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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 second thing to be observed, is Gods judicial course 1of proceeding in the execution of his Judgements: although being infinite in wisdom, power, and justice, he might suddenly inflict his punishments upon sinners, as soon as they have offended, yet first (to approve the justness of his judgements) he doth in the Ministry of his word summon them before his seat of Justice, arraign and convince them; that so they may be moved to sue for a pardon, by turning unto God by true repentance, & hereby prevent deserved punishments. So he sent Noah to the old world, before he brought the Deluge: Lot to Sodom, before he destroyed it with fire and brimstone: Moses to Pharaoh, before he drowned him in the red sea: The Prophets to the Jews and Israelites, before he brought them into Captivity: and our Saviour Christ and his Disciples, before their utter destruction and desolation. All which as it serveth to commend Gods merciful justice; so also to condemn the hardness of mens harts, and to leave them without excuse, who will not after so manifold warnings turn from their sins, by unfeigned repentance, that so they might escape these fearful punishments.
The second thing to be obserued, is Gods judiciall course 1of proceeding in the execution of his Iudgements: although being infinite in wisedome, power, and justice, he might sodainely inflict his punishments vpon sinners, as soone as they haue offended, yet first (to approue the justnes of his judgements) hee doth in the Ministery of his word summon them before his seate of Iustice, arraigne and conuince them; that so they may be moued to sue for a pardon, by turning vnto God by true repentance, & hereby preuent deserued punishments. So he sent Noah to the old world, before he brought the Deluge: Lot to Sodome, before he destroyed it with fire and brimstone: Moyses to Pharaoh, before he drowned him in the red sea: The Prophets to the Iewes and Israelites, before he brought them into Captiuitie: and our Sauiour Christ and his Disciples, before their vtter destruction and desolation. All which as it serueth to commend Gods mercifull justice; so also to condemne the hardnes of mens harts, and to leaue them without excuse, who will not after so manifold warnings turne from their sinnes, by vnfained repentance, that so they might escape these fearefull punishments.