A69234:831
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 use which we are to make hereof is, that when the Lord doth exercise us with afflictions, we exercise our selves in repentance, and make the day of tribulation, the day of humiliation; for this is the main end why the Lord afflicteth us, which when he hath attained, he will put an end to our afflictions: and therefore the way to ease our selves of the burden of punishment, is to cast away the burden of our transgressions; the best means to lighten our souls with saving comfort, is to load them with bitter sorrow for sin; if we would have God well pleased with us, we must be displeased with our selves; and if ever we mean to come unto ⟨p. 27⟩the palace of joy, we must travail unto it by the path of mourning. For blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be 1comforted. Blessed are they that weep, for they shall laugh.
The vse which we are to make hereof is, that when the Lord doth exercise vs with afflictions, we exercise our selues in repentance, and make the day of tribulation, the day of humiliation; for this is the maine end why the Lord afflicteth vs, which when he hath attained, hee will put an end to our afflictions: and therefore the way to ease our selues of the burthen of punishment, is to cast away the burthen of our transgressions; the best meanes to lighten our soules with sauing comfort, is to loade them with bitter sorrow for sinne; if we would haue God well pleased with vs, we must be displeased with our selues; and if euer we meane to come vnto ⟨p. 27⟩the pallace of ioy, wee must trauaile vnto it by the path of mourning. For blessed are they that mourne, for they shall bee 1comforted. Blessed are they that weepe, for they shall laugh.