A brief exposition on the XII. smal prophets: the first volume containing an exposition on the prophecies of Hosea, Joel, & Amos. By George Hutcheson, minister at Edenburgh.

Vers. 2. The floore and the wine-presse shall not feed them, and the new wine shall faile in her.

Their misery because of this sin, whereby God threatens to marre their joy, is held forth in several branches and particulars; Whereof the first is, that whereas they doated so much on plenty, and fathered it on their Idols, it shall be found that their Idola∣try draweth on famine, and want of bread and wine. Whence learn, 1. There is nothing which men run out of Gods way, to seek after it, but it is righteous they finde the contrary; For, they left God, seeking plenty, and they finde famine. 2. It is just with God to take away outward blessings, when men are only bent on them, and idolize them; When men measure and choose their Religion by them, and see not God, nor are confirmed in his way, by his bounty toward them: For, it is for these causes that the floore and the wine-presse shall not feed them, &c. 3. God

hath the blessing of mens provision, from the first to the last step, in his hand, and can make the creatures disappoint mens expectations, even when they have them among their hands in abundance; For, when it is in the floore and wine-presse, (as is also insinuate, v. 1.) yet it shall not feed them, and the new wine shall faile, (or, lie, and disappoint) in her.