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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.
The like objection at this day is made by the Papists in 1their pride and security, against those who charge them with their errors and apostasy. For, say they, the Church of Christ cannot err, seeing it is the pillar of truth, 1. Tim. 3. 15. nor fall away in life or doctrine, seeing Christ hath promised to lead it in all truth, and to continue with it, ruling and guiding it by his word and spirit unto the end of 2the world: but we (say they) are the Church of Christ, as may appear by our unity, universality, antiquity and succession of Bishops; and therefore if we fall away, the Church falls away, and consequently Christ cannot be true of his promise. But unto them we may answer, as the Prophet to the Israelites, that they are the Church only in name, and not in deed; seeing they have forsaken the pure worship of God described in his word, and in stead thereof have embraced their own will-worship, superstition and idolatry; ⟨p. 102⟩and therefore they are not now the spouse of Christ, but adulterous harlots, which are for their whoredoms divorced from him; they are not the true Church of God, notwithstanding those outward titles and notes thy brag of, seeing they want the chief and only unfallible notes of the true Church, Gods word sincerely preached and his Sacraments purely administered. And though they be rejected, yet this will not infringe the truth of Gods promises made to his Church; neither will God want a Church, though they be cast off: seeing in their places he hath, and will multiply his faithful children, the true posterity of Abraham, as the sands by the sea shore, unto whom he will accomplish his promises of his presence, protection, and direction in all truth.
The like obiection at this day is made by the Papists in 1their pride and securitie, against those who charge them with their errours and apostasie. For, say they, the Church of Christ cannot erre, seeing it is the pillar of truth, 1. Tim. 3. 15