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. 10.

They shall walke after the Lord: he shall roare like a lyon: when he shall roare, then the children of the west shall feare.

* 1.1THe first amplification of the benefite ordained for them that re∣pent, and described before. And this is taken from the adding or comming of another benefite vnto it. For God addeth benefites vpon benefites, and heapeth them vpon those that are his. Then the godly shall not be destroyed, that is, shall not be rooted out: nay moreouer they shall followe Iehouah, or walke after the Lord. For God shall in such sort change their hearts, that they shall embrace, professe, allow him, and his precepts and commandements both in faith, and also in an holie life: for this is to walke after the Lord. Fur∣ther, the maner, time, and place of the performance of this benefite is here expressed.* 1.2 The maner, for that God shall roa••e as it were a lyon, to stirre and rouze vp them to followe him, albeit they were neuer so drowsie and dead of sleepe before. And they shall trem∣ble and feare, and be moued at that roaring of God. They shall therefore awake being pearced with the feare of the iudgements of God, and shall at the last runne vnto God calling them. This was done oftentimes:* 1.3 First, when as Ezechias, and Iosias kings of Iudah did by their letters and messengers stirre vp those which were left of the godly of those tenne tribes, to worship the true God. Secondly, when as Iudas Maccabaeus, and his father did the like. Lastly, and most fully when as Christ himselfe did it by him∣selfe: and also by his Apostles afterward, and through the prea∣ching of the Gospel made by them. The which time especially is here noted. For God threatned the vnbeleeuing worlde, and doth threaten it, when as the doctrine of the Gospel and of reconciliati∣on is propounded or set forth vnto it, if the world shall then refuse and despise the same.* 1.4 Last of all the place is noted, from the sea or from the wrest, that is to say, from the vtmost parts of the promi∣sed land, the which was bounded and inclosed with the west, that is to say, with the Syrian sea: and the lake of Tyberias, the which also is called the sea. The godly therefore from all places shall runne vnto God especially, when Christ preacheth, being strooken with the feare of the iudgements of God: the like was done after∣ward at the preaching of the Apostles: and last of all the same shal fall out, when as the same Iewes in the ende of the worlde shall at the last be conuerted vnto Christ.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The first am∣plification of the benefit or∣dayned for the repentant.
• * 1.2

  The maner of this benefite.
• * 1.3

  The time.
• * 1.4

  The place.