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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.
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 1had diuorced the Church of Israel, but howsoeuer he had inflicted on her this iudgement, yet such was his infinite goodnesse, that in wrath he remembred mercie; for although hee might iustly (as husbands vsed to doe in such cases) when he diuorced her, haue stripped her of all his gifts and benefits, yet in mercie he did not thus farre proceed in punishing of her, but though he had put her away, hee suffered her still to enioy the good things which he had bestowed vpon her, at least in some measure: and that to this end, that they might remaine with her as pledges of his loue, not altogether as yet extinguished, and as vndoubted arguments to assure her that as he had not diuorced her for any hatred of her person, but for her sinnes, so if shee would repent of them, hee would bee ready to receiue her againe into his former loue and fauour.
- 1The exposition.
But because she abused the mercy of God, and continued