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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 admonition. Now follow the reasons whereby it is enforced, the which are of two sorts; the first are taken from their sins, the other from their punishments. Their sins are first generally propounded, namely, that they were undutiful, stubborn and rebellious, vers. 16. And then they are more specially expounded, to wit, that they had grievously transgressed the first table, by their gross idolatry, vers. 17. and the second also, both by intemperance against themselves, and by their adultery and extortion against their neighbours, vers. 18. Their punishments, which should discourage Judah from imitating their sins, were two, the first was captivity, vers. 16. the other ignominy and confusion, vers. 19.
ANd thus much cōcerning the admonition. Now follow the reasons wherby it is inforced, the which are of two sorts; the first are taken from their sinnes, the other from their punishments. Their sinnes are first generally propounded, namely, that they were vndutiful, stubborne and rebellious, vers. 16. And then they are more specially expounded, to wit, that they had grieuously transgressed the first table, by their grosse idolatrie, vers. 17. and the second also, both by intemperancie against themselues, and by their adultery and extorsion against their neighbours, vers. 18. Their punishments, which should discourage Iuda from imitating their sinnes, were two, the first was captiuitie, vers. 16. the other ignominie and confusion, vers. 19.
And these are the particular branches, of this last part of the Chapter. Now we will entreat of them as they lie in order. Vers. 16. For Israel is rebellious as an unruly heifer: now the Vers. 16 Lord will feed them as a lamb in a large place. In which words are 1