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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 these are the benefits which are here allegorically promised. Now the reason why the Lord speaking of the spiritual deliverance and happiness of his people, alludeth to their temporal deliverance out of Egypt, and entrance into the land of Canaan; was first, that hereby he might strengthen their faith in the full assurance of his promises, seeing they had already experience of his truth, power, mercy, and goodness in their former deliverance, when as the grievous sins, and great unworthiness of their forefathers, could not move him to change his purpose, nor frustrate his word, because his covenant was grounded, not upon their deserts, but upon his own undeserved love, and mere good will. And secondly, in promising new benefits, he doth by this allusion put them in mind of the old, that by the remembrance of ⟨p. 260⟩these, and hope of the other, they might be moved to true thankfulness and obedience.
And these are the benefits which are here allegorically promised. Now the reason why the Lord speaking of the spirituall deliuerance and happines of his people, alludeth to their temporall deliuerance out of Egypt, and entrance into the land of Canaan; was first, that hereby he might strengthen their faith in the full assurance of his promises, seeing they had alreadie experience of his truth, power, mercy, and goodnes in their former deliuerance, when as the grieuous sins, and great vnworthines of their forefathers, could not moue him to change his purpose, nor frustrate his word, because his couenant was grounded, not vpon their deserts, but vpon his owne vndeserued loue, and meere good will. And secondly, in promising new benefits, he doth by this allusion put them in minde of the old, that by the remembrance of ⟨p. 260⟩these, and hope of the other, they might be moued to true thankfulnes and obedience.
The second thing to be considered in this verse, is the Churches joy and thankfulness, in the present fruition of Gods gifts, and future hope of greater benefits, signified in these words, And she shall sing there as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when as she came up out of the land of Egypt. In which words is expressed the Churches joy and thankfulness, together with the place or time thereof; their joy and thankfulness is signified by their singing of praises unto God, the author of all these benefits, which continuing in the former allegory and allusion, he compareth to that rejoicing, and praising God, which the Israelites used after their deliverance out of Egypt, when as they saw Pharaoh and his army drowned in the red sea, of which we may read,