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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.
So that now our Prophet cometh not as an Ambassador, sent from God with conditions of peace, and with gracious promises, to allure them to obedience: but as a son of thunder, and like an Herald sent from the Lord to denounce open wars against the people, for their gross idolatry and outrageous rebellion, he beginneth his speech unto them.
So that now our Prophet commeth not as an Ambassadour, sent from God with conditions of peace, and with gracious promises, to allure them to obedience: but as a sonne of thunder, and like an Herauld sent from the Lord to denounce open warres against the people, for their grosse idolatry and outragious rebellion, hee beginneth his speech vnto them.
The reason why the Lord causeth his Prophet thus thunderingly to begin his prophecy, was, because the 1people had a long time, even since the beginning of Jeroboam's reign, continued in their sins, especially their gross idolatry: notwithstanding that the Lord had sent divers of his Prophets, to reprove them for their sins, of which their consciences were convinced by Gods law, and to draw them to repentance: sometimes by propounding unto them Gods sweet promises of gracious benefits, if they would turn unto them; and sometimes by threatening punishments against those, who went forward in their sins. All which notwithstanding, ⟨p. 41⟩the people continued uncorrigible, and grew worse and worse; and therefore the Lord causeth the Prophet to deal with them in this hot and rough manner, because they had a long time lien frozen in the dregs of their sins.
The reason why the Lord causeth his Prophet thus thunderingly to beginne his prophecie, was, because the 1people had a long time, euen since the beginning of Ieroboams raigne, continued in their sinnes, especially their grosse idolatry: notwithstanding that the Lord had sent diuers of his Prophets, to reproue them for their sinnes, of which their consciences were conuinced by Gods law, and to draw them to repentance: sometimes by propounding vnto them Gods sweete promises of gratious benefits, if they would turne vnto them; and sometimes by threatning punishments against those, who went forward in their sinnes. All which notwithstanding,