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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.
Fifthly, we may observe how heinous and odious this sin ⟨p. 10⟩of Idolatry is in the sight of God, in that he compareth it to 1Adultery, for as nothing can be more detestable in the eyes of a loving and jealous husband, then that his wife should affect others more then him, and prostitute her self to commit whoredom even in his sight and presence: so nothing can be more odious in the sight of God, then that his church should thus defile her self with spiritual Adultery, even in his presence. See Chap. 1. Ver. 2.
Fiftly, we may obserue how hainous and odious this sin ⟨p. 10⟩of Idolatry is in the sight of God, in that he compareth it to 1Adultery, for as nothing can be more detestable in the eyes of a louing and iealous husband, then that his wife should affect others more then him, and prostitute her selfe to commit whoredome euen in his sight and presence: so nothing can be more odious in the sight of God, then that his church should thus desile her selfe with spirituall Adultery, euen in his presence. See Chap. 1. Ver. 2.
- 1The heinousness of Idolatry.The hainousnesse of Idolatrie.
Sixthly, in the example of the Israelites we may behold our exceeding great ingratitude, in that being dearly beloved 1of God we do not love him again, but are ready to prefer Idols and Images before him. Who would not wonder at the unthankfulness of such a woman, who being base and beggarly, deformed, diseased and full of ill qualities, should be chosen and espoused to a prince of great worth, and dearly beloved of him; if notwithstanding his excellency and love, she should defile her marriage bed and prefer some base groom before him? but such is our ingratitude, if being advanced from such a base condition, to such high dignity by our husband Jesus Christ, we set our minds upon Idols more then on him.