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. 3.

Then sayd he vnto me, This is the curse that goeth forth o∣uer the whole earth: for euery one that stealeth, shall be cut off as well on this side, as on that: and euery one that sweareth, shall be cut off as well on this side, as on that.

* 1.1A Plaine and cleere interpretatiō of the former vision, the which containeth two things. First, what that volume or booke sig∣••ifieth. Secondly, why it flyeth vp and downe in the ayre, and stan∣deth not in some certaine place.* 1.2 As for the signification of this vo∣l••me or booke, it signifieth, and representeth that punishment, an∣ger, vengeance, and curse of God, the which God by his law writ∣ten enacted, and pronounced against sinne and sinners, Deut. 28. Exod. 20. Ephes. 5. ver. 5.6. whose words are these: For this ye know, that no whoremonger, neither vncleane person, nor couetous person, which is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdome of Christ, and of God. Let no man deceiue you with vaine words: for, for such things commeth the wrath of God vpon the children of disobedience.

And Coloss. cap. 3. ver. 5.6. Mortifie therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, vncleannes, the inordinate affec∣tion, euill concupiscence and couetousnes, which is idolatrie. For the which things sakes the wrath of God commeth on the children of dis∣obedience.

* 1.3Now why this booke flieth, the reason is, that looke whereso∣euer those sinnes shall bee and shall raigne, there also the iudge∣ment of God must be looked for, for to come, as well here, that is among the Iewes, as in the rest of the earth, or any other part of the world. So then whether on this side, that is in Iudea, or on that side, that is, in other parts of the world, any such men, that is, sinners doe appeare, they shall be punished by God.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The interpre∣tation of the vision contai∣ning.
• * 1.2

  1. The significa∣tion of that booke.
• * 1.3

  2 Why it flyeth vp and downe in the ayre.