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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.
Secondly, as we are to congratulate this our joy with those 1who are partakers of it; so are we by our persuasions and exhortations to move others who have not yet tasted of it, that they labour to attain unto it; for this the law of charity requireth at our hands, our love towards God, which we manifest when as we labour for the advancement of his glory in the enlarging of his kingdom; and our love towards our neighbour, which is principally showed in seeking their conversion and eternal happiness. With which charity whosoever ⟨p. 148⟩is endued, he cannot choose but perform this duty; for as the Sun cannot keep unto it self his light, but communicateth it to the good and comfort of other creatures; and as the wood which is kindled and inflamed, doth also kindle other wood which joineth unto it: so they who are illuminated with the light of knowledge, cannot keep it from shining unto others; and those who are inflamed with the zeal of Gods glory, and love of their brethren, cannot choose but labour to make those who are about them like unto them, and partakers of those benefits which they enjoy. Examples hereof we have, John 1. 41. 45. and chap. 4. 28, 29.
Secondly, as we are to congratulate this our ioy with those 1who are partakers of it; so are we by our perswasions and exhortations to moue others who haue not yet tasted of it, that they labour to attaine vnto it; for this the law of charity requireth at our hands, our loue towards God, which we manifest when as we labour for the aduancement of his glory in the inlarging of his kingdome; and our loue towards our neighbour, which is principally shewed in seeking their conuersion and eternall happinesse. With which charity whosoeuer ⟨p. 148⟩is indued, he cannot chuse but performe this duty; for as the Sunne cannot keepe vnto it selfe his light, but communicateth it to the good and comfort of other creatures; and as the wood which is kindled and inflamed, doth also kindle other wood which ioyneth vnto it: so they who are illuminated with the light of knowledge, cannot keepe it from shining vnto others; and those who are inflamed with the zeale of Gods glory, and loue of their brethren, cannot chuse but labour to make those who are about them like vnto them, and partakers of those benefites which they inioy. Examples hereof wee haue,