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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.
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.
The meaning therefore of these vvords, is briefely thus much, that the people of Israell being terrified and affrighted with the sight and sense of their sinnes, and the punishments due vnto them, should flye speedily vnto the Lord, as being their protector & sure defence, comforting themselues in the assured hope of his grace and goodnesse; vvhereby they should bee assured that their sinnes shall bee forgiuen them, and they freed from them both in respect of their guilt and punishment.
And these are the effects of their conversion. The time is expressed in these words, in the latter or last days: that is, after that Jesus Christ the true Messiah is exhibited in the flesh, which usually in the Scriptures is called the last days. ⟨p. 41⟩Deut. 4. 30. Esa. 2. 2. Micah. 4. 1. Heb. 1. 1. 1 Pet. 1. 20. 1 John. 2. 28. The which time is specified. First, to show their obstinacy in their sins and corruptions, seeing these tough humours could no otherwise be purged away, but by the long working potions of tedious and bitter afflictions. Secondly, that they might prepare themselves patiently to bear these miseries, thus tediously continued, when as they were forewarned of them, for praemonitus praemunitus. Thirdly, that they might hereby be refreshed with some comfort, when as they were assured that howsoever their troubles were tedious yet at length they should have a happy end, seeing they should bring them unto God by true repentance and a lively faith.