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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.
Secondly, we may observe, that as soon as they spy their 1errors, they do not go on further in them, but they return into the way of truth; as soon as they see their sins they forsake them, as being the causes of their misery; when they see the veins of their idols, then they return unto the Lord ⟨p. 206⟩their true husband, neither is it enough to see our sins, if we continue in them, nay rather this will redouble our punishment; it is not sufficient to know truth and error, unless we 2embrace the one, and forsake the other: it will not profit us to see our former grossness in following idols, unless 3hereby we be moved, not only to forsake them, but also to return unto our husband, the Lord our God, worshipping him according to his will. So that here we learn what is the practise of true repentance, it consisteth not in the knowledge only, or acknowledgement of our sins, for thus far did Pharaoh and Saul proceed, thus did Judas, and thus do many worldlings repent: but we must so see our sins, as that with the sight of them, we be exceedingly displeased with our selves; we must so acknowledge them, as that withal we unfeignedly bewail them; we must when we behold them, also hate and detest them, and not only forsake our sins, but also return unto the Lord, with full purpose of heart, resolving and endeavouring to serve and please him, in holiness and newness of life.
Secondly, we may obserue, that as soone as they spie their 1errors, they do not go on further in them, but they returne into the way of truth; as soone as they see their sins they forsake them, as being the causes of their miserie; when they see the vainenes of their idols, then they returne vnto the Lord ⟨p. 206⟩their true husband, neitheir is it enough to see our sins, if wee continue in them, nay rather this will redouble our punishment; it is not sufficient to know truth and error, vnlesse we