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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 third sin whereof they are convicted and condemned, 1is killing: whereby we are not only to understand the taking away of the life of man, which is murder in the highest degree; but also all hurts, wrongs, and injuries offered against the person of their neighbour: for as in the former verse, by the want of mercy was understood the want of love, compassion, and all christian beneficence; so by this sin of commission opposed thereunto, we are to understand the contrary vices, cruelties, injuries and oppression committed against the person and life of our brother. Again it seemeth that it was the Prophets purpose in setting down this short Epitome of the peoples sins, to bring them to an examination of themselves by the Law of God, that so the obstinate ⟨p. 82⟩might be convinced of their manifold transgressions; as though he should say: if you, who upon every occasion are ready to justify your selves, would examine your hearts and consciences, your lives and conversations according to Gods Law, you should find that you have broken all and every part thereof: as namely, by swearing, lying, killing, stealing, &c. Seeing then the Prophet in this place, hath relation unto the Law of God violated by them, it followeth, that as these sins are condemned in the Law, so also here. But in the Law is condemned not only the capital sin, which is specified, but all other of the same kind, with the means and occasions thereof; and therefore whereas the Prophet doth accuse them of Killing, he doth under this one word include all other their sins of this kind and nature.
The third sinne whereof they are conuicted and condemned, 1is killing: whereby wee are not onely to vnderstand the taking away of the life of man, which is murther in the highest degree; but also all hurts, wrongs, and injuries offred against the person of their neighbour: for as in the former verse, by the want of mercy was vnderstood the want of loue, compassion, and all christian beneficence; so by this sinne of commission opposed thereunto, we are to vnderstand the contrary vices, cruelties, injuries and oppression committed against the person and life of our brother. Againe it seemeth that it was the Prophets purpose in setting downe this short Epitome of the peoples sinnes, to bring them to an examatition of themselues by the Law of God, that so the obstinate