Set the trumpet to thy mouth: He shall come as an Eagle against the house of the Lord, because they haue transgressed my couenant, and trespassed against my law.
* 1.1THis is a new sermon full of terrour against all Israel, to the ende that at last they may be strooken with feare. And the people is reproued of most vngodly falling backe from the kingdome and priesthoode, the which were two especiall foundations and ho∣ly markes of seuering this people from other nations, because both of them did represent Christ the Messias that was for to come Psalm. 110.
* 1.2This verse hath two partes: the one containeth the manner or order of denouncing or declaring of the iudgement of GOD the which was to come, to wit,* 1.3 that the same should publikely bee shewed or proclaimed with a trump or trumpet, as it were by a Cryar or publike Herault.
The second part contayneth the matter it selfe the which is to be declared, and to whom it must be declared.* 1.4 It is declared vnto the whole people from the Nobles alone, or from the Sacrificers or Priests. And he calleth the people the house and inheritance of God, because of the peculiar couenant of GOD made with the whole seede of Abraham, and Iacob, of whome were those tenne tribes. And this name carrieth with it a great emphasis, or vehe∣mencie & force, because that it is obiected vnto these same people thus honoured and aduanced by God, that they had contemned, nay cleane forsaken the lawe of GOD, and this peculiar coue∣nant.
* 1.5The thing it selfe which is declared, is the iudgement of God against them, and the same to come most speedlly, and to be ex∣ecuted vpon them most mightily, and with inuincible or vnouer∣comable power. So an Eagle excelleth among other foules both in swiftnes, and also in strength. The reason is added, because that this people had denied and forsaken God, who was so bounteous towards them, & had shamefully transgressed and rebelled against him, as is afterwards more largely shewed.