Flatterers with God* 1.1 punished
With Destruction, without God's excee∣ding great mercy, even multiplyed mercy; as may be gathered by what the Psalmist saith Ps. 78. 36, 37, 38. Neverthelesse they did but flatter him with their mouth: and dissem∣bled with him in their tongue. For their hear•• was not right with him: neither were they sted∣fast in his Covenant. But he being full of compassion fogave their iniquity, and destroy∣ed them not: Yea, many a time turned he his anger away. Yea many a time turned he &c] In the Hebrew it is, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 He multi∣plyed to turne away his anger; to intimate, how much their Hypocri••ie provoked him; as if he had said, His hand was up again and againe; and had he not multiplyed to par∣don, they must needs have been Destroyed.