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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.
Fourthly, we may observe the impudency of idolaters, 1and their resolved obstinacy in their sins: for they do not only fall of ignorance and infirmity, nor content themselves with their idolatries in secret committed, but like shameless harlots they make a trade and open profession of their sins, ⟨p. 191⟩not sticking openly to say that they will follow their lovers. An example whereof we have in this place, as also in the Papists, who not only in secret, but also in their Churches, market places and open processions bear about their Idols, and make open profession of their idolatry and apostasy.
Fourthly, wee may obserue the impudencie of idolaters, 1and their resolued obstinacie in their sinnes: for they do not only fall of ignorance and infirmitie, nor content themselues with their idolatries in secret committed, but like shamelesse harlots they make a trade and open profession of their sins, ⟨p. 191⟩not sticking openly to say that they will follow their louers. An example whereof we haue in this place, as also in the Papists, who not only in secret, but also in their Churches, market places and open processions beare about their Idols, and make open profession of their idolatrie and apostasie.
- 1The impudency of idolaters.The impudencie of idolaters.
Fifthly, we may here observe the palpable ignorance and 1wilful blindness, the gross ingratitude, and carnal worldliness of idolaters; their ignorant blindness, in ascribing their prosperity and plenty unto their sin of worshipping Idols, which is the cause of their misery, poverty and nakedness; their unthankfulness, in attributing the praise of all those benefits which they enjoy, through the free mercy and bounty of God, unto their lovers, that is, their Idols and false gods, which are no causes of their blessings, but of their punishments; their carnal worldliness, in that they make choice of their religion, not for the love of God and of his truth, but for worldly benefits, pleasures and preferments. So the idolaters here in their ignorance and unthankfulness ascribe their riches and pleasures to their lovers, professing that therefore they will follow them, because they were benefited by them. Thus they ascribed their deliverance out of Egypt to the golden Calf,