A69234:526
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 thus much concerning the punishments which the Lord threateneth against the people for their idolatry, and the first kind or degree of their unthankfulness; as also concerning the effects of these punishments. Now followeth the second degree of their unthankfulness, together with the punishments denounced against them for it. Their ingratitude is expressed, Vers. 8. And she did not know, that I Vers 8 gave her corn and wine and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they bestowed upon Baal. In which words he accuseth 1her of double ingratitude: first, that she did not know, or knowing did not acknowledge the Lord to be the author of all those benefits which she enjoyed: secondly, in that she did not use these benefits to the glory of God, but bestowed them upon her Idols.
ANd thus much concerning the punishments which the Lord threatneth against the people for their idolatrie, and the first kinde or degree of their vnthankfulnesse; as also concerning the effects of these punishments. Now followeth the second degree of their vnthankfulnesse, together with the punishments denounced against them for it. Their ingratitude is expressed, Vers. 8. And she did not know, that I Vers 8 gaue her corne and wine and oyle, and multiplied her siluer and gold, which they bestowed vpon Baal. In which words he accuseth 1her of double ingratitude: first, that she did not know, or knowing did not acknowledge the Lord to be the author of all those benefits which she enioyed: secondly, in that she did not vse these benefits to the glorie of God, but bestowed them vpon her Idols.
- 1The exposition.
The first is expressed in these words: And she did not know that I gave her corn, &c. By this conjunction copulative he knitteth these words with the former, and showeth that God justly punished them, seeing to their other sins they added another kind of gross ingratitude: as though he should say, And moreover, besides the sins before spoken of, she hath showed her self grossly ungrateful, both in not acknowledging God the author of the benefits which she enjoyed, and in abusing them to Gods dishonour in the service of her Idols, and therefore it is just with God to afflict her with the former and following punishments, that she may learn to ascribe unto God the praise of his own gifts, and may desist to abuse them by bestowing them upon Baal.