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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.
Yet the number of the children of Israel, &c. By children of Israel, we are to understand the whole Church of God, under the government of Christ, consisting of all believers, both Jews, Israelites, and Gentiles. For Israel in the Scriptures • diversly taken: sometimes for the whole people which were the posterity of Jacob, according to the flesh; and sometimes for the ten Tribes alone, and that both elect and reprobate, believers and unbelievers: sometimes it is taken for them only who were Israelites according to the flesh by natural generation; and not according to the spirit, borne by spiritual regeneration, neither children of the promise made to Abraham, because they were not endued with the faith of Abraham. Of such the Apostle speaketh, Rom. 9. 6. All are not Israel which are of Israel. 7. Neither all children, because 1they are of the seed of Abraham, &c. And 1. Cor. 10. 18. Behold 2Israel which is after the flesh. Of these the Prophet here speaketh not, because they were not members of the Church of Christ; but rather these are those whom in the former verses, the Lord threatened to reject and to withdraw all mercy from them.
Yet the number of the children of Israel, &c. By children of Israel, we are to vnderstand the whole Church of God, vnder the gouernment of Christ, consisting of all beleeuers, both Iewes, Israelites, and Gentiles. For Israel in the Scriptures • diuersly taken: sometimes for the whole people which were the posterity of Iacob, according to the flesh; and sometimes for the ten Tribes alone, and that both elect and reprobate, beleeuers and vnbeleeuers: sometimes it is taken for them onely who were Israelits according to the flesh by naturall generation; and not according to the spirit, borne by spirituall regeneration, neither children of the promise made to Abraham, because they were not indued with the faith of Abraham. Of such the Apostle speaketh, Rom. 9. 6. All are not Israel which are of Israel. 7. Neither all children, because