A69234:425
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, we may observe the nature of hypocrites, who 1when they suffer the punishment due unto their sins, are ready to expostulate with God, and to calumniate his justice of cruelty, as though their punishment were either altogether undeserved, or else at least far greater then their sins. To this purpose they use all frivolous pretences to excuse their faults, laying them of themselves upon others, yea rather then fail, they will not stick to accuse God that they may excuse themselves. And therefore the Lord is fain oftentimes to expostulate the matter with them, to clear himself from all imputation of fault, and to convince them of their sins, that they may be brought to true repentance. An example hereof we have in our first parents: Gen. 3. 12. 213. In Cain, Gen. 4. 13. In the Jews: Jer. 2. 35. Mal. 3. 8. In Ahab. 1. King. 18. 17. In the unprofitable servant, Mat. 25. 24. 26.
Secondly, we may obserue the nature of hypocrites, who 1when they suffer the punishment due vnto their sinnes, are ready to expostulate with God, and to calumniate his iustice of crueltie, as though their punishment were either altogether vndeserued, or else at least farre greater then their sins. To this purpose they vse all friuolous pretences to excuse their faults, laying them of themselues vpon others, yea rather then faile, they will not sticke to accuse God that they may excuse themselues. And therefore the Lord is faine oftentimes to expostulate the matter with them, to cleare himselfe from all imputation of fault, and to conuince them of their sinnes, that they may be brought to true repentance. An example hereof we haue in our first parents: