A69234:446
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.
Now the benefits which the Lord threateneth to spoil the people of Israel of, were either temporal and corporal, or else spiritual; of the first sort were their peace, kingdom, protection from enemies, plenty, and abundance of all worldly profits and delights; of the other were the law, the priesthood, some relics of Gods worship in the ministry of the word, in the use of the Sacraments, and prayer; the favour of God and pardon of their sins; from which they were not as yet utterly excluded, as it may hereby appear, in that the Lord laboureth to recall them by his Prophet unto repentance, and forewarneth them of these judgements, that repenting they might escape them.
Now the benefits which the Lord threatneth to spoile the people of Israel of, were either temporall and corporall, or else spirituall; of the first sort were their peace, kingdom, protection from enemies, plentie, and abundance of all worldly profits and delightes; of the other were the law, the priesthood, some relikes of Gods worship in the ministrie of the word, in the vse of the Sacraments, and prayer; the fauour of God and pardon of their sinnes; from which they were not as yet vtterly excluded, as it may hereby appeare, in that the Lord laboureth to recall them by his Prophet vnto repentance, and forewarneth them of these iudgements, that repenting they might escape them.
And these are the benefits, of which he threateneth to spoil ⟨p. 171⟩them. Now the manner and nature of their stripping and spoiling is further described and illustrated by divers comparisons; for first he threateneth to strip them, and to leave them as destitute of all his benefits, as they were at the day of their birth, in these words; and set her as in the day that she was borne.
And these are the benefits, of which he threatneth to spoile ⟨p. 171⟩them. Now the manner and nature of their stripping and spoyling is further described and illustrated by diuers comparisons; for first hee threatneth to strip them, and to leaue them as destitute of all his benefits, as they were at the day of their birth, in these words; and set her as in the day that shee was borne.