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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.
Concerning the first▪ after these idolaters were afflicted for their sins, and so hedged in with troubles and inextricable miseries, that they could not tell what course to take, nor which way to turn themselves; yet they do not presently turn unto the Lord and repent of their sins, nay rather they endeavour to flee from him, and to seek help of their Idols; and as though all these afflictions had betided them, because they had been no more zealous and devout in their superstition and idolatry, therefore they double their diligence, and with greater care and endeavour they worship and serve their Idols, hoping and expecting deliverance from them▪ as a reward of all their pains.
Concerning the first▪ after these idolaters were afflicted for their sinnes, and so hedged in with troubles and inextricable miseries, that they could not tell what course to take, nor which way to turne themselues; yet they doe not presently turne vnto the Lord and repent of their sinnes, nay rather they endeuour to flee from him, and to seeke helpe of their Idols; and as though all these afflictions had betided them, because they had been no more zealous and deuout in their superstition and idolatrie, therefore they double their diligence, and with greater care and endeuour they worship and serue their Idols, hoping and expecting deliuerance from them▪ as a reward of all their paines.
Wherein the Prophet alludeth to the practise of adulterous wives, who when they are restrained in their wicked courses by their husbands jealous and watchful eye, or by some rougher and stricter course, do not presently forsake their lovers and amend, but rather study and invent out means how they may escape out of their husbands custody and again come into their lovers company: or else to the manner of beasts and cattle, who being restrained with a new fence from their old haunt, do not presently feed quietly in their own pasture, but range along by the hedge side to find a gap, or some easy place where they may leap over or burst through into those fields into which they have ranged in former times: so this idolatrous spouse being restrained with the chastisements of her husband from following Idols, doth not at first forsake her sin, and turn unto the Lord by true repentance, but with greater madness she endeavoureth to proceed in her adulteries, superstitions and idolatry, and seeketh help of her lovers and Idols, that thereby