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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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or_o force_n &_o vehemency_n for_o this_o word_n have_v in_o it_o a_o move_n of_o affection_n exhort_v 2._o whereunto_o they_o be_v exhort_v second_o whereunto_o they_o be_v exhort_v namely_o unto_o joy_n &_o gladness_n of_o mind_n both_o earnest_n and_o public_a the_o which_o the_o church_n ought_v to_o testify_v or_o show_v by_o gesture_n voice_n and_o all_o other_o honest_a mean_n for_o so_o much_o signify_v the_o word_n exulta_fw-la to_o leap_v and_o skip_v as_o it_o be_v for_o joy_n neither_o be_v the_o benefit_n of_o god_n especial_o so_o great_a benefit_n to_o be_v light_o taste_v of_o or_o receive_v the_o three_o thing_n be_v joy_n 3._o why_o they_o be_v exhort_v unto_o so_o great_a joy_n why_o they_o be_v exhort_v unto_o so_o great_a joy_n of_o mind_n to_o wit_n because_o the_o great_a benefit_n of_o all_o benefit_n the_o which_o by_o god_n may_v on_o earth_n be_v bestow_v upon_o man_n yea_o even_o upon_o those_o which_o be_v his_o own_o shall_v fall_v out_o unto_o the_o jew_n 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full_a of_o grace_n and_o truth_n verse_n 11._o and_o many_o nation_n shall_v be_v join_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o that_o day_n and_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n and_o i_o will_v dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o &_o thou_o shall_v know_v that_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v send_v i_o unto_o thou_o promise_n the_o second_o confirmation_n of_o the_o former_a promise_n the_o second_o confirmation_n of_o the_o say_a promise_n of_o god_n from_o a_o double_a place_n first_o from_o the_o even_o itself_o or_o full_v out_o of_o the_o matter_n the_o which_o the_o godly_a be_v command_v to_o give_v heed_n unto_o second_o from_o the_o repeat_n of_o this_o benefit_n promise_v before_o of_o the_o real_a and_o manifest_a dwell_n which_o shall_v be_v of_o the_o true_a god_n that_o be_v of_o christ_n be_v make_v man_n in_o his_o church_n the_o which_o because_o it_o be_v the_o foundation_n or_o ground_n of_o all_o other_o promise_n of_o god_n and_o a_o most_o singular_a testimony_n or_o witness_n of_o the_o good_a will_n of_o god_n towards_o his_o church_n be_v here_o repeat_v again_o that_o we_o shall_v think_v earnest_o and_o always_o upon_o the_o same_o and_o of_o these_o two_o reason_n do_v the_o angel_n and_o consequent_o the_o prophet_n unto_o who_o this_o angel_n be_v send_v conclude_v that_o these_o promise_n of_o god_n be_v true_a and_o that_o the_o church_n shall_v find_v and_o know_v indeed_o albeit_o that_o all_o thing_n at_o that_o time_n seem_v for_o to_o bring_v despair_n and_o to_o fight_v against_o those_o benefit_n of_o god_n that_o he_o speak_v and_o foretell_v all_o these_o thing_n at_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n further_n here_o be_v in_o this_o place_n describe_v a_o
first_o after_o the_o temple_n be_v purge_v by_o the_o maccabee_n until_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o all_o the_o which_o time_n the_o jew_n be_v so_o constant_a or_o steadfast_a in_o remove_v of_o idol_n from_o themselves_o and_o from_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n that_o they_o often_o skirmish_v with_o the_o roman_n about_o that_o matter_n joseph_n lib._n 1.2_o &_o 3._o de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la neither_o be_v they_o say_v or_o read_v since_o that_o time_n especial_o in_o judea_n to_o have_v be_v idolator_n as_o they_o be_v before_o under_o the_o antiochi_n and_o before_o also_o under_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n second_o this_o self_n same_o thing_n have_v much_o more_o be_v fulfil_v after_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o be_v now_o at_o this_o day_n also_o fulfil_v in_o the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n out_o of_o the_o which_o idol_n be_v afterward_o cast_v by_o the_o christian_a emperor_n themselves_o and_o now_o also_o be_v remove_v and_o always_o have_v be_v refuse_v by_o the_o christian_n this_o therefore_o be_v one_o part_n of_o the_o second_o benefit_n in_o this_o place_n comprehend_v and_o contain_v church_n 2._o the_o false_a teacher_n lose_v their_o authority_n in_o the_o church_n the_o second_o part_n be_v the_o false_a teacher_n lose_v of_o their_o authority_n in_o the_o church_n nay_o moreover_o their_o correction_n and_o chastise_v as_o be_v show_v in_o the_o verse_n follow_v here_o therefore_o god_n promise_v that_o he_o will_v remove_v the_o false_a teacher_n who_o he_o call_v prophet_n to_o wit_n in_o a_o general_a signification_n take_v this_o word_n and_o not_o for_o those_o which_o true_o do_v foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v but_o for_o those_o which_o profess_v or_o take_v upon_o themselves_o to_o be_v the_o interpreter_n and_o expounder_n of_o the_o law_n and_o word_n of_o god_n but_o false_o further_o god_n also_o promise_v that_o he_o will_v remove_v their_o father_n and_o spirit_n to_o wit_n the_o unclean_a spirit_n and_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n be_v the_o devil_n signify_v as_o where_o it_o be_v say_v matth._n 12._o ver_fw-la 43._o now_o when_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n be_v go_v out_o of_o a_o man_n he_o walk_v throughout_o dry_a place_n seek_v rest_n and_o find_v none_o likewise_o mark._n 1._o ver_fw-la 26._o and_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n tear_v he_o and_o cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n and_o come_v out_o of_o he_o ☞_o for_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o error_n and_o lie_v as_o christ_n john_n 8._o for_o 44._o witness_v that_o he_o be_v a_o liar_n and_o the_o father_n thereof_o as_o he_o be_v also_o the_o author_n of_o that_o corruption_n which_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o true_a and_o heavenly_a doctrine_n the_o which_o be_v signify_v revelat._n 16._o for_o 13._o by_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n like_o frog_n come_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o dragon_n and_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o false_a prophet_n now_o god_n show_v that_o he_o will_v earnest_o and_o diligent_o overthrow_v all_o that_o same_o false_a interpretation_n and_o doctrine_n of_o the_o false_a prophet_n when_o as_o he_o promise_v that_o the_o author_n thereof_o also_o shall_v be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o this_o be_v fulfil_v especial_o by_o christ_n himself_o who_o confute_v or_o overthrow_v the_o false_a doctrine_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharise_n matth._n 5._o second_o by_o his_o apostle_n through_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o now_o by_o the_o true_a pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n verse_n 3._o and_o when_o any_o shall_v yet_o prophesy_v his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n that_o beget_v he_o shall_v say_v unto_o he_o thou_o shall_v not_o live_v for_o thou_o speak_v lie_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n that_o beget_v he_o shall_v thrust_v he_o 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