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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.
LECTURES UPON THE THIRD CHAPTER OF THE PROPHECY OF HOSEA.
LECTVRES VPON THE THIRD CHAPTER OF THE PROPHECIE OF HOSEA.
IN this Chapter the Lord showeth, that 1howsoever the Church of Israel had grievously offended him by her Idolatry, unthankfulness, and voluptuousness; yet he did not cease to love her, and in his love to seek her conversion and salvation; and therefore because fond and cockering love would but cause her to continue in those her sins to her utter destruction, his purpose was, to afflict and chastise her with a miserable and tedious captivity, wherein she should live in a poor and contemptible estate, under the tyranny of her enemies, without her own laws, magistracy, or any form of government, and without the public means of worshipping either God or her Idols. Howbeit least she should desperately sink under the weight of this tedious and grievous affliction, he promiseth that in the end, after that by his chastisements he hath humbled her, he will convert and turn her unto himself, by true repentance and so receive her into his former grace and favour.
IN this Chapter the Lord sheweth, that 1howsoeuer the Church of Israell had grieuously offended him by her Idolatry, vnthankfulnesse, and voluptuousnesse; yet hee did not cease to loue her, and in his loue to seeke her conuersion and saluation; and therefore because fond and cockering loue would but cause her to continue in those her sinnes to her vtter destruction, his purpose was, to afflict and chastice her with a miserable and tedious captiuitie, wherein shee should liue in a poore and contemptible estate, vnder the tyranny of her enimies, without her owne lawes, magistracy, or any forme of gouernement, and without the publike meanes of worshipping eyther God or her Idols. Howbeit least shee should desperately sincke vnder the waight of this tedious and grieuous affliction, hee promiseth that in the end, after that by his chastisements he hath humbled her, hee will conuert and turne her vnto himselfe, by true repentance and so receiue her into his former grace and fauour.