A69234:801
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.
Yea but the Prophet was commanded to love this adulteress, and here no mention is made of his love, but only that he bought her, that is, brought her into the base estate of a slavish captive; how then doth this signify the love of ⟨p. 14⟩God, seeing it seemeth rather an effect of hatred? I answer if we respect Gods end, which was the profit, conversion and salvation of the Israelites, this was a singular note of gods love. For when they abused their liberty to all licentiousness, God caused them to live in captivity, but to this end, that by this misery he might reclaim & regain them unto himself. So that the Lords severity was exceeding profitable and necessary to reform this adulteress, and to make her keep her marriage faith inviolable for the time to come, when as she felt the smart of her uncleanness. If a husband laying aside his right of superiority and rule, do basely cocker and flatter his adulterous Wife, and suffer her at pleasure to range abroad and company with her lovers, his fondness will hearten her in her wicked courses, and cause her the more to scorn and contemn him; the Lord therefore like a wise husband dealeth otherwise here with this adulteress, that is, he retaineth his authority, he handleth her roughly, and restraineth her of her liberty, but yet inwardly he loveth her, for he doth all this to cool the heat of her lust, and to make her chaste and faithful, that so being reclaimed, he may receive her into his wonted favour.
Yea but the Prophet was commanded to loue this adultresse, and heere no mention is made of his loue, but onely that he bought her, that is, brought her into the base estate of a slauish captiue; how then doth this signifie the loue of ⟨p. 14⟩God, seeing it seemeth rather an effect of hatred? I answere if we respect Gods end, which was the profit, conuersion and saluation of the Israelits, this was a singular note of gods loue. For when they abused their libertie to all licentiousnesse, God caused them to liue in captiuitie, but to this end, that by this miserie he might reclaime & regaine them vnto himself. So that the Lords seueritie was exceeding profitable and necessarie to reforme this adultresse, and to make her keepe her marriage faith inuiolable for the time to come, when as she felt the smart of her vncleannesse. If a husband laying aside his right of superioritie and rule, doe basely cocker and flatter his adultrous Wife, and suffer her at pleasure to raunge abroad and company with her louers, his fondnesse will harten her in her wicked courses, and cause her the more to scorne and contemne him; the Lord therefore like a wise husband dealeth otherwise here with this adultresse, that is, he retayneth his authoritie, he handleth her roughly, and restrayneth her of her libertie, but yet inwardly he loueth her, for he doth all this to coole the heat of her lust, and to make her chast and faithfull, that so being reclaymed, hee may receiue her into his wonted fauour.