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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.
And further, we are to note that the Lord calleth these things his, my corn and my wine, &c. whereby he meeteth with the erroneous conceit of the Israelites, who imagined that these blessings of God were given unto them by their Idols, as a reward of their service; and therefore that they were so become their own, that they might use or rather abuse them at their pleasure, vers. 5. But the Lord telleth them, that they were not their Idols gifts, but his blessings; which because they did not hold of him, as of the grand Lord and owner of them, therefore he would (as he justly might) take away from them these things which were his own, unto which they had no right; that so they might learn to give unto him the praise of his own gifts.
And further, wee are to note that the Lord calleth these things his, my corne and my wine, &c. whereby hee meeteth with the erroneous conceit of the Israelites, who imagined that these blessings of God were giuen vnto them by their Idols, as a reward of their seruice; and therefore that they were so become their owne, that they might vse or rather abuse them at their pleasure, vers. 5. But the Lord telleth them, that they were not their Idols gifts, but his blessings; which because they did not hold of him, as of the grand Lord and owner of them, therefore hee would (as hee iustly might) take away from them these things which were his owne, vnto which they had no right; that so they might learne to giue vnto him the praise of his owne gifts.
The time also when the Lord threateneth to resume his gifts is expressed; I will take away my corn in the time thereof, that is, in the time of their harvest, and my wine in the season thereof, that is, in the vintage; as though he should say, When most especially they expect these benefits, I will frustrate their hope, and so make their affliction more intolerable, because it shall come unlooked for, and in such a time wherein they made sure account of plenty. And I will bring such a scarcity amongst them of these blessings, that there shall be a ⟨p. 219⟩want of them even in the time of harvest and vintage, when they usually most abound: and therefore if they wanted in the time of their greatest plenty, how great was their penury like to be, when that small store they had was spent and consumed? The which dearth was caused, either by the curse of God upon their land, so as it could not yield her increase, which is threatened,