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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.
Fifthly, we may observe, the grievousness of the sin of 1idolatry, which appeareth in the greatness of the punishment, which is utter rejection and separation from God: other sins move the Lord to afflict his spouse, but this causeth him to divorce her; other sins provoke the Lord to correct his children, but this moveth him to disherit them. Now what more fearful punishment can be imagined, then to be divorced from God, to be excluded from his grace, protection and preservation? all which idolaters incur through their spiritual whoredoms. The consideration whereof should make us to flee this sin, that so we may escape the punishment.
Fiftly, we may obserue, the grieuousnesse of the sinne of 1idolatrie, which appeareth in the greatnesse of the punishment, which is vtter reiection and separation from God: other sinnes mooue the Lord to afflict his spouse, but this causeth him to diuorce her; other sinnes prouoke the Lord to correct his children, but this mooueth him to disherit them. Now what more fearefull punishment can bee imagined, then to bee diuorced from God, to bee excluded from his grace, protection and preseruation? al which idolaters incurre through their spirituall whoredomes. The consideration whereof should make vs to flee this sinne, that so wee may escape the punishment.
- 1Idolatry a grievous sin.Idolatrie a grieuous sin.
The last thing which we are to observe, is out of the order 1of the words: namely, that the Lord never rejecteth his Church from being his spouse, before she hath cast him off from being her husband; he never withdraweth his grace, mercy and protection, and providence from watching over us, till we alienate our minds from him, denying unto him our faith, obedience and allegiance: and therefore let us cleave unto the Lord, and he will most certainly cleave unto us; let us keep our faith and covenant with him, and he will never fail us; let us ever acknowledge him for our husband and father, and he will acknowledge us for his spouse and children.