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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.
Secondly, their sin and wickedness is exceedingly aggravated, in that they were so ungrateful and obstinate in their Idolatry, that neither Gods love, nor all his manifold benefits which he had multiplied upon them, as pledges of his endless love, could move them to love him again, nor contain them in their fidelity, nor restrain them from committing spiritual fornication with false Gods. If a wife do not love her husband who loatheth her and behaveth himself towards her cruelly and inhumanely, though this doth ⟨p. 6⟩not altogether take away her fault, yet it doth much extenuate and excuse it; but if she love not such a husband as entirely loveth her, nor will be restrained by his great kindness and manifold benefits, from breaking her faith and following her lovers, her fault is so heinous that it admitteth of no excuse; but such a loving husband was the Lord to this Church of Israel, and such a rebellious and unfaithful wife was she to him, and therefore her wickedness was so much the more grievous and intolerable.
Secondly, their sinne and wickednesse is exceedingly aggrauated, in that they were so vngratefull and obstinate in their Idolatry, that neyther Gods loue, nor all his manifold benefits which he had multiplyed vpon them, as pledges of his endlesse loue, could moue them to loue him againe, nor containe them in their fidelitie, nor restraine them from committing spirituall fornication with false Gods. If a wife doe not loue her husband who loatheth her and behaueth himselfe towards her cruelly and inhumanely, though this doth ⟨p. 6⟩not altogether take away her fault, yet it doth much extenuate and excuse it; but if she loue not such a husband as entirely loueth her, nor will be restrained by his great kindnes and manifold benefits, from breaking her faith and following her louers, her fault is so haynous that it admitteth of no excuse; but such a louing husband was the Lord to this Church of Israell, and such a rebellious and vnfaithfull wife was she to him, and therefore her wickednesse was so much the more grieuous and intollerable.