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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 manner of this collection is either spiritual, or corporal and local: the spiritual union or gathering together, is the communion of all the Saints, when as they are united and knit together in one mystical body, in one spirit, in one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father; as the Apostle speaketh, Eph. 4. 4, 5, 6. And this union and collection 1is not hindered by distance of place, seeing the spirit of God, which is the bond of this union, filleth all places, and uniteth the faithful of all countries and nations into one body, whereof Christ is the head. And this collection is here principally understood.
The manner of this collection is either spirituall, or corporall and locall: the spirituall vnion or gathering together, is the communion of all the Saints, when as they are vnited and knit together in one mysticall body, in one spirit, in one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptisme, one God and Father; as the Apostle speaketh, Eph. 4. 4, 5, 6. And this vnion and collection 1is not hindered by distance of place, seeing the spirit of God, which is the bond of this vnion, filleth all places, and vniteth the faithfull of all countries and nations into one body, whereof Christ is the head. And this collection is here principally vnderstood.
The other is corporal and local; when as the Saints of God united in that spiritual union, are also gathered together in the same place, country, and congregation; the which of all the faithful is exceedingly to be desired, for the mutual comfort and edification one of another, which cometh unto all them, who being united by the same spirit and faith, are also knit together in the same company and fellowship. The Do∣ctrines.