A69234:421
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 to be considered, is the divorce it self between God and the Church of Israel, expressed in these words; for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband. Which that we may understand, we must know what the marriage between them was; namely, a contract and mutual stipulation; on Gods part that he would be her Lord and husband, to love, protect, and provide for her, multiplying his gracious benefits from time to time, as he should see most for her good; on her part, that she would forsake all others, and cleave only and wholly unto the Lord, loving, obeying, worshipping, and performing all holy duties unto him; and finally, keeping this her faith plighted unto him inviolable. They are therefore said to be divorced, when as this contract is broken off, and the covenants not performed; as when the Lord not acknowledging her for his spouse, doth cast her off, and ceaseth to defend and provide for her; and when she withdrawing her love from God; and fixing it upon idols, breaketh her marriage faith, refusing to worship and obey the Lord her true husband, and prostituting her self by spiritual ⟨p. 158⟩whoredom unto false gods.
The third thing to be considered, is the diuorce it selfe betweene God and the Church of Israel, expressed in these words; for shee is not my wife, neither am I her husband. Which that we may vnderstand, we must know what the mariage betweene them was; namely, a contract and mutuall stipulation; on Gods part that he would be her Lord and husband, to loue, protect, and prouide for her, multiplying his gratious benefits from time to time, as he should see most for her good; on her part, that shee would forsake all others, and cleaue onely and wholly vnto the Lord, louing, obeying, worshipping, and performing all holy duties vnto him; and finally, keeping this her faith plighted vnto him inuiolable. They are therefore said to be diuorced, when as this contract is broken off, and the couenants not performed; as when the Lord not acknowledging her for his spouse, doth cast her off, and ceaseth to defend and prouide for her; and when she withdrawing her loue from God; and fixing it vpon idols, breaketh her mariage faith, refusing to worshippe and obey the Lord her true husband, and prostituting her selfe by spirituall ⟨p. 158⟩whoredome vnto false gods.