A69234:87
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 Kings of Judah, in whose time Hosea prophesied, are four; Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah: of the Kings of Israel one only is mentioned, namely Jeroboam, who is said to be the son of Joash, to distinguish him from Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, who first usurped the Kingdom of Israel. Not that he reigned only all this time, for Hosea prophesied in the time of five other Kings of Israel (if they may be all called Kings, seeing some of them were tyrannical usurpers) to wit, Zachariah, Shalem, Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah, and as it is very probable in the days also of Hosheah: but mention is made of him, that light might be given to the Chronology, & that it might appear how long Hosea prophesied, as we shall show afterwards.
The Kings of Iudah, in whose time Hosea prophecied, are foure; Vzziah, Iotham, Ahaz, Hezechias: of the Kings of Israel one onely is mentioned, namely Ieroboam, who is said to be the sonne of Ioash, to distinguish him from Ieroboam, the sonne of Nabat, who first vsurped the Kingdome of Israel. Not that hee raigned onely all this time, for Hosea prophecied in the time of fiue other Kings of Israel (if they may be all called Kings, seeing some of them were tyrannicall vsurpers) to wit, Zachariah, Shalem, Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah, and as it is very probable in the daies also of Hosheah: but mention is made of him, that light might be giuen to the Cronologie, & that it might appeare how long Hosea prophecied, as we shall shew afterwards.
The causes why mention is here made of the reign of these Kings are. First, to show the certainty of this prophecy, in that the particular time wherein it was delivered is specified.
The causes why mention is here made of the raigne of these Kings are. First, to shew the certaintie of this prophecy, in that ye particular time wherin it was deliuered is specified.