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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.
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.
Sixtly, in the example of the Israelites wee may behold our exceeding great ingratitude, in that being dearely beloued 1of God we doe not loue him againe, but are ready to prefer Idols and Images before him. Who would not wonder at the vnthankfulnesse of such a woman, who being base and beggerly, deformed, diseased and full of ill qualities, should be chosen and espoused to a prince of great worth, and dearely beloued of him; if notwithstanding his excellency and loue, she should defile her mariage bed and preferre some base groome before him? but such is our ingratitude, if being aduanced from such a base condition, to such high dignitie by our husband Iesus Christ, we set our mindes vpon Idols more then on him.
- 1Our ingratitude.
Seventhly, we may here observe the Constancy of 1Gods love towards his elect, in that notwithstanding their grievous sins and great unworthiness he continueth to love them; for though the Israelites after they were espoused unto God committed spiritual whoredom, & forsook the Lord, yet he sendeth his Prophet to assure them of the continuance of his love. So neither the fall of our first parents, nor the original corruption which was propagated from them unto us, nor our own manifold actual transgressions, could break off his love, wherewith he had loved us from all eternity, but that still even whilst we were sinners, he sent his son to dye for