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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.
Now these their sins are aggravated, in that he saith, that there was no verity, mercy, nor knowledge of God in the Land. First, in that it was a Land which God in great mercy had bestowed upon them, to the end, that therein they should worship and serve him; a land wherein he had protected and preserved them; a land wherein he had plentifully afforded unto them the means of attaining these graces of truth, mercy and knowledge: namely, his Word and Sacraments.
Now these their sinnes are aggrauated, in that hee saith, that there was no veritie, mercy, nor knowledge of God in the Land. First, in that it was a Land which God in great mercy had bestowed vpon them, to the end, that therin they should worship and serue him; a land wherein he had protected and preserued them; a land wherein he had plentifully afforded vnto them the meanes of attaining these graces of truth, mercy and knowledge: namely, his Word and Sacraments.
Secondly, in that this impiety and neglect of Religion, did not only lurk in some few corners, but overspread the whole land: neither were there only some few men tainted ⟨p. 58⟩with these vices and corruptions, but generally the whole body of the people. So that they did not only hide these sins as being ashamed of them, but being come to be as it were a common fashion, they impudently professed and defended them.
Secondly, in that this impietie and neglect of Religion, did not onely lurke in some few corners, but ouerspread the whole land: neyther were there onely some few men tainted ⟨p. 58⟩with these vices and corruptions, but generally the whole body of the people. So that they did not onely hide these sinnes as being ashamed of them, but being come to bee as it were a common fashion, they impudently professed and defended them.