A69234:95
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, we may observe the obstinate wickedness, and inflexible obdurateness of this people; who notwithstanding 1this mercy of God, and means of their conversion, continued in their sins without repentance. The which obstinacy and rebellion, is not proper unto them, but common with us in these times, wherein we stubbornly refuse the like, or greater mercy, and make no profitable use of far greater means which God hath given us for our conversion. But if we continue in the hardness of our hearts, let us not expect or hope for immunity of punishment: for as in the time of this Prophet, after the people had long contemned Gods mercy, he brought upon them his fearful judgements: so will he deal with us, &c.
Secondly, we may obserue the obstinate wickednes, and inflexible obduratenesse of this people; who notwithstanding 1this mercy of God, and meanes of their conuersion, continued in their sinnes without repentance. The which obstinacie and rebellion, is not proper vnto them, but common with vs in these times, wherein we stubbornely refuse the like, or greater mercy, and make no profitable vse of far greater meanes which God hath giuen vs for our conuersion. But if we continue in the hardnesse of our hearts, let vs not expect or hope for immunitie of punishment: for as in the time of this Prophet, after the people had long contemned Gods mercy, he brought vpon them his fearefull iudgements: so will he deale with vs, &c.
- 1The hardness of the peoples hearts.The hardnes of the peoples hearts.
The use which we are to make hereof, is, that seeing our hearts are so hard and inflexible, we do not only labour to bruise them by the hammer of Gods word, and by applying unto them the threatenings of the Law: but seeing this is not sufficient, in respect of their more then adamantine hardness, we are often to implore the assistance of Gods holy Spirit; for that only is that precious oil whereby they are suppled, softened, and made pliable to Gods will.