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A19799 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.; Commentarii in prophetas minores. English. Daneau, Lambert, ca. 1530-1595?; Stockwood, John, d. 1610. 1594 (1594) STC 6227; ESTC S109220 1,044,779 1,114

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effect_n of_o 〈◊〉_d repentance_n the_o nature_n to_o seek_v god_n the_o effect_n to_o find_v 〈◊〉_d and_o live_v verse_n 5._o but_o seek_v not_o beth-el_a nor_o enter_v into_o gilgal_n and_o go_v not_o 〈◊〉_d beer-sheba_a for_o gilgal_n shall_v go_v into_o captivity_n and_o beth-el_a 〈◊〉_d come_v to_o nought_o a_o explanation_n or_o make_v more_o plain_a of_o the_o sentence_n and_o ●●hortation_n before_o go_v seek_v jehovah_n or_o the_o lord_n take_v fr●●_n the_o contrary_a to_o seek_v the_o lord_n be_v to_o abstain_v from_o idol_n 〈◊〉_d which_o then_o be_v in_o beth-el_a and_o gilgal_n and_o beer-sheba_a for_o 〈◊〉_d first_o part_n of_o earnest_a repentance_n be_v to_o abstain_v from_o evil_a evil_a the_o first_o part_n of_o earnest_a repentance_n be_v to_o abstain_v from_o evil_a and_o to_o 〈◊〉_d test_n and_o abhor_v the_o same_o the_o which_o be_v he●e_o express_v and_o so●_n we_o teach_v psal_a 34._o ver_fw-la 14._o eschew_v evil_a and_o do_v good_a seek_v pea●_n and_o follow_v 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unto_o the●_n duty_n and_o unto_o god_n verse_n 7._o they_o turn_v judgement_n to_o wormwood_n and_o leave_v off_o righteousness_n in_o the_o earth_n a_o parenthesis_n or_o put_v in_o of_o another_o sentence_n between_o the_o verse_n that_o go_v before_o and_o the_o next_o that_o follow_v not_o appertain_v unto_o either_o of_o they_o but_o make_v a_o full_a sense_n of_o itself_o whereby_o the_o prophet_n turn_v his_o speech_n and_o exhortation_n of_o seek_v the_o true_a god_n peculiarlie_o and_o especial_o unto_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n unto_o who_o do_v appertain_v the_o authority_n of_o minister_a law_n the_o oversight_n of_o the_o people_n the_o correction_n or_o punishment_n of_o vice_n and_o the_o set_n up_o of_o justice_n among_o man_n who_o idolatry_n before_o and_o in_o this_o place_n their_o negligence_n and_o carelessness_n in_o execute_v of_o their_o office_n the_o prophet_n do_v most_o sharp_o reprehend_v and_o find_v fault_n withal_o twofold_a a_o 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which_o god_n threaten_v unto_o the_o disobedient_a unto_o his_o word_n and_o law_n deut._n 28._o vers_fw-la 38._o saying_n thou_o shall_v carry_v out_o much_o seed_n into_o the_o field_n and_o shall_v gather_v but_o little_a in_o for_o the_o grasshopper_n shall_v destroy_v it_o therefore_o no_o labour_n of_o we_o can_v be_v happy_a and_o have_v any_o good_a success_n if_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o us._n verse_n 8._o israel_n be_v devour_v now_o shall_v they_o be_v among_o the_o gentile_n as_o a_o vessel_n wherein_o be_v no_o pleasure_n effect_n a_o amplisication_n of_o the_o former_a threaten_n take_v from_o the_o effect_n a_o amplification_n of_o the_o former_a threaten_n take_v from_o the_o most_o fearful_a effect_n which_o shall_v follow_v of_o the_o same_o and_o first_o of_o all_o israel_n himself_o shall_v be_v devour_v of_o the_o self_n same_o stranger_n as_o also_o their_o harvest_n that_o be_v to_o say_v all_o their_o wealth_n shall_v be_v carry_v away_o by_o they_o their_o 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at_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n such_o discourtesy_n as_o the_o psal_n 137._o make_v mention_n of_o yea_o and_o whereof_o the_o jew_n taste_v also_o at_o the_o besiege_n and_o take_v of_o their_o city_n their_o enemy_n be_v stir_v up_o unto_o this_o cruelty_n through_o the_o provocation_n of_o the_o edomite_n albeit_o that_o afterward_o in_o their_o captivity_n some_o of_o they_o through_o god_n his_o great_a mercy_n speed_v better_a for_o herein_o the_o condition_n and_o case_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o jew_n be_v not_o all_o one_o because_o these_o have_v not_o utter_o and_o altogether_o cast_v off_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n as_o have_v the_o israelite_n verse_n 9_o for_o they_o be_v go_v up_o to_o asshur_n as_o a_o wild_a ass_n care_v alone_o for_o himself_o ephraim_n have_v hire_v lover_n punishment_n a_o reason_n of_o their_o former_a punishment_n a_o render_v of_o a_o reason_n of_o the_o former_a punishment_n lest_o that_o the_o israelite_n may_v complain_v of_o so_o 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help_n and_o the_o same_o idolatrish_a when_o as_o notwithstanding_o they_o have_v god_n present_a and_o their_o helper_n at_o hand_n if_o they_o have_v call_v upon_o he_o and_o trust_v unto_o his_o covenant_n second_o they_o flee_v unto_o the_o assyrian_a be_v as_o a_o wild_a ass_n that_o be_v a_o solitary_a beast_n and_o consequent_o fierce_a cruel_a and_o profitable_a only_o for_o himself_o and_o gape_v after_o gain_v in_o these_o word_n and_o under_o this_o similitude_n be_v paint_v out_o the_o both_o covetous_a and_o also_o the_o cruel_a nature_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o assyrian_n who_o the_o israelite_n call_v unto_o they_o when_o as_o notwithstanding_o god_n who_o they_o have_v despise_v be_v and_o have_v be_v most_o manifest_a unto_o they_o and_o always_o most_o merciful_a for_o this_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o wild_a ass_n as_o appear_v by_o these_o place_n job._n 38._o ver_fw-la 8._o who_o have_v set_v the_o wild_a ass_n at_o liberty_n or_o who_o have_v loose_v the_o band_n of_o the_o wild_a ass_n and_o jere._n 2._o ver_fw-la 24._o the_o people_n for_o their_o stubbornness_n and_o unrulines_n be_v liken_v unto_o a_o wild_a ass_n of_o who_o he_o say_v that_o they_o be_v as_o a_o wild_a ass_n use_v to_o the_o wilderness_n that_o snuff_v up_o the_o wind_n by_o occasion_n at_o her_o pleasure_n who_o can_v turn_v she_o back_o all_o they_o that_o seek_v she_o will_v not_o weary_v themselves_o but_o will_v find_v she_o in_o her_o month_n and_o dan._n 5._o ver_fw-la 21._o it_o be_v report_v that_o nabuchadnezzar_n when_o he_o be_v drive_v from_o the_o company_n of_o man_n have_v his_o conversation_n among_o the_o wild_a ass_n last_o of_o all_o it_o be_v here_o say_v of_o these_o israelite_n that_o they_o hire_v they_o with_o money_n they_o have_v they_o not_o free_o but_o pay_v roundly_o for_o their_o help_n but_o god_n require_v no_o reward_n for_o his_o benefit_n wherefore_o as_o james_n counsel_v if_o any_o man_n lack_v wisdom_n or_o any_o other_o necessary_a grace_n let_v he_o ask_v of_o god_n which_o give_v unto_o all_o man_n liberal_o and_o reproach_v no_o man_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v he_o for_o god_n rather_o respect_v the_o inward_a sincerity_n and_o purity_n of_o a_o faithful_a heart_n than_o the_o offering_n of_o outward_a sacrifice_n psalm_n 51._o further_o these_o israelite_n call_v unto_o they_o the_o assyrian_n who_o they_o love_v and_o who_o the_o assyrian_n love_v not_o again_o so_o that_o as_o it_o be_v ezech._n 16._o ver_fw-la 33._o this_o people_n of_o israel_n commit_v fornication_n against_o god_n beside_o the_o manner_n of_o all_o other_o harlot_n do_v herself_o give_v a_o reward_n unto_o her_o lover_n and_o receive_v none_o of_o they_o the_o which_o be_v a_o most_o plentiful_a witness_n of_o shameless_a lust_n and_o of_o a_o common_a shameless_a harlot_n the_o same_o thing_n fall_v out_o to_o all_o those_o which_o prefer_v the_o help_n of_o man_n before_o the_o help_n of_o god_n in_o their_o trouble_n and_o misery_n verse_n 10._o yet_o though_o they_o have_v hire_v among_o the_o nation_n now_o will_v i_o gather_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v sorrow_n a_o little_a for_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o prince_n god_n the_o punishment_n for_o their_o forsake_v of_o god_n a_o punishment_n also_o shall_v pursue_v and_o follow_v after_o such_o sin_n of_o forsake_v god_n therefore_o it_o be_v show_v in_o this_o verse_n that_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v the_o repeat_n of_o the_o cause_n also_o carry_v with_o it_o a_o vehemency_n or_o force_n to_o wit_n in_o that_o forsake_v the_o true_a god_n and_o his_o help_n the_o israelite_n choose_v rather_o not_o only_o to_o have_v the_o gentile_n and_o their_o profane_a and_o heathenish_a help_n blaspheme_v god_n but_o also_o to_o hire_v they_o with_o reward_n and_o with_o money_n and_o
and_o that_o with_o civil_a war_n the_o which_o they_o themselves_o shall_v stir_v up_o within_o themselves_o one_o against_o another_o for_o so_o do_v i_o expound_v that_o which_o be_v say_v there_o shall_v a_o tumult_n arise_v among_o thy_o people_n therefore_o this_o spoil_n and_o lay_v waste_n shall_v be_v commit_v not_o by_o foreign_a enemy_n but_o by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o country_n themselves_o because_o the_o israelite_n shall_v arise_v one_o against_o another_o in_o civil_a war_n the_o which_o be_v a_o most_o miserable_a kind_n of_o battle_n and_o punishment_n for_o in_o civil_a war_n all_o thing_n always_o be_v most_o miserable_a yet_o thus_o do_v god_n oftentimes_o punish_v idolatrous_a people_n and_o king_n to_o entangle_v they_o with_o homewarre_n and_o to_o set_v they_o together_o by_o the_o ear_n within_o themselves_o and_o that_o this_o so_o afterward_o come_v to_o pass_v the_o history_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n do_v confirm_v or_o prove_v 2._o king_n cap._n 14._o and_o so_o follow_v neither_o shall_v this_o lay_v waste_n ruin_n and_o destroy_v of_o the_o whole_a country_n and_o the_o city_n thereof_o come_v to_o pass_v only_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o civil_a war_n but_o it_o shall_v moreover_o fall_v out_o to_o be_v so_o great_a that_o there_o can_v any_o great_a be_v make_v by_o any_o enemy_n be_v he_o never_o so_o mortal_a and_o deadly_a for_o it_o shall_v be_v such_o as_o be_v that_o of_o the_o country_n of_o arbel_n the_o which_o overthrow_n be_v give_v by_o salmanazar_n 2._o king_n 18._o ver_fw-la 34._o for_o there_o the_o proud_a captain_n of_o saneherib_n upbray_v the_o israelite_n with_o that_o overthrow_n when_o as_o they_o ask_v they_o where_o be_v the_o god_n of_o hamah_n and_o of_o arpad_a mean_v that_o arpad_n in_o which_o arbel_n be_v be_v destroy_v by_o salmanazar_n israelite_n arbel_n be_v in_o a_o most_o fearful_a and_o cruel_a manner_n destroy_v by_o salmanazar_n which_o here_o be_v call_v shalman_n the_o fame_n 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here_o describe_v by_o diverse_a sort_n of_o the_o same_o and_o he_o will_v also_o remove_v our_o other_o sin_n the_o which_o keep_v back_o the_o benefit_n of_o god_n from_o we_o or_o else_o do_v make_v a_o wall_n and_o closure_n of_o partition_n between_o god_n and_o we_o isai_n 59_o for_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o in_o this_o place_n by_o the_o figure_n synecdoche_n 21._o what_o the_o figure_n synecdoche_n be_v see_v amos_n cap._n 5_o ver_fw-la 21._o under_o the_o recite_v of_o one_o sort_n of_o sin_n the_o which_o be_v commit_v against_o the_o first_o table_n he_o comprehend_v all_o other_o vice_n and_o sin_n also_o the_o which_o close_a and_o shut_v up_o the_o way_n of_o god_n his_o bounteousness_n towards_o us._n therefore_o here_o in_o this_o place_n he_o reckon_v up_o idolatry_n in_o especial_a and_o that_o the_o same_o most_o filthy_a idolatry_n the_o which_o do_v utter_o deny_v god_n to_o be_v the_o governor_n and_o ruler_n of_o this_o world_n and_o this_o be_v belong_v unto_o they_o which_o seek_v counsel_n for_o the_o do_v of_o thing_n from_o the_o planet_n foothsaying_n and_o other_o altogether_o devilish_a art_n who_o herein_o this_o place_n be_v call_v enchanter_n and_o soothsayer_n and_o planetary_n or_o mathematician_n against_o who_o god_n speak_v deu._n 18._o ver_fw-la 10.11_o say_n let_v none_o be_v find_v among_o you_o that_o make_v his_o son_n or_o his_o daughter_n to_o go_v through_o the_o fire_n or_o that_o use_v witchcraft_n or_o a_o regarde_a of_o time_n or_o a_o marker_n of_o the_o fly_n of_o fowl_n or_o a_o sorcerer_n or_o a_o charmer_n or_o that_o counsel_v with_o spirit_n or_o a_o soothsayer_n or_o that_o ask_v counsel_n at_o the_o dead_a and_o 1._o sam._n 15._o ver_fw-la 23._o the_o prophet_n samuel_n show_v how_o detestable_a these_o sin_n be_v when_o he_o say_v for_o rebellion_n be_v as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n and_o transgression_n be_v wickedness_n and_o idolatry_n verse_n 13._o thy_o idol_n also_o will_v i_o 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this_o chapter_n ver_fw-la 19_o in_o the_o end_n verse_n 2._o o_o lord_n i_o have_v hear_v thy_o voice_n and_o be_v afraid_a o_o lord_n revive_v thy_o work_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o year_n make_v it_o know_v in_o wrath_n remember_v mercy_n that_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o prayer_n contain_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o request_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o also_o a_o cause_n of_o the_o same_o for_o that_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o prayer_n the_o which_o contain_v both_o the_o sum_n of_o his_o request_n to_o wit_n that_o god_n in_o that_o same_o foreshow_v garboil_n and_o trouble_n &_o fearful_a misery_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n will_v have_v mercy_n and_o compassion_n on_o his_o faithful_a and_o he_o also_o set_v down_o a_o reason_n why_o this_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v do_v first_o because_o they_o be_v his_o work_n second_o because_o such_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n that_o he_o can_v never_o forget_v his_o mercy_n towards_o 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epistle_n of_o jude_n ver_fw-la 9_o of_o michael_n strive_v against_o the_o devil_n and_o dispute_v about_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n who_o jude_n say_v dare_v not_o blame_v ●im_a with_o curse_a speak_v but_o say_v the_o lord_n rebuke_v thou_o final_o the_o manifest_a will_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o preserve_n of_o they_o be_v also_o the_o foundation_n or_o ground_n of_o the_o promise_n follow_v for_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v josua_n and_o other_o as_o it_o be_v fire_n brand_v all_o ready_a on_o fire_n and_o burn_a out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o flame_n he_o will_v therefore_o preserve_v they_o how_o vile_a and_o base_a soever_o their_o estate_n seem_v to_o be_v and_o never_o to_o be_v lift_v up_o again_o because_o he_o have_v already_o begin_v to_o do_v it_o and_o so_o david_n by_o the_o former_a experience_n of_o god_n his_o goodness_n towards_o he_o assure_v himself_o of_o the_o like_a help_n in_o the_o time_n follow_v when_o he_o say_v psalm_n 138._o ver_fw-la 8._o the_o lord_n will_v perform_v his_o work_n towards_o i_o o_o lord_n thy_o mercy_n endure_v for_o ever_o forsake_v not_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n verse_n 3._o now_o jehoshua_n be_v clothe_v with_o filthy_a garment_n and_o stand_v before_o the_o angel_n time_n the_o lay_v open_a of_o the_o base_a estate_n of_o the_o priesthood_n at_o that_o time_n the_o lay_v open_a of_o that_o base_a condition_n and_o estate_n wherein_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o church_n at_o that_o time_n be_v because_o of_o the_o contemptible_a or_o despise_a condition_n of_o that_o whole_a people_n as_o yet_o so_o far_o as_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o man_n the_o affair_n of_o the_o jew_n may_v then_o be_v esteem_v of_o wherefore_o the_o same_o by_o a_o hypotypôsis_n or_o lively_a description_n be_v now_o represent_v or_o lay_v open_a to_o the_o view_n 12._o what_o the_o figure_n hypotyposis_n be_v see_v amos_n cap._n 8._o ver_fw-la 12._o yea_o and_o that_o by_o god_n himself_o to_o 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