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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.
The second branch of their sin was, that they bestowed and spent the gifts which they had received of the Lord upon their Idols, expressed in these words: which they bestowed upon Baal. For the understanding whereof, we are to know that this word Baal, is in the Scriptures either taken generally, for all Idol gods, in respect of the general signification thereof, which is as much as a Lord or Patron; and in regard that in the Punic tongue from whence it is taken, it signifieth a god; or else specially for a particular Idol of the Sidonians, which was called by that name; whose original was after this manner: Ninus who first reigned in Asia, and built that famous city, which was called Nineveh, after his own name, was the son of one Belus, whom in his pride, according to the practise of Heathen Tyrants, he deified, and built a Temple unto him, wherein he appointed that he should be worshipped. And this Idol amongst the Sidonians was called Baal, and with the Babylonians Bel, and was worshipped amongst them as their god. Now this Heathen god did Ahab worship, and built a Temple and erected an altar unto him in Samaria, to gratify hereby Ithobal, or Eth-Baal his father in law, who was King of the Tyrians and Sidonians, 1as Josephus recordeth; of which also we may read ⟨p. 211⟩1. King. 16. 31. And although this Idol god Baal was one and the same, yet sometime the word is used in the plural number (Baalim, or Baals) either when it is taken in the general signification for all Idols, or in respect of the divers statues, or images, erected in the honour of this Idol, a• Baalpeor, 2or Baal-phigor, Baal-zebub.
The second branch of their sinne was, that they bestowed and spent the gifts which they had receiued of the Lord vpon their Idols, expressed in these words: which they bestowed vpon Baal. For the vnderstanding whereof, wee are to know that this word Baal, is in the Scriptures either taken generally, for all Idoll gods, in respect of the generall signification thereof, which is as much as a Lord or Patrone; and in regard that in the Punicke tongue from whence it is taken, it signifieth a god; or else specially for a particular Idoll of the Sidonians, which was called by that name; whose originall was after this manner: Ninus who first reigned in Asia, and built that famous citie, which was called Nineue, after his owne name, was the sonne of one Belus, whom in his pride, according to the practise of Heathen Tyrants, he deified, and built a Temple vnto him, wherein hee appointed that hee should be worshipped. And this Idol amongst the Sidonians was called Baal, and with the Babylonians Bel, and was worshipped amongst them as their god. Now this Heathen god did Ahab worship, and built a Temple and erected an altar vnto him in Samaria, to gratifie hereby Ithobal, or Eth-Baal his father in law, who was King of the Tyrians and Sidonians,