A69234:1462
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 use hereof is, that we learn hereby to hate the company 1of wicked men, as well when they smile, as when they frown, when they flatter and allure, as when they threaten and offer violence: seeing when they most fawn upon us, they most defile us; they mortally stab us, whilst they kindly embrace us; and whilst they are entered into most friendly parlies of peace and love, they are undermining our State, and plotting treacherous treasons against both our souls and bodies: especially let us be careful to withstand their first allurements, and turn away our eyes from their enticing baits, and even stop our ears against these Sirens songs, before we hear their charming notes: for if this worldly birdlime of wicked company, have once taken hold of us, like silly birds the more we strive, the more we shall be inveigled and made unfit to fly from them; and if we do but give them audience, they will so allure us with their bewitching tunes, that we shall have no power to withhold us from their company, though Siren-like they entice us to come amongst them, that they may devour and prey upon us.
The vse hereof is, that we learne hereby to hate the companie 1of wicked men, as well when they smile, as when they frowne, when they flatter and allure, as when they threaten and offer violence: seeing when they most fawne vpon vs, they most defile vs; they mortally stab vs, whilest they kindly embrace vs; and whilest they are entred into most friendly parlies of peace and loue, they are vndermining our State, and plotting treacherous treasons against both our soules and bodies: especially let vs bee carefull to withstand their first allurements, and turne away our eyes from their inticing baites, and euen stoppe our eares against these Syrens songs, before wee heare their charming notes: for if this worldly birdiime of wicked company, haue once taken hold of vs, like sillie birds the more we striue, the more we shall be inuegled and made vnfit to flie from them; and if we do but giue them audience, they will so allure vs with their bewitching tunes, that we shall haue no power to withhold vs from their company, though Syren-like they entice vs to come amongst them, that they may deuour and prey vpon vs.
- 1We must shun the company of wicked men.