, their joining a true oath with false worship, and the service of God with the service of idols. So that these words have reference to the former, after this manner; if ye go to Gilgall and Beth-aven to communicate with idols in their idolatry, do not presume to swear by the Lord, nor to make profession of his religion; for he cannot abide that there should be any mixture of his true worship with idolatry, nor that the same mouth should swear by his name, and call upon idols. Neither doth he here simply forbid them to swear at all, but that they should not use this form, the Lord liveth. As though he should say, if ye worship Idols swear by them also, if ye will, but have nothing to do with my name in your oaths, unless you turn from your idolatry. And according to this sense the words may fitly be read (as a learned Hebritian