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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
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Lastly, we may here observe that the Prophet concludeth 1all his reprehensions of their sins and threatening of punishment, ⟨p. 241⟩by telling them that whatsoever he had delivered, was not his own, but the word of the Lord; whereby he confirmeth his former denunciations of judgements, and certainly assureth them, that how unlikely soever they thought them, yet they should most undoubtedly come to pass, seeing it was the word which truth it self had spoken: and therefore if they would escape them, there was no dallying nor delaying of the time, but speedily they must prevent them, by turning unto God by true repentance. And secondly, hereby he averteth all their malice and displeasure from himself, seeing these heavy tidings were not the devices of his own brain, but the word of the Lord, of which only he was the Ambassador: and therefore if they would without taking any exceptions, patiently hear an Ambassador sent from an earthly King, denouncing war against them, because injury or violence offered to an Ambassador is condemned by the law of nations; how much more should they hear him without all malice or prejudice, seeing he only delivered the embassage, which the Lord of hosts had put into his mouth?
Lastly, we may here obserue that the Prophet concludeth 1all his reprehensions of their sins and threatning of punishment, ⟨p. 241⟩by telling them that whatsoeuer he had deliuered, was not his owne, but the word of the Lord; whereby he confirmeth his former denunciations of iudgements, and certainly assureth them, that how vnlikely soeuer they thought them, yet they should most vndoubtedly come to passe, seeing it was the word which truth it self had spoken: and therfore if they would escape them, there was no dallying nor delaying of the time, but speedily they must preuent them, by turning vnto God by true repentance. And secondly, hereby hee auerteth all their malice and displeasure from himselfe, seeing these heauie tidings were not the deuices of his owne braine, but the word of the Lord, of which onely he was the Embassadour: and therefore if they would without taking any exceptions, patiently heare an Embassadour sent from an earthly King, denouncing warre against them, because iniury or violence offered to an Embassadour is condemned by the law of nations; how much more should they heare him without all malice or preiudice, seeing he only deliuered the embassage, which the Lord of hosts had put into his mouth?