A69234:922
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.
Secondly, it serveth for the reproof, of those ignorant 1idiots, and secure worldlings, who content themselves to live still in ignorance, being utterly destitute of the knowledge of God and of his religion, and imagine that they are religious enough, if they have a good meaning, and that they are exempted from gods judgements, and highly in his favour, if they be of a civill conversation and honest behaviour; though in the mean-time they remain wilfully blind, shutting their eyes against the light, and contemning or at least carelessly neglecting all means of knowledge. But let such know that being destitute of knowledge, they are also destitute of all saving grace, and that living in ignorance, they live also in their sins; and consequently have God their adversary, who will contend with them, and unless they repent adjudge them to deserved punishments.
Secondly, it serueth for the reproofe, of those ignorant 1ideots, and secure worldlings, who content themselues to liue still in ignorance, being vtterly destitute of the knowledge of God and of his religion, and imagine that they are religious inough, if they haue a good meaning, and that they are exempted from gods judgements, and highly in his fauour, if they bee of a ciuill conuersation and honest behauiour; though in the mean-time they remaine wilfully blind, shutting their eyes against the light, and contemning or at least carelesly neglecting all meanes of knowledge. But let such know that being destitute of knowledge, they are also destitute of all sauing grace, and that liuing in ignorance, they liue also in their sinnes; and consequently haue God their aduersarie, vvho will contend vvith them, and vnlesse they repent adjudge them to deserued punishments.
- 1Ignorant idiots reproved.Ignorant ideots reproued.
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