A69234:1450
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.
Lastly, he here intimateth their wicked abuse of Gods blessings, wherewith being as it were fatted and pampered to the full, they did not only ungratefully forget and forsake the Lord, but also rebelliously cast off the yoke of his government, and stubbornly opposed his will, and as it were in savage and brutish manner made head against him.
Lastly, hee heere intimateth their wicked abuse of Gods blessings, wherewith being as it were fatted and pampered to the full, they did not only vngratefully forget and forsake the Lord, but also rebelliously cast off the yoke of his gouernment, and stubbornely opposed his will, and as it were in sauage and brutish manner made head against him.
Now what could be a more forcible dissuasion to restrain all amongst the people of Judah, in whom there was any spark of grace, or dram of goodness, from consorting with the Israelites in near familiarity, and much more in their Heathenish idolatry, then this, that they were barbarous, yea brutish rebels against the sovereign Majesty and most mighty King of heaven and earth, who after an audacious manner resisted and opposed against God, as it were to his face, and who had separated themselves from Gods true Church, and from the communion of Saints to join with the Heathen people in their idolatry, and that not being urged through any necessity, but of a wayward will and unruly wantonness, unto which they were come through the wicked and ungrateful abuse of Gods blessings and plentiful benefits, wherewith they were fed and pampered, according to that, Deut. 32. 15. But he that should have bin upright, when he waxed fat, spurned with his heel. Thou art fat, thou art 1gross, thou art laden with fatness: therefore he forsook God that made him, and regarded not the strong God of his salvation: Amos 4. 1.
Now what could be a more forcible disswasion to restraine all amongst the people of Iuda, in whō there was any sparke of grace, or dramme of goodnesse, from consorting with the Israelites in neere familiaritie, and much more in their Heathenish idolatrie, then this, that they were barbarous, yea brutish rebels against the soueraigne Maiestie and most mightie King of heauen and earth, who after an audacious manner resisted and opposed against God, as it were to his face, and who had separated themselues from Gods true Church, and from the communion of Saints to ioyne with the Heathen people in their idolatrie, and that not being vrged through any necessitie, but of a waiward will and vnruly wantonnesse, vnto which they were come through the wicked and vngratefull abuse of Gods blessings and plentifull benefits, wherewith they were fed and pampered, according to that,