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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.
Secondly, we may here observe, that howsoever the Lord 1giveth unto the faithful plenty of vineyards, & the valley of ⟨p. 263⟩Achor, that is, innumerable benefits both spiritual and temporal, yet not without the mixture of many crosses and calamities. For as long as we are in this life, our prosperity is mingled with affliction, our joy with sorrow; and so long as we are but in the borders of our heavenly Canaan, this valley of pleasure shall be unto us also Achor, that is, the valley of trouble; partly in regard of our treacherous flesh, which being allured with unlawful pleasures and profits doth move us to offend God, whereby we are hindered in our journey towards our heavenly country; and wanting the feeling of our assurance of attaining to our eternal rest, we are turmoiled with fear and doubting, and afflicted with much sorrow and heaviness of spirit: and partly in respect of those cruel assaults which the cursed Canaanites, the world and the devil make against us, wherewith we are sometimes foiled, and always troubled. But yet we are not hereby to be discouraged, for the Lord will give a good issue to all our trials, and in the end will grant unto us a glorious victory over all our enemies; and changing this valley of trouble into a valley of triumph, will so bring us into full possession of our heavenly Canaan, where we shall obtain comfort, without mixture of affliction, joy without sorrow, and eternal rest from the assaults of all our enemies.
Secondly, we may here obserue, that howsoeuer the Lord 1giueth vnto the faithfull plentie of vineyards, & the valley of ⟨p. 263⟩Achor, that is, innumerable benefits both spirituall and temporall, yet not without the mixture of many crosses and calamities. For as long as wee are in this life, our prosperitie is mingled with affliction, our ioy with sorrow; and so long as we are but in the borders of our heauenly Canaan, this valley of pleasure shall be vnto vs also Achor, that is, the valley of trouble; partly in regard of our treacherous flesh, which being allured with vnlawfull pleasures and profits doth moue vs to offend God, whereby we are hindred in our iourney towards our heauenly countrie; and wanting the feeling of our assurance of attaining to our eternall rest, wee are turmoyled with feare and doubting, and afflicted with much sorrow and heauinesse of spirit: and partly in respect of those cruell assaults which the cursed Cananites, the world and the diuell make against vs, wherewith we are sometimes foiled, and alwaies troubled. But yet wee are not hereby to be discouraged, for the Lord will giue a good issue to all our trials, and in the end will grant vnto vs a glorious victorie ouer all our enemies; and changing this valley of trouble into a valley of triumph, will so bring vs into full possession of our heauenly Canaan, where wee shall obtaine comfort, without mixture of affliction, ioy without sorrow, and eternall rest from the assaults of all our enemies.