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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 other sin signified by this word [Greek or Hebrew], is cursing and direful imprecations, which is used against our selves, 1or against our neighbours: against our selves, when as rashly, vainly, and unnecessarily we invocate Gods fearful Judgements against our state, person, body or soul, for the needless confirmation of some truth, either in our asseverations or promises, or for the binding of our selves to the performance of some unprofitable or evil action. An example whereof we have in Jezebel. 1 King. 19. 2. Against our neighbours, when in malice or rage we desire God to pour upon them 2some grievous punishment. The which is an horrible abuse of Gods name, power and justice, when as we go about to make him our instrument of unjust revenge, and the executioner of our malicious and wicked outrages: and likewise a heinous sin against our neighbours, when as our malice exceeding our power, we wish unto them those evils which we are not able to inflict. And this our Saviour condemneth, though it be used against those who curse and persecute us. Math. 5. 44. So Rom. 12. 14.3
The other sinne signified by this word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, is cursing and direfull imprecations, which is vsed against our selues, 1or against our neighbours: against our selues, when as rashly, vainely, and vnnecessarily we inuocate Gods feareful Iudgements against our state, person, body or soule, for the needlesse confirmation of some truth, eyther in our asseuerations or promises, or for the binding of our selues to the performāce of some vnprofitable or euil action. An example wherof we haue in Iesabel. 1 King. 19. 2. Against our neighbours, when in malice or rage we desire God to poure vpon them