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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, he showeth here, that the Church shall not only internally worship the Lord, as her only husband in Spirit and truth, but also that she shall outwardly make profession hereof; which is implied in that he saith, she shall call him husband, and not only acknowledge him so to be in her heart and mind.
Secondly, he sheweth here, that the Church shall not only internally worship the Lord, as her only husband in Spirit and truth, but also that she shall outwardly make profession hereof; which is implied in that he saith, shee shall call him husband, and not onely acknowledge him so to bee in her heart and mind.
And this is the first duty which the Lord promiseth that the Church shall perform. The other is, that as she should be careful to advance his pure worship, so she should show the like zeal in abolishing all relics of idolatry; signified in these words, And thou shalt call me no more Baali, or, O my Baal; that is, As I would not have thee to join idols with me in my worship, so I would not have thee to worship and call upon me in an idol, or after an idolatrous manner, but in spirit and truth, purely & sincerely. Where the Lord showeth, first, that the Church shall not only worship him, but also that she should worship him alone, and renounce all her idols and false gods. Secondly, that she shall not worship him after an idolatrous manner in images and idols, as it was the manner of the Israelites, who worshipped God in the idol Baal, as appeareth in this place, but shall come unto him immediately, and not by a substitute or inferior patron, and call upon him who is a Spirit spiritually, and not in an image.
And this is the first dutie which the Lord promiseth that the Church shall performe. The other is, that as she should be carefull to aduance his pure worship, so she should shew the like zeale in abolishing all reliques of idolatrie; signified in these words, And thou shalt call me no more Baali, or, O my Baal; that is, As I would not haue thee to ioine idols with me in my worship, so I would not haue thee to worship and call vpon me in an idol, or after an idolatrous maner, but in spirit and truth, purely & sincerely. Where the Lord sheweth, first, that the Church shall not only worship him, but also that she should worship him alone, and renounce all her idols and false gods. Secondly, that she shall not worship him after an idolatrous manner in images and idols, as it was the manner of the Israelites, who worshipped God in the idoll Baal, as appeareth in this place, but shall come vnto him immediatly, and not by a substitute or inferiour patron, and call vpon him who is a Spirit spiritually, and not in an image.