A69234:784
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 particular branches of their sin: the first whereof is expressed in these words: Yet they looked to other Gods: by which phrase, with the Hebrews is usually signified love and desire, hope and trust reposed in that thing which they are said to look after. Whereas therefore they are said to look after other Gods, the meaning is that they set their hearts and affections upon them, and hoped and trusted in them, and in these respects had their eyes and minds always fixed upon them.
But let vs come to the particular branches of their sin: the first whereof is expressed in these words: Yet they looked to other Gods: by which phrase, with the Hebrewes is vsually signified loue and desire, hope and trust reposed in that thing which they are said to looke after. Wheras therefore they are said to looke after other Gods, the meaning is that they set their hearts and affections vpon them, and hoped and trusted in them, and in these respects had their eyes and mindes alwayes fixed vpon them.
Secondly, he saith that they loved the wine bottles; whereby we may either generally understand that besides their sin of Idolatry, they were also addicted to all manner of unlawful pleasures and luxurious excess, as surfeiting and drunkenness, lasciviousness and wantonness (for with the corruption of Religion is usually joined corruption of manners, Piety and Honesty, being such twins as both live and die together) And if we take the words in this sense, then we are to understand them Synecdochically; drunkenness being put for voluptuousness and all corruption of manners, of which he maketh special choice that he may persist in the former Allegory, seeing Adultery & Drunkenness are commonly joined together, and are mutual causes one of another.
Secondly, he saith that they loued the wine bottles; whereby wee may eyther generally vnderstand that besides their sinne of Idolatry, they were also addicted to all manner of vnlawfull pleasures and luxurious excesse, as surfetting and drunkennesse, lasciuiousnesse and wantonnesse (for with the corruption of Religion is vsually ioyned corruption of manners, Pietie and Honesty, being such twins as both liue and die together) And if we take the words in this sence, then we are to vnderstand them Synecdochecally; dunkennesse being put for voluptuousnesse and all corruption of manners, of which he maketh speciall choyse that he may persist in the former Allegory, seeing Adultery & Drunkennes are commonly ioyned together, and are mutuall causes one of another.