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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 second adjunct, whereby their sins are aggravated, is expressed in these words: And blood toucheth blood. For the understanding whereof, we are to know, that blood in the Scriptures often signifieth grievous sins, together with the guilt and punishment, which doth accompany them; because he that sinneth, maketh himself guilty of his blood, which as a just punishment, he deserveth to shed in lieu of his transgression. So Leu. 20. 9. He that curseth Father 1or Mother, shall dye the death, his blood shall be upon him. ⟨p. 88⟩Josu. 2. 19. Whosoever goeth out of the doors, his blood shall be 2upon his head, and we will be guiltless. 2 Sam. 1. 16. 1. Kings 2. 37. Psal. 5. 6. The Lord will abhor the man of blood. And in this sense the Jews cried Mat, 27. 25. His blood be upon us and our children. And thus the words are to be understood in this place, namely that they had committed heinous transgressions and thereby had made themselves subject to guilt and punishment, and in this phrase of speech, their sins are further aggravated, in respect of their multitude, implied by the plural number here used: bloods touch bloods. 2 in respect of their continual practise of wickedness, signified by this word touching; whereby he implieth that their sins were continual, and as it were contiguous one with another; so as they had no sooner committed one sin, but presently they were ready to commit another, and as it were to heap wickedness upon wickedness.
The second adjunct, whereby their sinnes are aggrauated, is expressed in these words: And bloud toucheth bloud. For the vnderstanding whereof, wee are to know, that bloud in the Scriptures often signifieth grieuous sinnes, together with the guilt and punishment, which doth accompany them; because he that sinneth, maketh himselfe guilty of his bloud, which as a just punishment, hee deserueth to shead in lue of his transgression. So