Prophecies of Michaeas, Ionas, and Ioell, correspondent vnto the New-Testament. CHAP. 30.
THe Prophet Michaeas prefiguring Christ by a great mountaine, saith thus (a) In the last daies shall the mountaine of the Lord be prepared vpon the toppes of * 1.1 the hills, and shalbe exalted aboue the hills: and the nations shall hast them to it say∣ing: Come let vs goe vp into the mountaine of the Lord, into the house of the God of Ia∣cob, and he wil teach vs his waies and we wil walke in his paths, for the law shal go forth of Sion and the word of the Lord from Hie•…•…salem. Hee shall iudge amongst many people and rebuke mighty nations a farre of. The same prophet foretells Christ birth place also saying, (b) And thou Bethleem (c) of Ephrata, art little to bee amongst the thou∣sands of Iudah: yet out of thee shall a (d) captaine come forth vnto mee that shalbe the Prince of Israel, (e) whose goings forth haue beene euerlasting. Therefore (f) will he giue them vp vntill the time that the child-bearing woman do trauell, and the (g) remnant of her brethren shall returne vnto the children of Israell. And he (h) shall stand and looke, and feed his flocke in the strength of the Lord: in the hon•…•…or of Gods 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shall they continue: for now shall he be magnified vnto the worlds end. Now (i) Io∣nas prophecied Christ rather in suffering, then in speaking, & that most manifestly considering the passion & resurrection. For why was he 3. daies in the whals belly and then let out, but to signifie Christs resurrection from the depth of hell, vpon the third day? Indeed Ioels prophecies of Christ & the Church, require great ex∣planation, yet one of his, (and that was remembred by the (k) Apostles, at the des∣cending of the Holy Ghost vpon the faithfull, as Christ had promised) I will not o∣•…•…it. Afterwards (•…•…ith hee) I will power out my spirit vpon all flesh: your sonnes