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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 for the meaning of the words: wherein the Prophet aimeth at these four things principally: first, he setteth forth the admirable and infinite patience, love, clemency and bounty of God, who when his spouse the Church of Israel had often and impudently played the harlot, and for her whoredoms was divorced from him, yet he did not (according to the just custom of husbands in like cases) take his gifts and rich benefits from her, which he had bestowed on her, but suffered her to enjoy them still: and this he implieth, when as he willeth her to repent, lest he should spoil her, noting thereby, that as yet he had not done it.
And so much for the meaning of the words: wherein the Prophet aimeth at these foure things principally: first, hee setteth forth the admirable and infinite patience, loue, clemencie and bountie of God, who when his spouse the Church of Israel had often and impudently plaied the harlot, and for her whoredomes was diuorced from him, yet he did not (according to the iust custome of husbands in like cases) take his gifts and rich benefits from her, which he had bestowed on her, but suffered her to inioy them still: and this he implieth, when as hee willeth her to repent, lest he should spoile her, noting thereby, that as yet hee had not done it.
Secondly, in these words he intimateth, that if she would repent, he was ready to forgive her, and to suffer her still to enjoy his benefits; for he had not as yet spoiled and stripped her as he justly might, and was loath to go about it, and therefore he exhorteth her to turn from her sins, that he might not be urged to do it in his just displeasure.
Secondly, in these words he intimateth, that if she would repent, he was readie to forgiue her, and to suffer her still to inioy his benefits; for he had not as yet spoiled and stripped her as he iustly might, and was loath to go about it, and therfore he exhorteth her to turne from her sinnes, that he might not be vrged to doe it in his iust displeasure.