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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

contempt of their publike office and also the priuate ouerthrow of their families THese punishments partly respect or concerne the despising and contemning of their publike office and partly the priuat ouerthrowing of their families the which in the ende shall ouertake them continuing and going on in the neglecting or forslowing of the worship and seruice of God Vers 4. And ye shall know that I haue sent this commandement vnto you that my couenant which I made with Leui might stand sayth the Lord of hostes An amplification of the equitie of God his threatnings against them GOd sheweth and amplifieth the equitie of his threatnings against them both by the equitie and profitablenes of his league and couenant with them and also by his peculiar benefite toward that one tribe of Leui the which he chose out of all the tribes of Israel to doe his sacrifices 1. Sam. 2. Vers 5. My couenant was with him of life and peace and I gaue him feare and he feared me and was afrayd before my name He reproueth them by the example of the godlines of their father Leui. AN earnest reprouing of them by the example of the godlines of their fathers the which they had at home in their owne families of whence they came to folow and the which also obteined great rewardes of God for the keeping of his couenant See Leuit. 8. and 1. Sam. 2. and the which godlinesse of their fathers and faithfulnesse in the doing of the seruice and worship of God these had no care nor keepe to imitate or follow Vers 6. The law of trueth was in his mouth and there was no iniquitie found in his lippes he walked with me in peace and equitie and did turne many away from iniquitie A declaratiō of the couenant made with the house of Aaron A Declaration of the couenant made with the house of Aaron nay with the whole tribe of Leui and of the obseruation or the keeping of the same the which he teacheth to haue consisted herein that the puritie and soundnes of the heauenly doctrine might purely be taught by them also by the said Leuites might be applyed particularly vnto euery one of the godly for the vse and correction of manners The dutie of the Pastors or ministers of the gospell is the same at this day as Paul teacheth 2. Tim. 3. ver 16. where he sheweth that the whole scripture giuen of God by inspiration is profitable to teach to improue to correct and to instruct in righteousnes that the man of God may be absolute being made perfect vnto all good workes Vers 7. For the priestes lippes should preserue knowledge and they should seeke the law at his mouth for he is the messenger of the Lord of hostes Wherein the office of the Priestes and Leuites did especially consist AN ascending or going vpward in the which the prophet going vp from the particular vnto the general sheweth generallie that the office both of the Priestes and also of the Leuites did chiefly consist in this one poynt that they shuld teach vnto others the true vnderstanding of the law of God the which they themselues had truely learned before because that they were peculiarly ordeined vnto this office by God The selfe same is to be applyed vnto the ministers of the Gospell For among other the partes of a true minister Paul wryting vnto Titus cap 1. ver 9. sayth that he should hold fast the faithfull word according to doctrine that he also may be able to exhort with wholsome doctrine and improue them that say against it Vers 8. But ye are gone out of the way ye haue caused many to fall by the law ye haue broken the couenant of Leui sayth the Lord of hostes The diligence of their forefathers in doing of their duetie matched with the negligence of these men BY the way of matching together of contraries he compareth the negligence of the Leuites of his time both with the diligence and godlines of their forefathers and also with the former description of their office that they might the more bee conuinced or proued faultie of negligence and of their manifest contemning of the worship and seruice of God by both these comparisons Vers 9. Therefore haue I also made you to be despised and vile before all the people because ye kept not my wayes but haue been partial in the law The conclusion of this first sermon shewing that they are worthely to be punished by God THe conclusion wherein he teacheth that they are worthilie to bee plagued with great punishments by God And chiefly for that they bowed and bent that law of God whereof they were ordained keepers by God vnto the pleasure and fauour of men in so much that they applied the word of God vnto that which liked men And thus they became and were the seruants of men not the seruants of God And such times 2. Tim. 4. ver 3. Paul teacheth should come When they should not suffer wholsome doctrine but hauing their eares itching shall after their owne lusts get them an heape of teachers But such as applie their doctrine vnto the humours of men cannot please God accordingly whereunto Paul speaketh Galath 1. ver 10. For now preach I mans doctrine or Gods or goe I about to please men for if I should yet please men I were not the seruant of Christ And this is the first Sermon of this chapter Vers 10. Haue we not alone father hath not one God made vs why doe we transgresse euery one against his brother and breake the couenant of our fathers The second sermon prouing the whole people guiltie of many grieuous crimes THe second Sermon in the which the whole people themselues are proued guiltie of many crimes but especially of these foure that is of Couetousnes of defiling themselues with the Heathē of Polygamy or hauing of more wiues thē one at one time of manifest or open heathnish vngodlines against God And when as the Prophet reproueth their couetousnes and deceit 1. Couetousnes he sheweth the same vtterly to fight and bee against both that same common band the which is betweene all men and also against that more neere friendship straite familiaritie the which was among themselues because of the one or common originall or first beginning of this whole nation springing and comming from their father Israel or Iacob Vers 11. Iudah hath transgressed and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Ierusalem for Iudah hath defiled the holines of the Lord which he loued and hath married the daughters of a strange god 2. Their defiling themselues with other wicked nations THe second very detestable and abominable crime of theirs to wit their mixing and defiling of themselues with others prophane or wicked nations For God his chiefe desire was to haue this people holy vnto himselfe and to be separated or seuered from other nations but they notwithstanding defiled themselues

excuse for that knowing God they did not glorifie him as God neither were thankfull For the onely word of God written ought to bee vnto vs for a true rule of our whole life against all licentiousnes or disorderous liuing and libertie in sinning A golden rule for the directiō of al our actions bee it neuer so publike common and vnpunished Vers 19. The winde hath bound them vp in her wings and they shall be ashamed of their sacrifices An answere vnto the last part of the former verse AN answere vnto the last part of the former verse wherewith obstinate or stubborne persons doe thinke with themselues to couer very well themselues and their vices when as they obiect the common manners bee they neuer so corrupt shamefull and reprochfull for a buckler for their sinnes God therefore maketh answere that all such excuses are vaine and not worth a rush And this their vaine and balde excuse he sheweth and setteth out by a similitude and Metaphoricall kinde of speaking What the figure Metaphora is see Amos cap. 4. ver 12. when as he sayth that the winde shall carrie away with it this defence or reproach that is this publike course and excuse of their liuing and binde it to her wings to bee conueied into the vtmost and vnknowne parts of the world so that there shall no such excuse as this remaine for them So in this sense sinnes are said to be cast into the sea So a Poet saith speaking of periuries And he commandeth the swift South windes to carrie them into the sea whereas he teacheth that periuries are not to be seared or that they are to be contemned or set at naught These men therefore shall be confounded and ashamed whatsoeuer faire glose they set vpon their idolatrie and whatsoeuer defence they seeke from any where Wherefore he concludeth These stubborne and stiffenecked persons shall be ashamed in the ende because of their idolatrous sacrifices neither shall the common going of this sinne without punishment excuse them vnto God Let the whole world marke this and by the same learne to be wise CAP. 5. Vers 1. O ye priests heare this and hearken ye O house of Israel and giue ye eare O house of the King for iudgement is toward you because you haue been a snare on Hizpah and a net spred vpon Tabor Another Sermon A New Sermon but such a one as is very fitly ioyned vnto that which went before For the former Sermon properly respected or concerned the whole people albeit that something were inserted or put in by the way touching the priests as the most true causes of that ignorance of God the which was in the people but now this Sermon striketh all the heads themselues of this people that is both them of the Church who here are called by the name of priests and also them of the common wealth whom GOD here comprehendeth vnder the names of the house of Israel and the house of the King albeit I will not denye the same vices to haue been also in the people the which reigned in these princes but so farre forth as the common people is wont to imitate or follow their princes and heads which are set ouer them For this is a common saying Such as are the Princes such are also the rest of the citizens Two parts of this verse But this verse hath two things first of all and generally to be obserued and marked To wit the alluring exhorting of these princes or heads to heare And secondly 1. An exhortatiō the shewing or setting downe of the matter it selfe whereof they are warned and accused 2. The matter it selfe whereof they are accused The first part hath two sorts of hearers The priests and the rulers of the cōmon wealth The first part sheweth both who are requested here by the Prophet or spoken vnto expresly and by name and how diligently and earnestly they are stirred vp to heare And all those are requested to heare which are rulers ouer the people of the which generally there are two sorts namely the Priests and the Gouernors of the common wealth The Priests haue the rule of holie matters or of things appertaining vnto the seruice of God among the people And albeit to speake properly that the Priestes of these Israelites that is of the kingdome of Israel were in deede trueth no Priests as neither of the tribe of Leuie for the most part nor of the familie of Aaron nor attending or doing their seruice in the Temple of God nor offering any lawfull sacrifices nor vnto God yet by the figure Katachrêsis Katachresis or misusage of speech is a figure whereby we improperly giue names or titles vnto persons or things the which in deede and in trueth belong not vnto them as the exāples here alleadged d●e make verie plaine or misusage of speech they are called Priests as the popish Bishops are called Bishops to the end that they may vnderstand by the very name and degree of dignity the which they attribute vnto themselues that they are most iustly condemn●● Of Gouernors and Magistrates of the common wealth there are in this place made two sorts namely the house it selfe of the King that is to say the chiefe Magistrate as is the King himselfe his Nobles Courtiers and the inferiour Magistrate that is to say such other gouernors and officers which in euery citie bare rule in ministring of law matters and ordering of the common wealth the which are here called the house of Israel because that these inferiour Iudges were heads of the people and doe represent the whole people So the Consistorie or Senat of the Church is called the Church Matth. 18. ver 17. So then all these are stirred vp to heare and that most diligently For hereunto appertaineth it that the Prophet speaketh seuerally vnto them distinguishing his speech and frame of words as it were loosely and without ioynts and coniunctions copulatiue to knit and binde it fast together whereby he calleth euery one of these orders by their name and seuerally Vnto this also it maketh that the Prophet vseth these words Heare hearken giue eare for these words doe signifie that there is required of them very great attention or eare-giuing For God doth craue and looke for it at their hands And hereby appeareth that all sorts of men be they of neuer so great excellencie and dignitie and that all orders and states of the common wealth in the Church of God how high soeuer they bee as is the royall dignitie and honor of a King are notwithstanding subiect vnto the word of GOD because that is the scepter of the kingdome of God and the voyce of God himselfe vnto the which all and singular the members of the Church ought to obey yea and all mortall men besides For so Paul speaketh of the maiestie might and power of the Gospell when he compareth it vnto the powerfull weapons and munitions of warre 2.