A69234:469
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.
The first cause therefore why the Lord rejecteth the children, is in the mother; that is, in the whole Church, especially their governors and rulers, both ecclesiastical and civill; because by the former they were taught not a true, but a false and idolatrous religion; and by the other were not restrained from idolatry and false worship, and urged to worship the true God after a true manner, but rather by their example enticed, and by their authority forced to forsake the true God and follow idols.
The first cause therefore why the Lord reiecteth the children, is in the mother; that is, in the whole Church, especially their gouernours and rulers, both ecclesiasticall and ciuill; because by the former they were taught not a true, but a false and idolatrous religion; and by the other were not restrained from idolatry and false worship, and vrged to worship the true God after a true manner, but rather by their example inticed, and by their authority forced to forsake the true God and follow idols.
But here it may be demanded, whether the sin of the 1governors is a just cause to move the Lord to punish the subjects. To which I answer, that there are two sorts of punishments: the first corporal and temporal: the second, spiritual and eternal. In respect of temporal punishments, it is just with God to punish the sins of parents in children, and of governors in the subjects; because in respect of the whole body, they are parts and members belonging unto them as the chief and principal; and therefore whilst the children and subjects suffer punishment, the parents and governors are punished in them. 2. Sam. 12. 14. 24. 12. 17.2
But here it may be demanded, whether the sinne of the 1gouernours is a iust cause to mooue the Lord to punish the subiects. To which I answer, that there are two sorts of punishments: the first corporall and temporall: the second, spirituall and eternall. In respect of temporall punishments, it is iust with God to punish the sinnes of parents in children, and of gouernours in the subiects; because in respect of the whole body, they are parts and members belonging vnto them as the chiefe and principall; and therefore whilest the children and subiects suffer punishment, the parents and gouernours are punished in them.