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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.
Moreover he saith, that he would save them by the Lord their God, rather then that he would save them by himself: to the end that he might hereby signify, not only that the house of Judah did make choice of him the true God, whom they worshipped and served; but also that he was not the God of the Israelites, seeing they had forsaken him, and betaken themselves to the worship of idols.
Moreouer he saith, that he would saue them by the Lord their God, rather then that he would saue them by himselfe: to the end that he might hereby signifie, not onely that the house of Iuda did make choyce of him the true God, whom they worshipped and serued; but also that he was not the God of the Israelites, seeing they had forsaken him, and betaken themselues to the worship of idols.
But here it may be demanded, how this can be true, that he was not the God of the Israelites, but of the Jews only, seeing he professeth himself to be the God of all the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and also seeing the Israelites at this time, professed that they served him in their idols? I answer, that God accounteth himself to be no God unto them, who had refused him; and that they had in truth refused him, whatsoever show and profession they made to the contrary, when as they did not worship him after the prescript form of his word, but in hypocrisy and in idols; not in his temple, unto which place he had limited and ⟨p. 81⟩restrained his public worship, but in groves and high places.
But here it may be demanded, how this can be true, that he was not the God of the Israelites, but of the Iewes onely, seeing he professeth himselfe to be the God of all the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob, and also seeing the Israelites at this time, professed that they serued him in their idols? I answere, that God accounteth himselfe to be no God vnto them, who had refused him; and that they had in truth refused him, whatsoeuer shew and profession they made to the contrary, when as they did not worship him after the prescript forme of his word, but in hypocrisie and in idols; not in his temple, vnto which place hee had limited and