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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 this was the miserable condition of the people of Israel, at the day of their birth and deliverance out of Egypt, the which is excellently and largely described by the Prophet Ezekiel, Chap. 16. Out of which base estate the Lord advanced them to the greatest and highest dignity; for after 1that he had led them into the wilderness, he espoused this people unto him for his wife, he loved and protected her, he fed and nourished her, he decked and adorned her, he multiplied his benefits upon her both spiritual and temporal, induing, and, as it were, endowing her with riches, glory, pleasures and all happiness; he gave unto her his law containing the covenants of marriage between them, he gave also a Priesthood, a kingdom, a land flowing with milk and honey, a Tabernacle, a Temple, his word and Sacraments, and all things needful both for soul and body. But she being surfeited with pleasures, ungratefully forgot 2her former base condition, and also him who had advanced her to this great dignity and happiness; and forsaking her Lord and husband who had been thus gracious unto her, went a whoring after false gods: and therefore the Lord is fain to put her in mind of her former wretched estate, and to threaten her, that unless she repented and turned unto him, he that had raised her would pull her down, and make her as poor, contemptible and miserable, as when he first met and matched with her.
And this was the miserable condition of the people of Israel, at the day of their birth and deliuerance out of Egypt, the which is excellently and largely described by the Prophet Ezechiel, Chap. 16. Out of which base estate the Lord aduanced them to the greatest and highest dignitie; for after 1that he had led them into the wildernesse, hee espoused this people vnto him for his wife, hee loued and protected her, he fed and nourished her, he decked and adorned her, he multiplied his benefits vpon her both spirituall and temporall, induing, and, as it were, endowing her with riches, glorie, pleasures and all happinesse; he gaue vnto her his law containing the couenants of marriage betweene them, hee gaue also a Priesthood, a kingdome, a land flowing with milke and honie, a Tabernacle, a Temple, his word and Sacraments, and all things needefull both for soule and bodie. But shee being surfetted with pleasures, vngratefully forgat