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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.
The Last thing which is here to be observed, is, that the 1Lord condemneth all manner of mixture between true religion and false religion, between his pure worship prescribed in his word, and will-worship, superstition and idolatry. For he could not endure that those who went up to Gilgal and Beth-aven, and communicated with idolaters, should swear by his name, and thereby make a kind of outward profession of his religion: he could not abide the halting of the Israelites between him and Baal, but putteth them to their choice, either to worship him alone, or Baal alone, 1. King. 18. The like place we have, Ezech. 20. 39. As 2for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord God, go you and serve every one his idol, seeing that you will not obey me; and pollute my holy name no more, with your gifts and with your idols. So Zeph. 1. 4. 5. he threateneth to cut off all those who worshipped 3the host of heaven, and them that worship and swear by the Lord, and sweared also by Malchan. And this was the sin of the Samaritans, who worshipped the true Jehovah, because they would avoid his punishments, but withal worshipped together with him the gods of their own countries, as appeareth, 2. King. 17. 29. 30.4
The Last thing which is heere to be obserued, is, that the 1Lord condemneth all manner of mixture betweene true religion and false religion, betweene his pure worship prescribed in his word, and wil-worship, superstition and idolatrie. For he could not endure that those who went vp to Gilgal and Beth-auen, and communicated with idolaters, should sweare by his name, and thereby make a kind of outward profession of his religion: he could not abide the halting of the Israelites betweene him and Baal, but putteth them to their choice, either to worship him alone, or Baal alone,