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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
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Thirdly and principally, he laboureth by earnest exhortation, to move her to leave her spiritual whoredoms, and her professed audaciousness and shameless impudency, in prostituting her self unto idols, and forsaking him their Lord and husband, not in a secret corner, but in the view of all the world.
Thirdly and principally, he laboureth by earnest exhortation, to moue her to leaue her spirituall whoredomes, and her professed audaciousnesse and shamelesse impudency, in prostituting her selfe vnto idols, and forsaking him their Lord and husband, not in a secret corner, but in the view of all the world.
And this is the meaning of these words. The instructions which from hence we gather are these. First, we may observe, The Do∣ctrines. that though the Lord by his Prophet had sharply reproved 1the people for their spiritual whoredoms in the former chapter, and denounced his fearful judgements against them; yet because they did not repent, but obstinately and impudently continued in their idolatry, the Lord contenteth not himself with once reproving of them, but causeth his Prophet to beat again & again upon the same point, that at least by his importunity he might bring them to repentance. Whence we are to learn, that it is not sufficient, either in the public ministry of the word, or in private conference, to reprehend and beat down sin once only, but considering how many shifts and devices the hypocrisy of mans heart findeth to hide, excuse, and extenuate their sins, and how soon they forget and cast behind them the remembrance of their sins, and Gods judgements due unto them, it must not be thought much, either of public or private persons, oftentimes to use the same admonitions and reprehensions, and to denounce again and again the same judgements of God against the same sins, which are not as yet forsaken by true repentance.
And this is the meaning of these words. The instructions which from hence we gather are these. First, we may obserue, The Do∣ctrines. that though the Lord by his Prophet had sharpely reproued