A69234:848
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.
Thirdly, we are to observe Gods wise mixture of Mercy and Judgement, that the Church might neither be secure 1and careless, nor yet comfortless and without hope: for whereas he saith, that she shall sit mourning for many days, herein is implied, that her afflictions should neither be very short, nor very long. First, he showeth that they should not be very short, for they should last for many days: and then that they should not be very long, for they should not last for many ages, or many years, but only for many days. He doth not reckon the time by minutes or hours, for then they would have been secure and wretchlesse, and so taking no care to arm themselves with patience, they would have been altogether unprepared, when contrary to their hope their afflictions were tediously continued; nor yet by years ⟨p. 35⟩or ages, least whilst he sought to arm them with patience, he should disarm them of hope, which is our chief stay to keep us from sinking under affliction.
Thirdly, we are to obserue Gods wise mixture of Mercy and Iudgement, that the Church might neyther be secure 1and carelesse, nor yet comfortlesse and without hope: for whereas he saith, that she shall sit mourning for many dayes, herein is implyed, that her afflictions should neyther bee very short, nor very long. First, hee sheweth that they should not be very short, for they should last for many dayes: and then that they should not be very long, for they should not last for many ages, or many yeares, but onely for many dayes. He doth not reckon the time by minutes or houres, for then they would haue beene secure and wretchlesse, and so taking no care to arme themselues with patience, they would haue beene altogether vnprepared, when contrary to their hope their afflictions were tediously continued; nor yet by yeares ⟨p. 35⟩or ages, least whilest he sought to arme them with patience, he should disarme them of hope, vvhich is our chiefe stay to keepe vs from sincking vnder affliction.
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