Osee — Chapter 11
These annotations are from the original 1609 Douay Old Testament, the first complete English Catholic Bible translation, produced by English scholars in exile at the English College of Douai. The archaic spelling is preserved.
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Verse 1
Literally this is spoken of the people of Israel called Gods sonne (Exo.4.v.23.) whom he deliuered out of Ægypt, but mystically is verified of Christ called out of Ægypt Mat.2. and is no lesse certainly the true mysticall sense, the Euangelist induced with the Holie Ghost, so interpreting, then is the literel sense of this or anie other place.
Verse 4
God draweth men by sweet inuitations, by great and manie benefits agreable to mans nature and free wil, by his loue and charitie: not as beasts are drawen by feare & force. Gods propertie is to haue mercie and to pardon. Man is prone to reuenge and punish.