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. 7.

And the reddish went out, and required to goe, and passe through the world, and he sayd: Goe, passe through the world. So they went through the world.

* 1.1THe fourth Chariot is expounded, to wit, the red, or reddish. He is sent forth by God into the rest of the parts of the world, that the Iewes should knowe, not onely what the state of the nations neere vnto them should bee, but also of the whole world, and of people that were farthest off. And such is it shewed that it should be, as namely, was the colour of the horses, that is, afflicted, trou∣bled,

doubtfull and diuers, that all things being considered, and the whole world being set before their eyes, the Iewes might gather that they should dwell safest of all in Iudea, and in that same cu∣stodie or keeping of the true God: and that their estate in compa∣rison of other people was happie.* 1.2 But whereas it is sayd, that this chariot desired of God that it might goe through the rest of the whole world, whē as the three other chariots had now their charge alreadie appoynted by God: it doth not teach that the Angels are more carefull of this world, then God is: but first of all, that neither these themselues, although they be Angels, nor yet any other crea∣tures, can doe, or bring to passe any things, besides, or without the expresse commandement, wil, and bidding of God, albeit the crea∣tures themselues oftentimes doe not vnderstand so much Second∣ly, it teacheth the readines of all heauenly Angels to performe o∣bedience, when as all of them doe offer their seruice vnto GOD as it were to striues, and willingly are at hand and readie to serue him.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The red or red∣dish chariot.
• * 1.2

  This chariot desireth to goe through the world.