A69234:1507
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 use hereof is, the same which the holy Ghost maketh in this place, namely, that it serve for a strong dissuasion to restrain us from such company as are addicted to this sin of drunkenness; for not only are they to be avoided as wicked 1men▪ both in regard of this sin it self, and all other abominable wickedness which is the usual fruit thereof, lest accompanying them we be allured to join with them in their sin; but we are to avoid these living carrions, because they infect the air with their breath, and annoy their company with their loathsome sluttishness.
The vse hereof is, the same which the holy Ghost maketh in this place, namely, that it serue for a strong disswasion to restraine vs from such companie as are addicted to this sinne of drunkennesse; for not only are they to be auoided as wicked 1men▪ both in regard of this sinne it selfe, and all other abominable wickednesse which is the vsuall fruite thereof, lest accompanying them we be allured to ioyne with them in their sinne; but wee are to auoid these liuing carrions, because they infect the aire with their breath, and annoy their companie with their loathsome slutrishnes.
The second thing which we here learn is, that we are 1with like care to avoid the company of such as are addicted to the sin of whoredom, though we had no other reason to restrain us. For this the Lord himself useth as an effectual reason in this place, to dissuade the men of Judah from accompanying the Israelites, because they continued in the sin of whoredom, wherewith they were likely to taint and infect those who entertained near familiarity with them. The force of which reason will more clearly appear, if we consider not only that the evil example of unclean persons both by their ribald words, and unchaste behaviour, is apt to corrupt, and that in regard of our proneness and natural inclination to this vice, we are as apt to be corrupted; but also that adulterers have many wiles to beguile us, many baits to allure us, and impudent foreheads in venturing to give the assault to our chastity: as appeareth in the example of Josephs Mistress, who having gotten the advantage of his company, solicits him to this sin in a plain