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. IIII.

The day of the Lord, before the which Eliáh shulde come.

1 FOr beholde, the day cometh that shala 1.1 burne as an ouen, and all the proude, yea and all that do wickedly, shal be stubble, and the day that cometh, shal burne them vp, saith the Lord of hostes, and shal leaue them, nether roote nor branche.

2 But vnto you that feare my Name, shal theb 1.2 Sunne of righteousnes arise and health, (shalbe) vnder his wings, & ye shalc 1.3 go for∣the, and growe vp as fat calues.

3 And ye shal treade downe the wicked: for they shalbe dust vnder the soles of your fete in the day that I shal do (this) saith the Lord of hostes.

4 d 1.4 Remember the Lawe of Mosés my seruāt which I commanded vnto him in Horéb for all Israél with the statutes and iudge∣ments.

5 Beholde: I wil send youe 1.5 Eliáh the Prophet before the comming of the great andf 1.6 fea reful day of the Lord.

6 And he shalg 1.7 turne the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the chil∣dren to their fathers, lest I comeh 1.8 and smi∣te the earth with cursing.

Notes

• a 1.1

  He prophecieth of Gods 〈◊〉〈◊〉 against the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, who wolde not receiue Christ, whē as God shuld send him for the restauration of his Church.
• b 1.2

  Meaning, Christ, who with his wings or beames of his grace shuld lighten, and com∣fort his Church. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 5. 14., and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is called the sunne of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, because in him self he hathe all perfection, and al∣so the iustice of the father dwel∣leth in him where 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he regenerateth vs into righteous∣nes, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vs from the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of this worlde, and reformeth vs to the image of God.
• c 1.3

  Ye shalbe set at libertie and increa se in the ioye of the Spirit. 2. Cor 3 17.
• d 1.4

  Because the time was come that the Iewes shulde be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Prophetes vntil the time of Christ, because they shulde with more fer uent mindes desire his coming, the Prophet exhorteth them to exercise them selues dili∣gently in studying the Lawe of Moses in the meane season, whereby they might continue in the true religion and also be armed against all tentations.
• e 1.5

  This Christ expounded of Iohn Baptist. Matt. 11. 13. who bothe for his zeale, and restoring of religion is aptly com∣pared to Eliah.
• f 1.6

  VVhich as it is true for the wicked, so doeth it waken the godlie and call them to repentance.
• g 1.7

  He sheweth wherein Iohns office shulde stand in the tur∣ning of men to God and ioyning the father and children in one vnitie of faith: so that tho father shal turne to that religion of his sonne which is conuerted to Christ, and the sonne shal imbrace the faith of the true fathers. Abraham, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and Iaakob.
• h 1.8

  The seconde point of his office was to denounce Gods iudgements against them that wolde not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Christ.