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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.
But howsoever this is spoken of both Jews and Gentiles, 1that they should be called the sons of the living God; yet not of all and every of them: neither must we imagine that these two; not my people, and the sons of the living God, are alike general; as though all and every man amongst them, of whom it might be said, not my people; of them it should be said, that they were the sons of the living God: but it is to be understood of Gods elect only, who should be called from amongst them both, and added to the Church. For many were eternally rejected; many who never heard of the Gospel and of Christ; many outwardly called by the ministry of the word, who were not called effectually, and so neither justified, nor made Gods sons by adoption and grace.
But howsoeuer this is spoken of both Iewes and Gentiles, 1that they should be called the soones of the liuing God; yet not of all and euery of them: neither must we imagine that these two; not my people, and the sonnes of the liuing God, are alike generall; as though all and euery man amongst them, of whom it might be said, not my people; of them it should be said, that they were the sonnes of the liuing God: but it is to be vnderstood of Gods elect onely, who should be called from amongst them both, and added to the Church. For many were eternally reiected; many who neuer heard of the Gospel and of Christ; many outwardly called by the ministery of the word, who were not called effectually, and so neither iustified, nor made Gods soones by adoption and grace.
The third thing which is signified in these words, is the instrumental cause or means, whereby they should attain unto this dignity; namely, by the preaching of the Gospel: the which is implied by the phrase of speech here used: for he doth not say; they shall begin to be, or they shall be made, or they shall be adopted the sons of God; but, it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God: to wit, in the preaching of the Gospel, which is the strong power of God to salvation, unto all that believe: