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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 this appeareth by the second point which I propounded, namely, the frustrating of her labour: for it is said, that though she followed her lovers, yet she should not come at them; though she sought them with all care and diligence, yet she should not find them. In which words, the Lord showeth, that though this adulterous spouse, and untamed heifer, would endeavour to break through the hedge of afflictions, which he had set about her, to the end that she might again with like prosperity, as in former times, follow her lovers, and live in her whoredoms; yet she should not be able to accomplish her desire; though she should seek her Idols, with more then ordinary devotion, praying, proffering unto them sacrifices and oblations, to the end, that by ⟨p. 201⟩their help she might be freed out of her afflictions, and attain unto her former prosperity, which in her blind ignorance and superstition she ascribed unto them, yet she should spend all her labour in vain, seeing her Idols sought should not be found, that is, she should not find them any ways able to remove her afflictions, or to help her out of her misery and distress.
And this appeareth by the second point which I propounded, namely, the frustrating of her labour: for it is said, that though shee followed her louers, yet shee should not come at them; though she sought them with all care and diligence, yet she should not find them. In which words, the Lord sheweth, that though this adulterous spouse, and vntamed heifer, would endeuour to break thorow the hedge of afflictions, which he had set about her, to the end that shee might againe with like prosperitie, as in former times, follow her louers, and liue in her whoredomes; yet she should not be able to accomplish her desire; though she should seek her Idols, with more then ordinarie deuotion, praying, profering vnto them sacrifices and oblations, to the end, that by ⟨p. 201⟩their helpe she might be freed out of her afflictions, and attaine vnto her former prosperitie, which in her blind ignorance and superstition she ascribed vnto them, yet she should spend all her labour in vaine, seeing her Idols sought should not be found, that is, she should not find them any waies able to remoue her afflictions, or to helpe her out of her miserie and distresse.