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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 sixth benefit. The last followeth, which is the propagation and multiplication of the Church in the time of the Gospel: Vers. 23. And I will sow her Vers. 23 unto me in the earth, and I will have mercy upon her that was not pitied, and I will say unto them which were not my people, thou art my people: and they shall say, thou art my God. In which words is set down, first, the multiplication of the Church: and secondly, 1the means whereby it should be multiplied. The first in these words; And I will sow her unto me in the earth. The which speech is allegorical borrowed from the practise of husbandmen, who desiring increase of their corn do sow it in the ground; so the Lord promiseth that he will sow his Church, that is, he will multiply and exceedingly increase it, as the seed is multiplied which is sown in the earth, so that it shall no longer be contained within the narrow borders of the land of Canaan, but be propagated far and wide over the whole face of the earth. Where he alludeth to the name Izreel, signifying the seed of God, of which he had spoken in the former verse, although the word (her) being of the feminine gender hath relation unto the spouse: for whereas his meaning was that he would sow Izreel, his seed, he saith he will sow her, because all this while he had spoken of his Church and faithful people under the name and title of a wife.
ANd so much concerning the sixth benefit. The last followeth, which is the propagation and multiplication of the Church in the time of the Gospell: Vers. 23. And I will sow her Vers. 23 vnto me in the earth, and I will haue mercie vpon her that was not pitied, and I will say vnto them which were not my people, thou art my people: and they shall say, thou art my God. In which words is set downe, first, the multiplication of the Church: and secondly, 1the meanes whereby it should bee multiplied. The first in these words; And I will sow her vnto me in the earth. The which speech is allegoricall borrowed from the practise of husbandmen, who desiring increase of their corne doe sow it in the ground; so the Lord promiseth that hee will sow his Church, that is, he will multiplie and exceedingly increase it, as the seed is multiplied which is sowne in the earth, so that it shall no longer be contained within the narrow borders of the land of Canaan, but be propagated farre and wide ouer the whole face of the earth. Where he alludeth to the name Izreel, signifying the seed of God, of which hee had spoken in the former verse, although the word (her) being of the feminine gender hath relation vnto the spouse: for whereas his meaning was that hee would sow Izreel, his seed, he saith he will sow her, because all this while he had spoken of his Church and faithfull people vnder the name and title of a wife.