Vers. 4. For his Princes were at Zoan, and his Ambassadours came vnto Hanes.
VVEe may see by the Prophets words, that the Iewes not onely desired the aide of the Egyptians, calling them to aide and succour them: but he expresseth some∣what more to wit, that they obtained not the same without great cost and labour. For it could not be auoided, but they must needes make long iournies, take much paines, and be at extra∣ordinarie charges, to goe loden with their pre∣sents to the furthest Cities of Egypt, which he here names. For they sent no common persons on these ambassages, but Lords and great Princes. The reprehension therefore is the sharper, because they had basely sought succour of the Egyptians, trotting vp and down like poore suters. We are also to note ye antithesis here which we spake of before; to wit, that God was ready at hand, and neere to be found; so as they needed not to trauell far, nor to be at any great expences to call vpon his name: for he tied himselfe vnto them by this promise; This is my rest: Psal. 132.14. and had told them that in that place hee would be found of them. But these poore wretches in despising God, did rather choose to vex themselues, by running to the vtter∣most parts of the world, then to inioy that present helpe which was offred them within the walles of their owne Citie.