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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.
But let us come to the words more particularly: And the Lord said unto me, that is, after I had delivered the former Prophecy, the Lord again spake unto me by vision, saying: go yet again, that is, content not thy self to have spoken once of my mercy, love and gracious benefits, and of the ⟨p. 4⟩wickedness and unworthiness of this people: but again repeat and reiterate these things unto them, that so either they may be moved at the second hearing, or that their obstinacy and hardness of heart may be manifested, and they left without excuse. And love a woman beloved of her husband and was an harlot: that is, by propounding unto them this Parable, show them that I am a gracious Husband, in that notwithstanding their manifold whoredoms, I continue to love them, and withal convince them of their gross wickedness and unthankfulness, in that all my love and gracious benefits will not restrain them from committing Idolatry and spiritual adultery with false Gods.
But let vs come to the words more particularly: And the Lord said vnto mee, that is, after I had deliuered the former Prophecie, the Lord againe spake vnto me by vision, saying: goe yet againe, that is, content not thy selfe to haue spoken once of my mercy, loue and gracious benefites, and of the ⟨p. 4⟩wickednesse and vnworthinesse of this people: but againe repeate and reiterate these things vnto them, that so eyther they may be moued at the second hearing, or that their obstinacie and hardnesse of heart may be manifested, and they left without excuse. And loue a woman beloued of her husband and was an harlot: that is, by propounding vnto them this Parable, shew them that I am a gracious Husband, in that notwithstanding their manifold whoredomes, I continue to loue them, and withall conuince them of their grose wickednesse and vnthankfulnesse, in that all my loue and gracious benefits will not restraine them from committing Idolatrie and spirituall adultery with false Gods.
In which Parable, under the husband we are to understand God himself, who loved his people from all eternity, and continued constant in his love even after the people had broken their marriage faith, plighted unto him in mount Sinai, and committed spiritual whoredom with false Gods. By the wife we are to understand the people of Israel, and not the people of Judah, as some have imagined; for first, in this first verse here mention is made of the children of Israel: and secondly, it is not true of the Jews, that they should be without Magistrates and government, for the Sceptre might not depart from Judah till the Messiah came.