A fruitfull commentarie vpon the twelue small prophets briefe, plaine, and easie, going ouer the same verse by verse, and shewing every where the method, points of doctrine, and figures of rhetoricke, to the no small profit of all godly and well disposed readers, with very necessarie fore-notes for the vnderstanding of both of these, and also all other the prophets. The text of these prophets together with that of the quotations omitted by the author, faithfully supplied by the translatour, and purged of faults in the Latine coppie almost innumerable, with a table of all the chiefe matters herein handled, and marginall notes very plentifull and profitable; so that it may in manner be counted a new booke in regard of these additions. VVritten in Latin by Lambertus Danæus, and newly turned into English by Iohn Stockwood minister and preacher at Tunbridge.

Vers. 8.

In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Ie∣rusalem, and he that is feeble among them, in that day shall be as Dauid: and the house of Dauid shall be as Gods house, and as the Angel of the Lord before them.

* 1.1IN the second place the Lord also shall deliuer the citizens of Ierusalem themselues, (in the which was his Temple) and hee shall defend them, and take them out of the hands of their ene∣mies. The which doubtles came so to passe. But God doth here promise two things. First, that hee will defend the Iewes, as if he should set himselfe as it were a shield against the enemies of his Church,* 1.2 and against their dartes. Secondly, he promiseth vn∣to them wonderfull strength, and the same also most euident by degrees.* 1.3 He that shall then be feeble in that citie, shall notwith∣standing be stoute and strong, as some times was Dauid, that most valiant and warlike man, who confesseth God his power in indu∣ing his with extraordinarie strength and knowledge in fight Psal. 18. ver. 34, 35, saying,* 1.4 Hee teacheth mine handes to fight, so that a bowe of brasse is broken with mine armes. Thou hast also giuen mee the shield of thy saluation, and thy right hand hath stayed me, and thy louing kindnes hath caused me to increase. So 2. Sam. ver. 8. Hu∣sha•• exceedingly commendeth the strength of Dauid, & his skil,

and policie in warre, vnto his rebellious sonne Absalom, to dis∣swade him from his purpose. Thou knowest (said Hushai) thy fa∣ther and his men, that they be strong men, and are chafed in minde, as a beare robbed of her whelpes in the field: also thy father is a vali∣ant warrier, and will not lodge with the people. So cap. 18. ver. 3. doe the people also set forth his valour and prowesse in these wordes: Thou shalt not goe forth: for if we flee away they will not regarde vs, neither will they passe for vs, though halfe of vs were slaine: but thou art now worth ten thousand of vs: therefore now it is better, that thou succour vs out of the citie. Moreouer,* 1.5 he that of Dauid shall be of the blood royall, as namely who ought to be the guide and cap∣taine of the rest, he shall bee as an Angell, yea and as that Angell, which went before them in the desert, and led them, that is, a most strong Angell of God. Exod. 32. ver. 34.

Notes

• * 1.1

  After the peo∣ple of the coun∣trie, the Citi∣zens of Ierusa∣lem it selfe also shall be deliue∣red.
• * 1.2

  1. The Lord will defend them.
• * 1.3

  2. Their strength shall be won∣derfull.
• * 1.4

  1. The feeble shal be strong like Dauid.
• * 1.5

  2. He that is of the kings blood, shall be as an Angell.