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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
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Reason. The Second Secondly, that hereby he might move us to a hatred and detestation even of all sin whatsoever, and to make conscience of committing the least transgression. Naturally we mince sin and extenuate it with vain excuses; this is but a small sin, and I would no body did worse, I am content to leave all gross sins, and therefore in this small trifle I hope the Lord will be merciful unto me, we cannot here be Saints and to be too scrupulous, is to be more precise than wise. But unto such as thus extenuate their sins the Lord aggravates them, plainly affirming that their covetousness is theft; their rash anger, murder; their inward lusts and unchaste speeches adultery in his sight.
Reason. The Second Secondly, that hereby hee might moue vs to a hatred and detestation euen of all sinne whatsoeuer, and to make conscience of committing the least transgression. Naturally wee minse sinne and extenuate it with vaine excuses; this is but a small sinne, and I would no body did worse, I am content to leaue all grosse sinnes, and therefore in this small trifle I hope the Lord will be mercifull vnto mee, wee cannot here be Saints and to bee too scrupulous, is to bee more precisethen wise. But vnto such as thus extenuate their sins the Lord aggrauats them, plainely affirming that their couetousnesse is theft; their rash anger, murther; their inward lusts and vnchast speaches adulterie in his sight.
Reason. The third Thirdly, as the Lord by this means restraineth us from committing the smallest sins, so if we have fallen into them, he doth hereby humble us, and bring us to serious repentance, when as we consider, that those sins which we have innumerable times committed, making no reckoning of them, are reputed heinous in the Lords sight, who is to be our judge; so that hereby we may be moved to lay our hands upon our mouths, to desire with the Prophet that the Lord would not enter into judgement with us, to disclaim our own righteousness, and to hunger after the righteousness of Christ; to cease boasting with the Pharisee, I am no extortioner, murderer, adulterer, &c. and to change the Pharisees brag, into the poor Publicans humble ⟨p. 93⟩