A69234:508
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.
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 ⟨p. 200⟩she may be freed from those afflictions which God hath laid upon her.
Wherein the Prophet alludeth to the practise of adulterous wiues, who when they are restrained in their wicked courses by their husbands iealous and watchfull eye, or by some rougher and stricter course, doe not presently forsake their louers and amend, but rather studie and inuent out meanes how they may escape out of their husbands custodie and againe come into their louers companie: or else to the manner of beasts and cattell, who being restrained with a new fence from their old haunt, do not presently feed quietly in their owne pasture, but range along by the hedge side to finde a gap, or some easie place where they may leap ouer or burst thorow into those fields into which they haue 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 sinne, and turne vnto the Lord by true repentance, but with greater madnesse she endeuoureth to proceede in her adulteries, superstitions and idolatrie, and seeketh help of her louers and Idols, that therby ⟨p. 200⟩she may be freed from those afflictions which God hath laid vpon her.