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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.
Thirdly, we here learn from the name which the holy 1Ghost giveth unto idols, that they do not give unto those who are devoted to their service any true comfort, or sound joy, or peace of conscience, but contrariwise, horror and scare, disquietness of mind, and just cause of grief and sorrow, in respect of the manifold miseries & calamities which they bring to both soul, body, and state in this life and the life to come. For whereas those who serve the Lord the Prince of peace and God of all consolation, may certainly expect from him peace of conscience, in the middest of all worldly garboils, and true comfort when they are compassed about with all calamities; contrariwise they who worship idols, serve Satan the prince of terror and fear, who continually tormenteth his vassals with perplexed minds, and troubled consciences, and draweth them to their devotions by dreadful apparitions, and affrighting terrors, having no ground to give unto them whereupon they may build any sound comfort. Whereas those who truly serve God according to his revealed will, may securely expect help in the time of trouble, and protection and deliverance in the time of danger, because he is omniscient and knoweth our estates, omnipotent, and can relieve us, & most kind and gracious, and will not withdraw his helping hand when we stand in need: contrariwise these idols are blind and cannot ⟨p. 325⟩see us, impotent and cannot help us, without any love, yea without reason, sense, and life, and therefore regard us not when we most implore their aide. Of the former we have an example in Elijah, who worshipping the true God in a true manner, was heard of God, magnified in the sight of the people, by an admirable miracle, and protected and delivered in the middest of all dangers; of the others in Baals Priests, 2who by worshipping their idol, got nothing but wounds to their bodies, anguish and perplexity to their minds and souls, and utter destruction to them both. The like reward had Jeroboam, Ahab, and the rest of the idolatrous Kings, for their zealous devotions, and painful service which they performed to their idols.
Thirdly, wee here learne from the name which the holie 1