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.

The Lord God hath sworne by himselfe, sayth the Lord G•••• of hosts, I abhorre the pride of Iacob, and hate his palaces: there∣fore will I deliuer vp the citie with all that is therein.

* 1.1A Confirmation of the former threatning both by an oth of God & also by the cause. The oth is interlaced of God by himself, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by his life, after the manner of men, because God cannot sweare b•• a greater then himselfe.* 1.2 And therefore the writer to the Hebrewe•• sayth, That when God made the promise to Abraham, because he b•••• no greater to sweare by, he sware by himselfe, cap. 6. ver. 1••. And th•••• oth is added vnto the former threatning, that these stubborne per∣sons and hypocrites may be the more pierced and moued as it we•••• with the feare of assured punishment.

* 1.3Further, those punishments are confirmed also by a cause, to 〈◊〉〈◊〉, for that God doth now hate these loftie, proud, vnthankfull and ••n∣mindfull persons of the benefites from him receiued. For like as the fauour of God, and his good will towards vs is the cause of all hi•• benefites vnto vs: so his iust hatred against vs doth bring vpon 〈◊〉〈◊〉 all euils and miseries. Furthermore, when as God saith (the pride 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Iacob) he sheweth that he hath not cast them off, and hated then without a cause, or for nought, but for their horrible vnthankfulnes and pride, wherby they despised God the author and giuer of the•• life. For God doth especially hate the pride and haughtines of m••••. For as it is 1. Pet. 5. ver. 5. God resisteth the proud, and giueth grace 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the humble. And 1. Iohn. 2. ver. 16. wee are taught, That all that is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the world (as the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride 〈◊〉〈◊〉 life) is not of the father, but is of the world. Whereof it commeth a••••o to passe, that the Prophet in the words which follow, doth ampli∣fie the ••unishments threatned before vnto these proud ones: fo•• they themselues shall not onely be carried away captiue: but also Samaria the citie it selfe, the head of the kingdome, and their hope, and confidence: yea and moreouer all the wealth thereof shall be giuen to their enemies, as a reward of their labours. Wherefore these altogether, both naked and spoyled, shall bee led away into captiuitie and miserie. So is the Lord wont in the end to be reuen∣ged on our wantonnes and pride, and by contrarie punishments to teach vs, what moderation and measure wee should haue vsed be∣fore, whilest we did enioy his benefites.

Notes

• * 1.1

  A confirmation of the former threatning.
• * 1.2

  1. By an oth.
• * 1.3

  2. By a cause.