DIAL. III.
Verse 4. But what saith the answere of God to him, I haue reserued to my selfe seauen thousand men, that haue not bowed their knees to Baall.
VVHat doth this text containe?
The answere of God vnto the accusa∣tion and complaint of Elias his Pro∣phet.
What signifies this word [answere?]
It hath two significations, one proper and strickt, to wit, the Oracle or answere of God, giuen in the Ta∣bernacle from the Mercy-seate. The other generall and more large for any diuine answere, oracle, or direction receiued from God, eyther in dreame, as Mat. 2, 11. or by any other reuelation; as Noah is saide to bee warned of God, Heb. 11, 7. Thus it is taken heere.
Doth Paul rehearse the whole answere of God to Eli∣as?
No, for the answere had foure parts, as his com∣plaint was foure-fold: for first he complaineth of cruel∣ty, and secondly of impiety; to which God gaue this re∣medy, that Hazael beeing annointed King of Syria, and Iehu King of Samaria, they should bee reuenged on the Idolatrous and cruell Israelites, 1. kings 19, 16, 17. Then hee accuseth them of tyranny to him-selfe, whom they meant to kill, that God might haue neuer a Prophet; to