The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. LXIII.

1 God shal destroy his enemies for his Churches sake. 7 Gods benefites towards his Church.

1 WHo is this that commetha from Edōm with red garments from Bozráh? he is glorious in his apparel and walketh in his great strength:b I speake in righteousnes, (&) am mightie to saue.

2 c Wherefore is thine apparel red, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the wine presse?

3 I haue troden the wine presse alone, and of all people there (was) none with me: for I wil tread them in mine angre, and tread them vn der fote in my wrath, and their blood shalbe sprincled vpon my garmentes, and I wil stai∣ne all my raiment.

4 For the daye of vengeance (is) in mine heart and thed yere of my redemedis come.

5 And I loked, and there was none to helpe, & I wondered that there was none to vpholde: therefore mine ownee arme helped me, and my wrath it self susteined me.

6 Therefore I wil treade downe the people in my wrath, and make them drunken,f in mi∣ne indignation, and wil bring downe their strength to the earth.

7 I wilg remembre the mercies of the Lord (and) the praises of the Lord according vn∣to all that the Lord hathe giuen vs, and for the great goodnes towarde the house of Is∣raél, which he hathe giuen them according to his tendre loue, and according to his gre∣at mercies.

8 For he said, Surely thei are myh people, chil∣dren that wil not lie: so he was their sauiour.

9 In all their troubles he wasi troubled, and the Angelk of his presence saued them: in his loue and in his mercie he redemed them, and he bare them and caried them all waies continually.

10 But theirebelled and vexed his holie Spirit: therefore was he turned to be their enemie (and) he foght against them.

11 Then hel remembred the olde time of Mo∣sés and his people, saying, Where is he that broght them vp out of the Sea with them shepherd of his shepe? where is he that put his holie Spirit withinn him?

12 He led (them) by the right hand of Mosés with his owne glorious arme, deuiding the water before them, to make him self an euer lasting Name.

13 He led thē trough the depe, as ano horse in the wildernes, that thei shulde not stomble,

14 As the beast goeth downe into the valley, the Spirit of the Lord gaue them rest: so di∣dest thou lead thy people, to make thy self a glorious Name.

15 p Loke downe frō heauen, & beholde from the dwelling place of thine holines, & of thy glorie. Where is thyq zeale and thy strength the multitude of thy mercies, and of thy com¦passions? they are restrained fromr me.

16 Doutles thou art our Father: thoghs Abra∣ham be ignorant of vs, and Israél knowe vs not, (yet) thou, ô Lord, art our Father, (and) our redemer: thy Name (is) for euer.

17 O Lord, why hastt thou made vs to erre frō thy wayes? (and) hardened out heart frō thy feare? Returne for thyu seruants sake, (and) for the tribes of thine inheritance.

18 The people of thine holines haue possessed it, but a litlex while: for our aduersaries haue troden downe thy Sanctuarie.

19 We haue bene (as they,) ouer whome thou neuer barest rule, and vpon whome thy Name was not called.

Notes

• a

  This prophetie is against the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 means, and ene∣mies which per∣secuted the Churche, on who me God wil take vengeance, and is here set forthe all bloody after that he hathe destroyed them in 〈◊〉〈◊〉, the chief citie of the Idumeans: for these were their greatest enemies and vnder the title of circumci∣sion, and the kin∣red of Abrahám cleimed to them selues the chief re ligion, and hated the true worship pers, Psal. 137, 7.
• b

  God answereth them that asked this questiō, who is this? &c. and saith, Ye se now performed in de∣de the vengean∣ce, which my Pro phetes 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• c

  Another que∣stiō, to thewhich the Lord answe∣reth.
• d

  Shewing, that when God puni∣sheth his enemies it is for the profi te and deliueran ce of his Church.
• e

  God sheweth that he hathe no nede of mans hel pe for the deliue∣rance of his, and thogh men refuse to do their duetie through negligē ce, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉, yet he him self wil deliuer his Church, and punish the ene∣mies, read chap. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 16.
• f

  I wil so 〈◊〉〈◊〉 them, and make thēso giddy, that they shal not knowe, which way to go.
• g

  The Prophet speaketh this to moue the people to remember Godsbenefites in times past, that they may be con∣firmed in their troubles.
• h

  For I did chu∣se them to be mine, that they shulde be holy, and not deceiue mine expectatiō.
• i

  He bare their af flictions & griefs as thogh they had bene his ow∣ne.
• k

  Which was a witnes of Gods presence: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 this may be referred to Christ to who me belongeth the office of saluatiō.
• l

  That is, the peo ple of Israélbeing 〈◊〉〈◊〉: called to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Gods benefites, which he had bestowed vpō their fathers in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 past.
• m

  Meaning, Mo sés.
• n

  That is in Mosés that he might wel gouerne the people: some referre this giuing of the Spirit to the people.
• o

  Peaceably and gently, as an horse is led to his pasture.
• p

  Ha∣uing declared Gods 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shewed to their 〈◊〉〈◊〉, he turneth him self to God by prayer, desiring him to continue the same graces toward them.
• q

  Thy great affection which thou barest towards vs.
• r

  Meaning frō the whole bodie of the Church.
• s

  Thogh Abrahā wolde refuse vs to be his children yet thou 〈◊〉〈◊〉 refuse to be out father
• t

  By taking away thy holie Spirit from vs, by whome we we: egouerned, and so for 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ingra titude didest deliuer vs vp to our owne concupiscence, and didest punish sinne by sinne according to thy iuste iudgement.
• u

  Meaning, for the couenants sake made to Abrá∣hám, Izhák and Iaakob his seruants.
• x

  That is, in respect of the promes, which is per∣petual: albeit thei had now possessed the land of Canáan, a thousand, and foure hundreth yere: and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they lament, to moue God rather to remember his couenant then to punish their sinnes.