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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 for the meaning of the words. The doctrines The Do∣ctrines. which from hence arise are these. First, we may observe, that howsoever the Lord being provoked to just displeasure by 1the sins of the people, doth not only threaten his judgements, but also inflicteth deserved punishments, yet he doth not retain his anger for ever, nor yet delighteth in the afflictions of his Church; but having with his fatherly chastisements humbled them and brought them unto unfeigned repentance, he turneth his frowns into smiles, his threatenings into promises, his judgements into mercy, and withdrawing their afflictions and punishments, he multiplieth upon them his gracious benefits: For he is slow to anger, but abundant in goodness and truth, Exod. 34. 6. 7. He will not always 2chide, neither keepeth he his anger for ever, Psal. 103. 8. 9. And though he afflict us, yet he dealeth not with us after our sins, nor rewardeth us according to our iniquities, as it is verse 10. neither retaineth he his anger for ever, because mercy pleaseth him, as it is Mic. 7. 18. An example whereof we have in this 3place, where after his sharp threatenings he adjoineth gracious promises: likewise in the Israelites in the time of the Judges; in the Jews lead captive into Babylon, and afterwards restored: but there needs but few examples to confirm that, of which we our selves have so manifold experience, &c.
And so much for the meaning of the words. The doctrines The Do∣ctrines. which from hence arise are these. First, we may obserue, that howsoeuer the Lord being prouoked to iust displeasure by 1the sinnes of the people, doth not onely threaten his iudgements, but also inflicteth deserued punishments, yet he doth not retaine his anger for euer, nor yet delighteth in the afflictions of his Church; but hauing with his fatherly chastisements humbled them and brough them vnto vnfained repentance, hee turneth his frownes into smiles, his threatnings into promises, his iudgements into mercie, and withdrawing their afflictions and punishments, hee multiplieth vpon them his gratious benefits: For hee is slow to anger, but abundant in goodnesse and truth,