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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Title: 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.
Author: Daneau, Lambert, ca. 1530-1595?
Publication: [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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Subject terms: Bible. -- O.T -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800.
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Vers. 16.

They returne, but not to the most high: they are like a deceitfull bowe: their princes shall fall by the sworde, for the rage of their tongues: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

* 1.1THe conclusion, both of the contempt of God proceeding from the nobles of Israel, and of the punishment to insue for this con∣tempt was this, that by no meanes they eyther returned before, or doe now returne vnto the true God, who in this place is termed The most high. Therefore these rebellious Nobles of Israel, although they were neuer so much admonished and chastened by God, re∣mayned yet still for all that Idolators turned from God, nay Athe∣ists, or godles persons: then the which impietie or vngodlines there is none greater. Finally, they liued like vnto a deceitful bow, which in shew seemeth to strike the enemie, but indeede woun∣deth or killeth him that shooteth therewith. So these Nobles see∣med in shew to defend the people from their enemies, to take or∣der for the ministring of law, to worship God, to carrie and haue a care of the common-wealth: but in trueth they spoyle the people, betray them to their enemies, maintayne Idolatrie, nourish strifes, and vnder pretences and shewes of doing for their good, robbe the people committed by God vnto them, and their trust. And to be short, they themselues ouerthrowe their owne common-wealth. And the like similitude doth Dauid vse against their fathers many yeares before Psalm 78. vers. 57. saying: They turned backe, and dealt falsly, like their fathers: they turned like a deceifull bowe.

* 1.2The punishment of them shall be this. They shall fall by the sworde, and they shall stirre vp against themselues mutuall warres through their pride, and poysonednes of their tongues, and shall procure and forge vnto themselues their owne punishment and miserie. Therefore both their pride, and rage of their speech, their boasting, disdaine, and vaunting of their tongue shall destroy them. To conclude, they shall be a laughing stocke vnto the E∣gyptians their borderers whome they shall call to helpe them. After this manner then doth God punish vs with our owne hande, and, as I may so terme it, cutte our throates with our owne sword.

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* 1.1

The cōclusiō or issue of their contempt of God and his punishments.

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* 1.2

Their punish∣ment.

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