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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.
Fifthly we may here observe, what is the cause of all controversies 1between the Lord and the inhabitants of any land; namely their sins whereby his law is transgressed. If therefore we would not have the Lord, to be our enemy and adversary, if we would not have him to summon and arraign us before his judgement seat, and being convicted to condemn us to punishment; let us fly sin, or having sinned let us sue for pardon and reconciliation, by turning unto the Lord and bewailing our sins by unfeigned repentance. It is the wise mans counsel, that we strive not with a 2mighty man, least we fall into his hands. And our Saviour adviseth us to agree with our adversary quickly, Math. 5. 25. 3What folly then is it in us, by our sins to make God our adversary, who is omnipotent, and not our adversary only to accuse us, but also our judge to condemn us? or if we have caused a controversy between us by our sins, what madness is it to defer the seeking of our reconciliation with him, by turning from our sins by unfeigned repentance? For if it be a fearful thing to fall into the hands of a mighty man, how terrible is it to fall into the hands of the everliving God? As the Apostle speaketh Heb. 10. 31. If 4one man sin against another the Judge shall judge it, but if a man sin against the Lord who will plead for him? as Ely speaketh 5to his sons. 1 Sam. 2. 25.
Fiftly we may here obserue, what is the cause of all controuersies 1betweene the Lord and the inhabitants of any land; namely their sinnes whereby his law is transgressed. If therefore we would not haue the Lord, to be our enimie and aduersary, if wee would not haue him to summon and arraigne vs before his judgement seate, and being conuicted to condemne vs to punishment; let vs flye sinne, or hauing sinned let vs sue for pardon and reconciliation, by turning vnto the Lord and bewayling our sinnes by vnfayned repentance. It is the wise mans counsaile, that we striue not with a