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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.
And thus much for the first point. The second is the benefits promised to the house of Judah, first, in general, that he 1will have mercy upon them, secondly, that he will in mercy save and preserve them from their enemies. In which benefits promised, there is a secret antithesis, unto the judgement threatened against the house of Israel, in the former verse, they should be lo-ruchamah, such as should have no mercy, but the house of Judah should be ruchamah, that is, ⟨p. 79⟩such as should obtain mercy: they should be utterly taken away, and never return out of their captivity; but these how they should also be led captive, yet they should continue but a while in their servitude, and at the end of 70. years be again restored into their own country.
And thus much for the first point. The second is the benefits promised to the house of Iuda, first, in generall, that he 1will haue mercie vpon them, secondly, that he will in mercy saue and preserue them from their enemies. In which benenefits promised, there is a secret antithesis, vnto the iudgement threatned against the house of Israel, in the former verse, they should bee lo-ruchamah, such as should haue no mercie, but the house of Iuda should bee ruchamah, that is, ⟨p. 79⟩such as should obtaine mercie: they should be vtterly taken away, and neuer returne out of their captiuitie; but these how they should also be led captiue, yet they should continue but a while in their seruitude, and at the end of 70. yeeres be againe restored into their owne countrie.
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The which benefits promised, were accordingly performed: First, in the days of Ahaz, when they were delivered out of the hands of Rezin King of Aram, and Pecah the son of Remaliah; as it is