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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 so much concerning the first part of this Chapter, containing in it legal threatenings, denounced against the people of Israel, for their sins. Now we are to speak of the second part, containing in it Gods gracious promises of divers excellent benefits, which he would bestow upon his Church and people, the true Israel of God in the time of the Gospel. The first whereof, is their effectual calling and conversion unto God, whereby they are freed out of the spiritual captivity of Satan, chosen out of the world, and made Gods Church and peculiar people. The second is true consolation, wrought in their hearts by the glad tidings of the Gospel, made effectual by the inward working of his holy Spirit. Both which are contained, Vers. 14. in these words: Vers. 14 Therefore behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak friendly (or comfortably) unto her. Where the 1Lord showeth, that howsoever being provoked unto wrath by their sins, he would execute upon them all those punishments before threatened, yet he would not retain his anger for ever, but in the end, when he had laid upon them such afflictions as were sufficient, measuring their proportion by the rule of his fatherly love, and not according to the heinousness of their sins, he would turn all their chastisements to their good, and gathering them into his Church, multiply his mercies upon them.
ANd so much concerning the first part of this Chapter, containing in it legall threatnings, denounced against the people of Israel, for their sinnes. Now we are to speake of the second part, containing in it Gods gratious promises of diuers excellent benefits, which hee would bestow vpon his Church and people, the true Israel of God in the time of the Gospell. The first whereof, is their effectuall calling and conuersion vnto God, wherby they are freed out of the spirituall captiuitie of Satan, chosen out of the world, and made Gods Church and peculiar people. The second is true consolation, wrought in their hearts by the glad tidings of the Gospell, made effectuall by the inward working of his holy Spirit. Both which are contained, Vers. 14. in these words: Vers. 14 Therefore behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wildernesse, and speake friendly (or confortablie) vnto her. Where the 1Lord sheweth, that howsoeuer being prouoked vnto wrath by their sinnes, he would execute vpon them all those punishments before threatned, yet he would not retaine his anger for euer, but in the end, when he had laid vpon them such afflictions as were sufficient, measuring their proportion by the rule of his fatherly loue, and not according to the hainousnes of their sins, he would turne all their chastisements to their good, and gathering them into his Church, multiplie his mercies vpon them.