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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.
for either they exclaiming against the Beast, retain his mark, being not yet purged from the dregs of Popery, and Superstition, or else remain ignorant of Gods true Religion, and so lye open as an easy pray to all Seducers.
for eyther they exclayming against the Beast, retaine his marke, being not yet purged from the dregs of Poperie, and Superstition, or else remaine ignoraunt of Gods true Religion, and so lye open as an easie pray to all Seducers.
And thus you see how small the number of those is, who have the knowledge of God, in comparison of those innumerable numbers of ignorant persons, which live amongst us. Now further, if we make a diligent search among those who have some knowledge, and consider how many of this number have only an historical and speculative knowledge swimming in the brain, whereby they are able to discourse of Religion: and in the mean time make no use of it, for the sanctification of their hearts and affections, or for the reformation of their lives and conversation: all which may truly be said to be without the true knowledge of God & his religion: for we are truly said to know so much only in Christianity, as we make a fruitful and profitable use of, for the purifying of our inward affections, and for the bettering of our outward actions. And if having set all these aside, we then take a view of those that remain, who know God and his Trueth, and live according to their knowledge in holiness and newness of Life: we shall find the number so small, that the Lord may justly also in this respect contend with us, because there is no knowledge of God in the land.
And thus you see how small the number of those is, who haue the knowledge of God, in comparison of those innumerable numbers of ignorant persons, which liue amongst vs. Now further, if we make a diligent search among those who haue some knowledge, and consider how many of this number haue onely an historical and speculatiue knowledge swimming in the braine, whereby they are able to discourse of Religion: and in the meane time make no vse of it, for the sanctification of their hearts and affections, or for the reformation of their liues and conuersation: all which may truely be said to be without the true knowledge of God & his religion: for vvee are truely said to know so much onely in Christianitie, as vvee make a fruitfull and profitable vse of, for the purifying of our inward affections, and for the bettring of our outward actions. And if hauing set all these aside, vvee then take a view of those that remaine, who know God and his Trueth, and liue according to their knowledge in holinesse and newnesse of Life: wee shall finde the number so small, that the Lord may iustly also in this respect contend vvith vs, because there is no knowledge of God in the land.