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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.
Secondly, as the adulterers are so blinded with their burning lust, and blind fury, that though they be naturally wise, yet they fall into sottish folly, running headlong, and as it were blindfold in their unclean and filthy courses, though thereby they impair their health, ruin their state, lose their credit, shorten their life, and destroy their own souls: so Idolaters, though never so wise, through their blind superstition are so infatuated, that they believe more palpable lies and fall into more sottish follies, then little children could be brought unto; not regarding their health, wealth, life nor credit, and hazarding the loss of their souls, so that they may go forward in their blind devotion.
Secondly, as the adulterers are so blinded with their burning lust, and blind furie, that though they bee naturally wise, yet they fall into sottish folly, running headlong, and as it were blindfold in their vncleane and filthie courses, though thereby they impaire their health, ruine their state, lose their credit, shorten their life, and destroy their owne soules: so Idolaters, though neuer so wise, through their blind superstition are so infatuated, that they beleeue more palpable lies and fall into more sottish follies, then little children could be brought vnto; not regarding their health, wealth, life nor credit, and hazarding the losse of their soules, so that they may goe forward in their blind deuotion.
The second cause why idolatry is called adultery is, to show the greatness of this sin, and how odious it is in Gods sight; for as it is a most horrible fault, and to any loving husband most abominable, if a wife should prostitute her self unto others, and that in her husbands sight and presence: so is this sin of idolatry no less grievous or odious, because the Idolaters do prostitute themselves to idols, to commit spiritual whoredom with them, and that in the sight and presence of God, who seeth all things and is present every where.
The second cause why idolatrie is called adulterie is, to shew the greatnesse of this sinne, and how odious it is in Gods sight; for as it is a most horrible fault, and to any louing husband most abominable, if a wife should prostitute her selfe vnto others, and that in her husbands sight and presence: so is this sinne of idolatrie no lesse grieuous or odious, because the Idolaters doe prostitue themselues to idols, to commit spirituall whoredome with them, and that in the sight and presence of God, who seeth all things and is present euery where.