Prophecies concerning the Ghospell, in Osee and Amos. CHAP. 28.
OSee is a Prophet as diuine as deepe. Let vs performe our promise, and see what hee •…•…ayth: In the place where it was sayd vnto them, you are not my people, it sh•…•…ll bee sayd, ye are sonnes of the liuing God, This testimony the (a) Apostles * 1.1 •…•…m-selues interpreted of the calling of the Gentiles: who because they are th•…•… spirituall sonnes of Abraham, and therfore (b) rightly called Israell: it fol∣loweth of them thus: Then the children of Iudah and the children of Israell shall bee gathered together and appoint them-selues one head, and they shall come vp out of the land. If wee seeke for farther exposition of this, wee shall •…•…loy the sweete taste of the Prophets eloquence. Remember but the corner stone, and the two wals, the Iewes and the Gentiles, eyther of them vnder those seuerall names, beeing founded vppon that one head, and acknowledged to mount vppe from the land. And that those carnall Israelites that beleeue not now shall once beleeue (being as sonnes to the other, succeeding them in their places) the same Prophet auou∣che•…•…h, saying: The children of Israell shall sit many dayes without a King, without a * 1.2 Prince, without an offering, without an Altar, without a Priesthood, and without (c) manifestations, who sees not that these are the Iewes? Now marke the sequele. Afterwards shall the children of Israell conuert, and seeke the Lord their God, and Da∣uid their King, and shall feare the Lord and his goodnesse in these later dayes. Nothing can be playner spoken, here is Christ meant by Dauid, as he was the son of Dauid in the flesh (sayth the Apostle) Nay this Prophet fore-told the third day of his re∣surrection also: Heare him else: After two dayes will he reuiue vs, and in the third day he will rayse vs vp. Iust in this key spake Saint Paul saying: If ye bee risen with * 1.3 Christ, seeke the thinges which are aboue. Such a prophecy hath Amos also: Prepare to meete thy God O Israell, for lo, I forme the thunder; and the windes, and declare mine annoynted in men: and in another place: (d) In that day will I raise vp the taberna∣cle of Dauid that is falne downe, and close vp the breaches thereof, and will raise vppe his ruines, and build it as in the daies of old: that the residue of mankind, and a•…•… the hea∣t•…•…, •…•…ay seek me, because my name is called vpon them, saith the Lord that doth this.
L. VIVES.
TH•…•… (a) Apostles] Pet. 1. 2. 10. (b) Rightly called Israell] For all that follow truth and righte∣ousnesse are of Abrahams spirituall seed. Wherfore such as descend from him in the flesh, the scriptures call Iudah, because that tribe stucke to the old Priesthood, temple and sacrifices: and such as are not Abrahams children by birth, but by faith, are called Israell. For the tenne tribes that fell from Iu•…•…ahs King, the Iewes named Israell, and they differed not much from 〈◊〉〈◊〉: for they left their fathers religion, and became Idolaters: Wherfore the Iewes hated * 1.4 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 much as they did the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, who had no clayme at all of descent from Abrah•…•….