A69234:1483
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 surely not without reason, are those to be condemned as the most grievous malefactors, who being most highly advanced by God in the fruition of all his gifts and blessings, do notwithstanding dishonour him by their sins, and with an high hand rebel against him. First, because to their other sins, they add horrible ingratitude, a vice odious ⟨p. 321⟩to God and man: for whereas Gods bounty should oblige them to duty and obedience, they forgetting or neglecting the author of their preferment, abuse his own gifts to his dishonour: and like unthankful rebels being advanced and enriched by their Sovereign, use all their credit, power and wealth to strengthen them in their rebellion. Secondly, because those who are advanced above others, in honour, power, and riches, are seated as it were upon a hill, and in the eye of all men, whereby it cometh to pass that their sins are exemplary, and so they do not only offend God themselves, but also draw others to imitate their wickedness; and hereby their single sins are doubled and redoubled upon their sinful souls, according to the number of those who are corrupted by their evil example.
And surely not without reason, are those to be condemned as the most grieuous malefactours, who being most highly aduanced by God in the fruition of all his gifts and blessings, do notwithstanding dishonor him by their sinnes, and with an high hand rebell against him. First, because to their other sinnes, they adde horrible ingratitude, a vice odious ⟨p. 321⟩to God and man: for whereas Gods bountie should oblige them to dutie and obedience, they forgetting or neglecting the author of their preferment, abuse his owne gifts to his dishonour: and like vnthankfull rebels being aduanced and inriched by their Soueraigne, vse all their credit, power and wealth to strengthen them in their rebellion. Secondly, because those who are aduanced aboue others, in honour, power, and riches, are seated as it were vpon a hill, and in the eye of all men, whereby it commeth to passe that their sinnes are exemplarie, and so they doe not only offend God themselues, but also draw others to imitate their wickednes; and hereby their single sinnes are doubled and redoubled vpon their sinfull soules, according to the number of those who are corrupted by their euill example.