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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.
Secondly, we may observe how the Church behaveth her self when she seemeth left and forsaken of God, namely, she sits down like a desolate widow, and spendeth her time 1in mourning and lamentation: whence we learn not to make light of this heavy affliction, nor to walk under this weighty burden, with stiff and stretched out necks: but when God in the time of affliction seemeth to estrange and absent himself, we must humble our souls with mourning and lamentation, watch and wait for his return, and continually cry and call upon him by hearty prayer, desiring nothing in the world so much, as that he will hasten his coming, and ⟨p. 34⟩re-assure us of his favour. And if we thus behave our selves, then shall we find Gods promise verified. Esa. 54. 8. For a 2little while have I forsaken thee, but with great compassion will I gather thee. And by this means also, shall we gather unto our selves assurance, that we are indeed espoused unto God, when as the Lord our husband, having absented himself in some displeasure, we do not like strumpets rejoice in his absence; or if there be any little grief, seek to put it off by haunting the company of vain persons, and by passing the time in sports and pastimes: but like loyal and loving wives bewail his absence and displeasure, taking delight in nothing, till we enjoy his love again, in whom our soul delighteth.
Secondly, we may obserue how the Church behaueth her selfe when shee seemeth left and forsaken of God, namely, she sits downe like a desolate widdow, and spendeth her time 1in mourning and lamentation: whence we learne not to make light of this heauie affliction, nor to walk vnder this waighty burthen, with stiffe and stretched out necks: but when God in the time of affliction seemeth to estrange and absent himselfe, we must humble our soules with mourning and lamentation, watch and waite for his returne, and continually cry and call vpon him by hearty prayer, desiring nothing in the world so much, as that hee will hasten his comming, and ⟨p. 34⟩