A69234:1475
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 in general concerning the sins of the Israelites, namely, their stubborn rebellion; which the Prophet useth as an argument, to dissuade the men of Judah, from associating themselves with them. In the next place he doth more specially express the particular sins, which most reigned amongst them, the which are of two sorts: first, their sins against the first table, in this verse: and secondly, their sins against the second table, in the verse following. Their sin against the first table was their idolatry, in these words, Vers. 17. Ephraim is joined to idols: Vers. 17 let him alone. Which words contain two things: first, a reason 1to dissuade the men of Judah from accompanying the Israelites, in these words, Ephraim is joined to idols: and secondly a repetition of the general dehortation, whereby it is re-enforced, in the words following, let him alone.
ANd thus much in generall concerning the sinnes of the Israelites, namely, their stubborne rebellion; which the Prophet vseth as an argument, to disswade the men of Iuda, from associating themselues with them. In the next place he doth more specially expresse the particular sinnes, which most raigned amongst them, the which are of two sorts: first, their sins against the first table, in this verse: and secondly, their sinnes against the second table, in the verse following. Their sinne against the first table was their idolatrie, in these words, Vers. 17. Ephraim is ioyned to idols: Vers. 17 let him alone. Which words containe two things: first, a reason 1to disswade the men of Iuda from accompanying the Israelites, in these words, Ephraim is ioyned to idols: and secondly a repetition of the generall dehortation, whereby it is reenforced, in the words following, let him alone.
- 1The exposition.
Concerning the former: here by Ephraim we are Synecdochically to understand the ten Tribes of Israel, which made a defection from the house of David, and joined with Jeroboam. But Ephraim one of the ten, is here and elsewhere principally named: first, because it was at this time chief of all the rest, both in honour and wealth. Secondly, he nameth Ephraim only, to upbraid his unthankfulness, in that he had abused Gods extraordinary mercy towards him; for whereas he had of the mere mercy and love of God, received the preeminence before his elder brother Manasseh, in his great grandfather Jacobs blessing, and the privilege of the birthright, the which also the Lord verified by the event, this should have moved him to extraordinary thankfulness and obedience; he contrariwise did not only himself make a fearful defection from God, and his pure religion, but polluted also the whole kingdom with his superstition & idolatry, and became the head, and first mover of this horrible Apostasy. Lastly, he here nameth Ephraim, rather then any other Tribe, because Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and other