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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.
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, ⟨p. 41⟩the people continued vncorrigible, and grew worse and worse; and therefore the Lord causeth the Prophet to deale with them in this hot and rough manner, because they had a long time lien frosen in the dregs of their sinnes.
- 1Why the Prophet dealeth so roughly with the people.