A69234:424
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.
And this is the meaning of the divorce, which the Lord ⟨p. 159⟩commandeth should be denounced. The doctrines which 1hence arise are divers. First, out of this mixture of Legal comminations, with Evangelical consolations, Gods Ministers may learn spiritual discretion, neither only to thunder out the threatenings of the Law, nor wholly to stand upon Evangelical promises, but in their sermons to mix the one with the other, that whilst they beat down the pride and presumption of secure hypocrites, they do not altogether exanimate & deject those who are truly humbled; and contrariwise, that whilst they comfort and raise up Gods children who are afflicted in mind and dejected, they do not confirm proud hypocrites in their security and presumption. Neither is this course profitable alone in respect of hypocrites, and secure worldlings, but also in respect of Gods deer children: for being partly flesh, and partly spirit, as in respect of their spiritual part, they have need to hear the sweet comforts of the Gospel for the confirmation of their faith; so had they in regard of the flesh need to hear often of the threatenings of the Law, to restrain them from sin, to beat down pride, presumption and security, and to contain them in holy obedience.
And this is the meaning of the diuorce, which the Lord ⟨p. 159⟩commandeth should be denounced. The doctrines which 1hence arise are diuers. First, out of this mixture of Legall comminations, with Euangelicall consolations, Gods Ministers may learne spirituall discretion, neither onely to thunder out the threatnings of the Law, nor wholly to stand vpon Euangelicall promises, but in their sermons to mixe the one with the other, that whilest they beate downe the pride and presumption of secure hypocrites, they doe not altogether exanimate & deiect those who are truly humbled; and contrariwise, that whilest they comfort and raise vp Gods children who are afflicted in mind and deiected, they doe not confirme proud hypocrites in their securitie and presumption. Neither is this course profitable alone in respect of hypocrites, and secure worldlings, but also in respect of Gods deere children: for being partly flesh, and partlie spirit, as in respect of their spirituall part, they haue neede to heare the sweete comforts of the Gospell for the confirmation of their faith; so had they in regard of the flesh neede to heare often of the threatnings of the Law, to restraine them from sinne, to beate downe pride, presumption and securitie, and to containe them in holy obedience.