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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.
But here it may be demanded, whether it be not lawful to name our children by our ordinary names, which have no signification. I answer, that although those significant names afore spoken of, be the best and fittest; yet I think these not unlawful or inconvenient in some cases: as namely, when as they put us in mind of some of our near and deer friends called by such names, who have been, or are, virtuous and religious; for as the other names signify in themselves some good grace or duty to be performed, so these put us in mind of the like in the persons of our honest and godly friends, whose example we are to propound unto our selves, for our imitation.
But here it may be demanded, whether it be not lawfull to name our children by our ordinary names, which haue no signification. I answer, that although those significant names afore spoken of, be the best and fittest; yet I thinke these not vnlawfull or inconuenient in some cases: as namely, when as they put vs in minde of some of our neere and deere friends called by such names, who haue beene, or are, vertuous and religious; for as the other names signifie in themselues some good grace or duty to be performed, so these put vs in minde of the like in the persons of our honest and godly friends, whose example we are to propound vnto our selues, for our imitation.
And so much for the Prophets name: he is further described ⟨p. 18⟩by his parent, that he was the son of Beeri. What this Beeri was, there is no mention in the Scriptures. For whereas 1as the Hebrews affirm that he was that Beera mentioned, 1. Chro. 5. 6. It is without warrant; neither hath it any great 2probability, seeing their names are diversly written. There is mention also of one Beera,