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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.
Fourthly, we here learn, that the Lord is the principal and 1sole cause of our conversion, for until he incline and allure our hearts to leave our sins, and to return unto him, neither his promises nor his threatenings, neither his benefits nor his punishments will work in our hearts unfeigned repentance. And as this is manifest in this place, so also in divers other places of Scripture. Jeremiah telleth us, that the Black-Moor may as well change his skin, or the Leopard his spots, as we can do good, that are accustomed to evil, Jer. 13. 223. And therefore the Lord when he would convert his people, saith, that he will give them a new spirit, and taking the stony heart out of their bodies, will give them a heart of flesh, Ezech. 311. 19. so Ezech. 36. 26. And our Saviour Christ teacheth us, that no man can come unto him, except the Father draw him, Joh. 6. 44. the Apostle likewise saith, that before our conversion, 4we are not only sick, but even dead in our sins, and therefore no more able to raise up our selves from the death of sin, to the life of righteousness, then a dead man to rise out of his grave, Ephes. 2. 1.5
Fourthly, we here learne, that the Lord is the principal and 1sole cause of our conuersion, for vntill he incline and allure our hearts to leaue our sinnes, and to returne vnto him, neither his promises nor his threatnings, neither his benefits nor his punishments will worke in our hearts vnfained repentance. And as this is manifest in this place, so also in diuers other places of Scripture. Ieremie telleth vs, that the Black-moore may as well change his skinne, or the Leopard his spots, as we can do good, that are accustomed to euill,