A69234:624
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.
He saith further, that he will give her the valley of Achor. Where he still continueth the former Allegory, alluding to the deliverance of the people of Israel out of Egypt, who after that they had been tried a long time in the wilderness, they were at last brought into the borders of Canaan, and overcame the city Jericho, where Achan stealing the excommunicate thing, was by Joshua and the people brought into a valley near adjoining, where he and his family were stoned; which valley afterwards Joshua named the valley of Achor, because the people of Israel being overthrown by ⟨p. 257⟩the men of Ai, were exceedingly troubled, so that their harts melted like water, as appeareth, Jos. 7. 5. the which reason of 1the name, Joshua himself giveth, vers. 25. 26. as it also signifieth, being derived from [Greek or Hebrew], turbavit.
He saith further, that he will giue her the valley of Achor. Where he still continueth the former Allegorie, alluding to the deliuerance of the people of Israel out of Egypt, who after that they had been tried a long time in the wildernesse, they were at last brought into the borders of Canaan, and ouercame the citie Iericho, where Achan stealing the excommunicate thing, was by Iosua and the people brought into a valley neere adioyning, where he and his familie were stoned; which valley afterwards Iosua named the valley of Achor, because the people of Israel being ouerthrowne by ⟨p. 257⟩the men of Ai, were exceedingly troubled, so that their harts melted like water, as appeareth, Ios. 7. 5. the which reason of 1the name, Iosua himselfe giueth, vers. 25. 26. as it also signifieth, being deriued from 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, turbauit.