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. 5.

O my people, remember now what Balack King of Moah had deuised, and what Balaam the sonnne of Beor answered him, from Shittim vnto Gilgal, that ye may knowe the righteousnes of the Lord.

AN amplification of the benefites of God both exceeding great and also continued toward the Israelites,* 1.1 by the reckoning vp of the fourth and fift benefite the which is done in this place. The fourth benefite was, that God not only defended them against the open violence,* 1.2 and manifest weapons and warres of the Egypti∣ans: but also against the subtill and craftie deuises of other ene∣mies, whereof we reade Num. 23. and the which are here mentio∣ned. For Balac hired for a reward Balaam a notable Soothsayer or Prophet among the profane or heathen men at that time, to curse and banne the Israelites, and to prouoke God against them. The which was a most crafty deuise, to wit, to stirre vp God against them rather then men: and to procure and bring against them the wrath of God, rather then earthly weapons. Which counsell and deuise of Balac God withstoode, and turned it into a blessing vn∣to the Israelites.* 1.3 The fift benefite is, for that the course and order of these benefites of God towards the Israelites in the wildernes was perpetuall and continued from time to time. The which time is described by the place, and by the things that fell out in it. For from Sittim vnto Gilgal there doe passe 40. yeares, in the which the Isra∣elites liued in the wildernes. Balaam commeth to Sittim against the Israelites: in Gilgal is the couenant of God renued with the Israe∣lites Ios. 5. Confer this place with Psalm. 78. Psalm. 91. ver. 10.11. and 106. So then all that time of their being in the wildernes the course of God his benefites was perpetuall and continuall towards them.

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* 1.1

An amplifica∣tion of the be∣nefites of God towards them.

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* 1.2

4. He defendeth them against the craftie de∣uises of their e∣nemies.

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* 1.3

5. He continueth his benefits to∣wards them from time to time.

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