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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 persons. The punishment it self is, that the Lord will have no mercy or pity upon them; not that the Lord will utterly and absolutely exclude them from mercy, but only on this condition, if they persevered in their sins without repentance: neither doth he debar them of all mercy in regard of their eternal salvation, but in respect of their temporary rejection, from being his people and children; as may appear by the latter part of the chapter. The meaning therefore of these words is this, that as he had denied to have pity upon the mother, and had divorced her, stripped her, and made her like a wilderness, &c. so neither would he have any compassion of the children to ⟨p. 181⟩to spare them; but would bring upon them the same punishments which he had denounced against their mother.
And so much for the persons. The punishment it selfe is, that the Lord will haue no mercy or pittie vpon them; not that the Lord will vtterly and absolutely exclude them from mercy, but onely on this condition, if they perseuered in their sinnes without repentance: neither doth hee debarre them of all mercy in regard of their eternall saluation, but in respect of their temporary reiection, from being his people and children; as may appeare by the latter part of the chapter. The meaning therefore of these words is this, that as he had denied to haue pitie vpon the mother, and had diuorced her, stripped her, and made her like a wildernesse, &c. so neither would he haue any compassion of the children to ⟨p. 181⟩to spare them; but would bring vpon them the same punishments which he had denounced against their mother.
And this is the punishment here denounced. The cause moving the Lord to inflict it is expressed in these words; For they be the children of fornications. In which words is contained a twofold cause of the children's punishment: the first, because they are the children of fornications; that is, the issue of an adulterous mother: or more plainly thus; because they are members of an idolatrous Church, who by their governors civill and ecclesiastical are nuzzled and nursed, brought up and instructed in idolatry and a false religion.