A69234:175
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.
And this is the signification of this name, whereby these three things are intimated and showed: first in an elegant paronomasia, he changeth their name from Israel to Iizrehel, to intimate that there was a change of their state and condition, so that howsoever they bragged that they were of the seed and posterity of Jacob, and after his name called themselves Israelites, yet in truth they were so only in title and outward profession, seeing they were wholly degenerate and altogether unworthy his name. For he was a prince of the strong God, who wrestling with God in faith, prayers, and strong cries prevailed with him; but these were apostates from the faith, who had forsaken the Lord, and ceased 1to call upon him, and had betaken themselves to the worship of idols: and therefore they were rather to be called Iizraelites, to show, that as they were altered in name, so also in nature and conditions they were utterly degenerate. And that as between these two names Israel and Iizrehel, there is great similitude in sound, but great difference in signification; so although in outward title, name and profession, there was great affinity between this people, and the Patriarch Jacob, from whom they descended, yet they were indeed and truth so much degenerate, that there was no similitude ⟨p. 50⟩or correspondence between their faith, life and manners.
And this is the signification of this name, whereby these three things are intimated and shewed: first in an elegant paranomasie, he changeth their name from Israel to Iizrehel, to intimate that there was a change of their state and condition, so that howsoeuer they bragged that they were of the seede and posteritie of Iacob, and after his name called themselues Israelites, yet in truth they were so only in title and outward profession, seeing they were wholly degenerate and altogether vnworthy his name. For he was a prince of the strong God, who wrastling with God in faith, prayers, and strong cries preuailed with him; but these were apostataes from the faith, who had forsaken the Lord, and ceased 1to call vpon him, and had betaken themselues to the worship of idols: and therefore they were rather to bee called Iizraelites, to shew, that as they were altered in name, so also in nature and conditions they were vtterly degenerate. And that as betweene these two names Israel and Iizrehel, there is great similitude in sound, but great difference in signification; so although in outward title, name and profession, there was great affinity betweene this people, and the Patriarch Iacob, from whom they descended, yet they were indeede and truth so much degenerate, that there was no similitude