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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 so much concerning the manner. The person to whom this divine vision was delivered, was to Hosea, whose name 1is added to manifest the truth of this prophecy; for when the writer expresseth his name, it addeth credit and authority to his works; and therefore Hosea purposely professeth his name; and the reign of the Kings in whose time he wrote, that it might be manifest that his writings were not forged and counterfeit, but the pure word of God.
And so much concerning the maner. The person to whom this diuine vision was deliuered, was to Hosea, whose name 1is added to manifest the truth of this prophesie; for when the writer expresleth his name, it addeth credit and authoritie to his workes; and therefore Hosea purposely professeth his name; and the raigne of the Kings in whose time he wrote, that it might be manifest that his writings were not forged and counterfaite, but the pure word of God.
- 1Of Hosea.
The doctrine which we here learn, is, that as the Prophets have set down many arguments to prove, that that which they have written, was inspired by Gods Spirit; so we labour to acquaint and confirm our selves with them, lest through ignorance we embrace as grounds of our faith, humane conceits for divine prophecies. And to this duty the Apostle exhorteth Timothy, 2. Tim. 3. 14. And the Apostle John, those to whom he writeth, 1. John 4. 1. Especially let us 1learn to put a difference between the apocryphal and canonical ⟨p. 16⟩