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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.
And so much concerning the first end of the denunciation of the divorce, namely, the repentance of the people. Now concerning the second end, which is a consequent of the former, that is to say, their freedom from punishment, upon their unfeigned repentance: and this either respecteth the whole Church or the particular members thereof. The first is expressed, vers. 3. Lest I strip her naked, and set her as Vers. 3 in the day that she was borne, and make her as a wilderness, and leave her like a dry land, and slay her for thirst.
ANd so much concerning the first end of the denunciation of the diuorce, namelie, the repentance of the people. Now concerning the second end, which is a consequent of the former, that is to say, their freedom from punishment, vpon their vnfained repentance: and this either respecteth the whole Church or the particular members thereof. The first is expressed, vers. 3. Lest I strip her naked, and set her as Vers. 3 in the day that she was borne, and make her as a wildernesse, and leaue her like a drie land, and slay her for thirst.
In the former verse the Prophet showed, that the Lord 1had divorced the Church of Israel, but howsoever he had inflicted on her this judgement, yet such was his infinite goodness, that in wrath he remembered mercy; for although he might justly (as husbands used to do in such cases) when he divorced her, have stripped her of all his gifts and benefits, yet in mercy he did not thus far proceed in punishing of her, but though he had put her away, he suffered her still to enjoy the good things which he had bestowed upon her, at least in some measure: and that to this end, that they might remain with her as pledges of his love, not altogether as yet extinguished, and as undoubted arguments to assure her that as he had not divorced her for any hatred of her person, but for her sins, so if she would repent of them, he would be ready to receive her again into his former love and favour.
In the former verse the Prophet shewed, that the Lord