A69234:445
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.
But because she abused the mercy of God, and continued ⟨p. 170⟩in her impenitency, therefore he threateneth that unless she would seriously repent of her sins, he would not only divorce her, but also strip and spoil her of all those his gifts and benefits, which he had bestowed upon her, and which as yet she enjoyed. Wherein the Lord alludeth to the behaviour of kind husbands, who having put away their wives for their whoredoms, do notwithstanding allow unto them liberal maintenance; with which benefits, when they are not restrained from their sin, and brought to amendment, but rather abuse their gifts as means to further them in 1their uncleanness, and by bestowing them on their lovers; they threaten to strip and spoil them of all those benefits which they enjoy, and to leave them destitute of all maintenance. As though he should have said, Although upon your divorce justly caused by your whoredoms, I might also have deprived you of all my benefits, which I have bestowed upon you, yet such hath been my mercy, that I have spared you hitherto, and suffered you to enjoy them, in hope of your amendment; but do not continue to abuse my patience and mercy, for unless you repent, and take away your fornications and adulteries, which with such audacious impudency you commit, I will strip you of all my benefits, which as yet you enjoy, and leave you as naked and beggarly as you were, when I first took you in marriage.
But because she abused the mercie of God, and continued ⟨p. 170⟩in her impenitencie, therefore he threatneth that vnlesse she would seriously repent of her sinnes, he would not only diuorce her, but also strippe and spoyle her of all those his gifts and benefits, which he had bestowed vpon her, and which as yet she inioyed. Wherein the Lord alludeth to the behauiour of kind husbands, who hauing put away their wiues for their whoredomes, doe notwithstanding allow vnto them liberall maintenance; with which benefits, when they are not restrained from their sinne, and brought to amendment, but rather abuse their gifts as meanes to further them in 1their vncleannesse, and by bestowing them on their louers; they threaten to strip and spoile them of all those benefits which they inioy, and to leaue them destitute of all maintenance. As though he should haue said, Although vpon your diuorce iustly caused by your whoredomes, I might also haue depriued you of all my benefits, which I haue bestowed vpon you, yet such hath been my mercie, that I haue spared you hitherto, and suffered you to inioy them, in hope of your amendment; but doe not continue to abuse my patience and mercie, for vnlesse you repent, and take away your fornications and adulteries, which with such audacious impudencie you commit, I will strippe you of all my benefits, which as yet you inioy, and leaue you as naked and beggarlie as you were, when I first tooke you in mariage.