A69234:595
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 because this is a wonderful mercy of God, far above all humane conceit, and therefore not lightly and negligently to be passed over, hence it is that the note of attention is added, Therefore behold, that we might more carefully observe, and observing praise and magnify this unspeakable goodness of God, who by our sins is moved rather to pity, then to punish us.
And because this is a wonderfull mercie of God, farre aboue all humane conceite, and therfore not lightly and negligently to be passed ouer, hence it is that the note of attention is added, Therefore behold, that we might more carefully obserue, and obseruing praise and magnifie this vnspeakable goodnes of God, who by our sinnes is moued rather to pitie, then to punish vs.
And so much for the context. The first benefit here promised, ⟨p. 244⟩is their effectual calling, whereby working upon their hearts with his Word and Spirit, he would allure and persuade them to forsake their idolatry, and to come out of the service of sin and Satan, that they might become true members of his Church, and live in holy obedience unto his will, as his true subjects and servants. All which is contained in these words, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness: where he alludeth to their first delivery out of the captivity, and from the blind idolatry of Egypt, when as first he allured and persuaded them, by his servants Moses and Aaron, to desire earnestly to come out of that bondage, that they 1might become his servants and people; and having so inclined their hearts, he brought them out with a strong arm, and led them into the wilderness, where he made his covenant with them, and afterwards brought them into the land of promise, where he multiplied upon them his manifold benefits, as it followeth in the next verse.
And so much for the context. The first benefit here promised, ⟨p. 244⟩