A69234:742
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.
For the understanding whereof we are to know, that man is said to call upon food, when as there is dearth and scarcity; and corn, wine and oil are said to hear him, or as the word here used signifieth hearing to answer him, when as they offer themselves unto him for the supplying of his wants, in great plenty and abundance: And corn, wine and oil are said to call upon the earth, when as the earth doth not bring them forth, but through her barrenness maketh a scarcity of them: and contrariwise the earth is said to hear them, when by her virtue, strength and moisture, she affordeth store of these blessings. And so the earth is said to pray unto the heavens, when as wanting moisture she gapeth, and as it were earnestly desireth the first and latter rain, whereby she may become fruitful; and the heaven is said to hear the earth, when accordingly she distilleth her seasonable and pleasant showers, whereby the earth and the fruits thereof are refreshed. The heaven is said to pray unto God, when as her clouds and vapours are dried up, or restrained, so as she cannot gratify the earth with her moisture; and the Lord is said to hear her, when as he giveth unto her virtue to gather clouds and vapours, and open her windows & floodgates, so as she may distil her sweet drops to water the earth.
For the vnderstanding whereof we are to know, that man is said to call vpon food, when as there is dearth and scarcitie; and corne, wine and oyle are said to heare him, or as the word here vsed signifieth hearing to answere him, when as they offer themselues vnto him for the supplying of his wants, in great plentie and abundance: And corne, wine and oyle are said to call vpon the earth, when as the earth doth not bring them foorth, but through her barrennesse maketh a scarcitie of them: and contrariwise the earth is said to heare them, when by her vertue, strength and moisture, she affoordeth store of these blessings. And so the earth is said to pray vnto the heauens, when as wanting moisture she gapeth, and as it were earnestly desireth the first and latter raine, whereby she may become fruitfull; and the heauen is said to heare the earth, when accordingly she distilleth her seasonable and pleasant shewers, whereby the earth and the fruites thereof are refreshed. The heauen is said to pray vnto God, when as her cloudes and vapours are dried vp, or restrained, so as she cannot gratifie the earth with her moisture; and the Lord is said to heare her, when as he giueth vnto her vertue to gather cloudes and vapours, and open her windowes & floodgates, so as she may distill her sweete drops to water the earth.