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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, we may observe, that the more heavy the judgement is which is denounced, the longer the Lord deferreth 1to inflict it; as though he were loth to use extremities, if mans wickedness did not deserve it, and his justice require it, seeing lighter punishments will not prevail. When Iizreel was borne, Lo-ruchamah was soon after conceived: but she ⟨p. 89⟩conceiveth not Lo-amni, whereby the utter rejection of the people was signified, before Lo-ruchamah was weaned: all which time the Lord gave them to make use of his former judgements, and expected their amendment with admirable patience, that he might not utterly reject them. Wherein the Lord behaveth himself like unto a good and tenderhearted Surgeon, who leaveth no good means unassayed, before he will cut off the member which is ill affected, &c.
Secondly, we may obserue, that the more heauy the iudgement is which is denounced, the longer the Lord deferreth 1to inflict it; as though he were loth to vse extremities, if mans wickednes did not deserue it, and his iustice require it, seeing lighter punishments will not preuaile. When Iizreel was borne, Lo-ruchamah was soone after conceiued: but she ⟨p. 89⟩conceiueth not Lo-amni, whereby the vtter reiection of the people was signified, before Lo-ruchamah was weaned: all which time the Lord gaue them to make vse of his former iudgements, and expected their amendment with admirable patience, that he might not vtterly reiect them. Wherein the Lord behaueth himselfe like vnto a good and tenderhearted Surgeon, who leaueth no good meanes vnassayed, before hee will cut off the member which is ill affected, &c.
- 1The greater the judgement is, the more loath the Lord is to inflict it.The greater the iudgement is, the more loath the Lord is to inflict it.