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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.
Lastly, we may observe, that the Lord taketh from those, 1which he purposeth to convert and save, all these Idols in whom they trust, and these outward means whereupon they rest, or at least, teacheth them by lamentable experience, that they are altogether insufficient to deliver them out of their afflictions. So he threateneth here, that his elect people following after their lovers, should not come at them, and seeking them (to the end they might be by their help delivered out of their afflictions) they should not find them, that so being made frustrate of their wicked hopes, and abandoned of all outward means, wherein they trusted, and despairing of all other help, might hereby be driven to flee unto the Lord for mercy and deliverance. And therefore, when being in ⟨p. 205⟩affliction, or any distress, we are disappointed of our hopes, and deprived or forsaken of those means, wherein we trusted for deliverance; let us persuade our selves, that the Lord hereby doth chastise our vain confidence and carnal affiance, whereby we trust and rest upon, rather the creature, then upon him our Creator; and withal doth beat us from those worldly hopes, that we might flee unto him for succour, and rest upon his promises and providence for our deliverance.
Lastly, we may obserue, that the Lord taketh from those, 1which he purposeth to conuert and saue, all these Idols in whom they trust, and these outward meanes wherupon they rest, or at least, teacheth them by lamentable experience, that they are altogether insufficient to deliuer them out of their afflictiōs. So he threatneth here, that his elect people following after their louers, should not come at them, and seeking them (to the end they might be by their helpe deliuered out of their afflictions) they should not find them, that so being made frustrate of their wicked hopes, and abandoned of all outward meanes, wherein they trusted, and despairing of all other helpe, might hereby be driuen to flee vnto the Lord for mercie and deliuerance. And therefore, when being in ⟨p. 205⟩affliction, or any distresse, we are disappointed of our hopes, and depriued or forsaken of those meanes, wherein we trusted for deliuerance; let vs perswade our selues, that the Lord hereby doth chastise our vaine confidence and carnall affiance, whereby we trust and rest vpon, rather the creature, then vpon him our Creator; and withall doth beate vs from those worldly hopes, that we might flee vnto him for succour, and rest vpon his promises and prouidence for our deliuerance.