A69234:794
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.
The consideration whereof serveth notably for our consolation, when as we labour and groan under the heavy burden of our sins, for if the Lord so dearly loved us even ⟨p. 11⟩whilst we were enemies, how much more will he continue this love, when we are made friends? If when we were wicked and unrighteous he would not overwhelm us with his just displeasure, much more then being justified by his blood, we shall 1be saved from wrath through him, as the Apostle reasoneth Rom. 5. 9. If he so loved us when as we were wholly wicked, that our sins could not change the constancy of his love, how much more will he now continue constant when we are made perfectly righteous, through the righteousness of Christ, imputed unto us, and have true inherent righteousness and sanctification begun in us by his holy spirit, whereby at least we desire & endeavour in the uprightness of our harts to serve and please him? If he loved us whilst like rebellious enemies we neither could nor would obey him, how much more will he love us when like children we would willingly do his will, although we often fail of our desire, through our weakness and imperfection?
The consideration whereof serueth notably for our consolation, when as we labour and groane vnder the heauy burthen of our sinnes, for if the Lord so dearely loued vs euen ⟨p. 11⟩whilest we were enimies, how much more will he continue this loue, when we are made friends? If when we were wicked and vnrighteous he would not ouerwhelme vs with his iust displeasure, much more then being iustified by his bloud, we shall 1be saued from wrath through him, as the Apostle reasoneth Rom. 5. 9. If he so loued vs when as we were wholy wicked, that our sinnes could not change the constancie of his loue, how much more will he now continue constant when wee are made perfectly righteous, through the righteousnesse of Christ, imputed vnto vs, and haue true inhaerent righteousnes and sanctification begun in vs by his holy spirit, whereby at least we desire & indeauour in the vprightnesse of our harts to serue and please him? If he loued vs whilest like rebellious enimies we neyther could nor would obey him, how much more will he loue vs when like children we would willingly doe his will, although we often fayle of our desire, through our weaknesse and imperfection?