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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.
Lastly, for the future time, many of these who were scattered over the face of the earth, after the coming and ascension of Christ, were by the ministry of the Apostles and Gods Ministers, converted to the faith, and received together with the Gentiles into the covenant of grace, and admitted as true subjects of Christs Kingdom. And yet notwithstanding all this, because the greatest number of the people who were led captive, remained in their impenitency, it might be said that Israel should be Lo-ammi, none of Gods people; the far greater part giving the denomination to the whole.
Lastly, for the future time, many of these who were scattered ouer the face of the earth, after the comming and ascension of Christ, were by the ministery of the Apostles and Gods Ministers, conuerted to the faith, and receiued together with the Gentiles into the couenant of grace, and admitted as true subiects of Christs Kingdome. And yet notwithstanding all this, because the greatest number of the people who were led captiue, remained in their impenitency, it might bee said that Israel should be Lo-ammi, none of Gods people; the farre greater part giuing the denomination to the whole.
In the last place, as he rejecteth them from being his people, so he denieth himself to be their God; therefore I will not be yours: the Hebrew hath it, I will not be unto you: the meaning is, that he would not be their God; which is not expressed, but to be understood by mutual relation. So Jer. 11. 4. 1Ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. But he useth this speech as being more emphatical, and doth not only say unto them, that he would refuse to be their God; but that he would not be unto them: intimating thereby, that they should have no manner of part or interest in him, nor any thing to do with him for their benefit: so that though his being giveth being and all goodness and happiness to his creatures, yet this should not profit them, because he would not be unto them, &c. As though he should say; seeing you have ungratefully abused my benefits, and stubbornly contemned