A69234:894
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
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Thirdly, whereas he saith, that the Lord had this controversy with the Inhabitants of the Land: hereby first he convinceth them of their breach of Covenant, which they had made with God; for howsoever the Lord had made good his promise, in driving out the Canaanites, and giving unto them the Land in possession: yet they had broken their promise made to God, violated their faith, forsaken Gods true Religion, and denied their obedience unto his laws.
Thirdly, whereas he saith, that the Lord had this controuersie with the Inhabitants of the Land: hereby first he conuinceth them of their breach of Couenant, which they had made with God; for howsoeuer the Lord had made good his promise, in driuing out the Canaanites, and giuing vnto them the Land in possession: yet they had broken their promise made to God, violated their faith, forsaken Gods true Religion, and denied their obedience vnto his lawes.
Secondly, he aggravateth their sins and gross ingratitude, in that after the Lord had cast out the Canaanites, the ancient inhabitants of this country, for their Idolatry and other sins, and given this land to the people of Israel for their possession, that therein they might make profession of ⟨p. 55⟩his true religion, and glorify his name by worshipping and serving him according to his will; they nevertheless neither remembering gods judgements inflicted upon the Canaanites, nor his mercies multiplied upon themselves, forsook the covenant of their God, broke his laws, committed idolatry, and all other outrageous sins, and so defiled the land with the same sins for the which the Canaanites were expelled, in the which gods true religion, holiness of life, and righteousness should have reigned and flourished.
Secondly, he aggrauateth their sinnes and grose ingratitude, in that after the Lord had cast out the Canaanites, the auncient inhabitants of this country, for their Idolatry and other sinnes, and giuen this land to the people of Israell for their possession, that therein they might make profession of ⟨p. 55⟩