A69234:1504
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.
For their outward carriage of it, it is said, not only that they loved to receive gifts when they were offered, and thrust upon them, but that they were grown to such an height of impudency and injustice, that they did not stick openly to profess their bribing, and by word of mouth to require rewards, wringing and extorting from them gifts by direct speeches, when either they would have them wink at their faults, or administer judgement, or dispatch their business.
For their outward cariage of it, it is said, not only that they loued to receiue gifts when they were offered, and thrust vpon them, but that they were growne to such an height of impudencie and iniustice, that they did not sticke openly to professe their bribing, and by word of mouth to require rewards, wringing and extorting from them gifts by direct speeches, when either they would haue them winke at their faults, or administer iudgement, or dispatch their businesse.
Yea, and this they did not in any modest or shamefast manner, but shamefully. The word here used may be referred either to the manner of their requiring rewards, that shamelessly and with a brazen forehead, they called for bribes, and covenanted before hand to have rewards for any business which they dispatched; or it may be referred to the rewards which they required, namely, that they called for shameful rewards, either in respect of their quantity, that they required great rewards, for small businesses; or in respect of their quality, that they were the rewards of unrighteousness, given and received for the betraying of justice and truth, for the upholding of the wicked, and discountenancing of the just; for the clearing or acquitting of the faulty, and for the condemning of the innocent.
Yea, and this they did not in any modest or shamefast maner, but shamefully. The word here vsed may be referred either to the manner of their requiring rewards, that shamelesly and with a brasen forehead, they called for bribes, and couenanted before hand to haue rewards for any businesse which they dispatched; or it may be referred to the rewards which they required, namely, that they called for shamefull rewards, either in respect of their quantitie, that they required great rewards, for small businesses; or in respect of their qualitie, that they were the rewards of vnrighteousnesse, giuen and receiued for the betraying of iustice and truth, for the vpholding of the wicked, and discountenancing of the iust; for the cleering or acquitting of the faultie, and for the condemning of the innocent.