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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.
And the rather do I thus expound the words: first, because it is an unproper manner of speech to express the moral duty of fearing God, by this phrase of fearing unto God. Secondly, we are not said to fear Gods goodness, but rather his justice and judgements. True it is that God is feared for his goodness, according to that, Psal. 130. 4. 1namely, as a gracious father, whom for his goodness towards us we are loath to displease, but his goodness it self is not fearful or terrible, but sweet and comfortable. Thirdly, because the word is so taken in other places.
And the rather doe I thus expound the vvords: first, because it is an vnproper manner of speach to expresse the morrall dutie of fearing God, by this phrase of fearing vnto God. Secondly, vve are not said to feare Gods goodnesse, but rather his justice and judgements. True it is that God is feared for his goodnesse, according to that, Psal. 130. 4. 1namely, as a gracious father, whom for his goodnesse towards vs we are loath to displease, but his goodnesse it selfe is not fearefull or terrible, but sweet and comfortable. Thirdly, because the vvord is so taken in other places.
The meaning therefore of these words, is briefly thus much, that the people of Israel being terrified and affrighted with the sight and sense of their sins, and the punishments due unto them, should fly speedily unto the Lord, as being their protector & sure defence, comforting themselves in the assured hope of his grace and goodness; whereby they should be assured that their sins shall be forgiven them, and they freed from them both in respect of their guilt and punishment.