A69234:1479
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 this was the manner of their conjunction. The things 1to which they were joined, were their idols. The word here used, is derived from an Hebrew root, which signifieth sorrow, grief, and terror, and therefore Junius translateth it, Coniunctus est terriculis Ephraim, whereby is implied that the worshipping and serving of idols, never bringeth any sound comfort, peace of conscience, or cheerful devotion, but grief and servile fear, anxiety and trouble of mind.
And this was the maner of their coniunction. The things 1to which they were ioyned, were their idols. The word here vsed, is deriued from an Hebrew roote, which signifieth sorrow, griefe, and terror, and therefore Iunius translateth it, Coniunctus est terriculis Ephraim, wherby is implied that the worshipping and seruing of idols, neuer bringeth any sound comfort, peace of conscience, or cheerefull deuotion, but griefe and seruile feare, anxietie and trouble of mind.
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And this is the meaning of the first part of this verse. Now upon this reason alleged, the former dehortation is urged and enforced, in these words, Let them alone. The which many learned Expositors understand, as the speech of God to the Prophet; as though the Lord seeing the stubborn perverseness of the people, who by no means would be reclaimed, should enjoin his Prophet to surcease his labours, and to give them over as being a desperate cure. But I rather take it, to be the speech of the Prophet himself to the people of Judah, dissuading them from intermeddling with the Israelites, because they were such gross idolaters, as were now become past hope of amendment. And I thus ⟨p. 319⟩