A69234:315
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 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: Rom. 1. 16. and the only ordinary means of begetting faith: Rom. 10. 17. by which 1faith, we attain unto this prerogative of being the sons of God: John 1. 12. And this the Apostle plainly showeth, 1. Cor. 4. 15. where affirming himself to be the Corinthians spiritual father, who had begotten them unto God, he showeth likewise whereby they were begotten and regenerate; ⟨p. 108⟩namely, through the preaching of the Gospel. Furthermore it is to be observed, that it is set down absolutely, it shall be said unto them; without expressing by whom: but we are to understand it of God himself, who had said, ye are not my people: for he only after their rejection from being his people, could make them his sons: notwithstanding we are not to understand it, that this should be spoken by God himself immediately; but as he said, ye are not my people, by the ministry of his Prophet; so he saith, ye are the sons of the living God, by the ministry of his Apostles and Ministers, in the preaching of the word.
The third thing which is signified in these words, is the instrumentall cause or meanes, whereby they should attaine vnto this dignity; namely, by the preaching of the Gospell: the which is implied by the phrase of speech here vsed: for he doth not say; they shall begin to be, or they shall be made, or they shall be adopted the sonnes of God; but, it shall be said vnto them, Yee are the sonnes of the liuing God: to wit, in the preaching of the Gospell, which is the strong power of God to saluation, vnto all that beleeue: