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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 second manner of the Churches going up, or ascending, 1out of the land of darkness, the kingdom of sin and Satan, is, when they ascend into the kingdom of glory; whereof there are three degrees; the first whereof is in this life, which is only in hope, and in respect of the certain assurance of their full and perfect deliverance out of the kingdom of sin and Satan, and of their entrance into and possession of the kingdom of heaven. The which their hope and assurance is grounded upon their union with Christ; for being assured that Christ their head, clothed with their flesh is ascended into heaven, they have no less assurance that they his members shall also ascend thither, seeing the union between them is inseparable. And this is that ascension of which the Apostle speaketh, Ephes. 2. 4. 5. Of which in respect 2of the certainty of faith, Gods people have such full assurance, that they are said not only to hope for it, but already to have entered into it, and to have taken possession of it, Joh. 33. 36. He that believeth in the Son, hath everlasting life. So 1. Joh. 3. 14. We know that we are translated from death to life, 4because we love the brethren.
The second manner of the Churches going vp, or ascending, 1out of the land of darkenesse, the kingdome of sinne and Satan, is, when they ascend into the kingdome of glorie; whereof there are three degrees; the first whereof is in this life, which is onely in hope, and in respect of the certaine assurance of their full and perfect deliuerance out of the kingdome of sinne and Satan, and of their entrance into and possession of the kingdome of heauen. The which their hope and assurance is grounded vpon their vnion with Christ; for being assured that Christ their head, clothed with their flesh is ascended into heauen, they haue no lesse assurance that they his members shall also ascend thither, seeing the vnion betweene them is inseparable. And this is that ascension of which the Apostle speaketh,