A69234:528
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 is the coherence of this verse with the former. Now let us come to the words themselves, in which is expressed the party offending, and the sin committed: the first in this word, And she, which hath an emphasis in it, and serveth to aggravate the sin. For though the Heathen nations should not have known or acknowledged the Lord to have been the giver of the benefits which they enjoyed, it had been no such great wonder, seeing they had only the light of nature, and the book of the creatures to look upon; but that the people of Israel should be ignorant hereof, was more then blockish senselessness and blind ingratitude, seeing they had the book of God wherein it was revealed unto them, that they had all the benefits which they enjoyed from the mere blessing of God, that the Lord gave them this land flowing with milk and honey by his own omnipotent power, casting out their enemies before them; that from him they had the first and latter rain, whereby their land was made fruitful; and seeing that they were entered into possession of all these benefits whilst they served the Lord alone, before they worshipped their Idols, so that they had no show of reason to ascribe Gods gifts unto them, which they already enjoyed before they served them: and therefore the Lord might justly take up that complaint against them: Esa. 1. 2. 3.
And this is the coherence of this verse with the former. Now let vs come to the words themselues, in which is expressed the partie offending, and the sinne committed: the first in this word, And she, which hath an emphasis in it, and serueth to aggrauate the sinne. For though the Heathen nations should not haue knowne or acknowledged the Lord to haue been the giuer of the benefits which they enioyed, it had been no such great wonder, seeing they had onely the light of nature, and the booke of the creatures to looke vpon; but that the people of Israel should be ignorant hereof, was more then blockish senselesnesse and blind ingratitude, seeing they had the booke of God wherein it was reuealed vnto them, that they had all the benefits which they enioyed from the meere blessing of God, that the Lord gaue them this land flowing with milke and honey by his owne omnipotent power, casting out their enemies before them; that from him they had the first and latter raine, whereby their land was made fruitfull; and seeing that they were entred into possession of al these benefits whilest they serued the Lord alone, before they worshipped their Idols, so that they had no shew of reason to ascribe Gods gifts vnto them, which they alreadie enioyed before they serued them: and therefore the Lord might iustly take vp that complaint against them: