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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.
Fifthly, because all love and benefits cannot restrain an 1inconstant woman, who is naturally addicted to lust and uncleanness, but that upon every occasion she is apt to forsake her husband, and follow her lovers: therefore in the next place the Lord saith, that he will marry his Church in faithfulness; whereby we are to understand, that not only the Lord himself will continue faithful and constant in his love to the Church, but that also he will by his holy Spirit, wherewith his Church and he are joined in marriage, so rule her affections, mortify her natural lightness, and proneness to spiritual adultery, and confirm and strengthen her in constancy and fidelity, that she shall ever keep her marriage faith inviolable, and reserve her self for him alone pure and undefiled.
Fifthly, because all loue and benefits cannot restraine an 1inconstant woman, who is naturally addicted to lust and vncleannesse, but that vpon euery occasion she is apt to forsake her husband, and follow her louers: therefore in the next place the Lord saith, that he will marrie his Church in faithfulnes; wherby we are to vnderstand, that not only the Lord himselfe will continue faithfull and constant in his loue to the Church, but that also he will by his holy Spirit, wherewith his Church and he are ioyned in marriage, so rule her affections, mortifie her naturall lightnesse, and pronenesse to spirituall adulterie, and confirme and strengthen her in constancie and fidelitie, that shee shall euer keepe her mariage faith inuiolable, and reserue her selfe for him alone pure and vndefiled.
- 15. The Lord marrieth his Church in faithfulness.5. The Lord marrieth his Church in faithfulnes.
Where we may further note, that he doth the third time repeat these words, I will marry thee unto me, to this end, that we might by this his redoubling of his speech, be the more undoubtedly assured of the certainty of this holy and