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.
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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.
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Daneau, Lambert, ca. 1530-1595?
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[Cambridge] :: Printed by Iohn Legate, printer to the Vniversitie of Cambridge [and at London, by J. Orwin] 1594. And are to be sold [by R. Bankworth] at the signe of the Sunne in Paules Church-yard in London,
[1594]
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Bible. -- O.T -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A19799.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024.
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Vers. 8.
He is Canaan: (or a Merchant) the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loueth to oppresse.
AN Antithesis, or setting downe the contrarie vnto that which was required of them in the verse before. For the Prophet op∣posethor setteth against both his former exhortation, and also the dutie of the Israelites, their vices, and that those which are against the Commandements of the second table. For there hath aboun∣dantly been spoken before of their idolatrie, and sinnes against the first table. And as before he made mention of Iudgement and Mer∣cie, the which by the law of God wee ought to performe vnto our neighbours: so in this place he rehearseth the deceit of the Israe∣lites, the which they committed and vsed in buying and selling, and in other contracts: and moreouer their oppression, the which is op∣posed or set against mercie and gentlenes, and free doing good. So then Israel is Canaan, that is, a craftie Merchant, & Deceiuer, which vseth deceitfull and false balances and weights, in his dealings and bargaines against the commandement of the law Deut? 25: ver. 13. Thou shalt not haue in thy bagge two maner of weights, a great and a small. And moreouer these are wholly bent and set vpon this, how one of them may oppresse another. Therefore they doe not onely hurt one another by craft or deceits, but also by violence & warre, the which two kindes doe comprehend the other vices contrarie vnto our charitie and duetie towards our neighbours, as Paul also doth 1. Thess. 4. ver. 6. when he willeth, that no man oppresse or de∣fraude his brother in any matter.
Notes
A setting down of the contrarie vices of the Is∣raelites, vnto those vertues required of thē in the former verse.