1 ! God taketh awaie the good, that he shulde not se the horrible plauges to come.
2 b The soule of the righteous shal be in joye & their bodie shal rest in the graue vnto the time of the resurrection, because thei walked before the Lord.
3 c He threateneth the wicked hypocrites, who vnder the pretence of the name of Gods people derided Gods worde & his promises: boasting openly that thei were the children of Abraham, but because they were not faithful & obedient as Abraham was, he called them bastords, & the children of sorcerers, which forsoke God and fled to wicked meanes for succour.
6 e Meaning, euerie place was polluted whith their idolatrie: or euerie faire stone that they founde, thei made an idole of it.
7 g To wit, thine altars, in an open place like an impudent harlot that careth not for the sight of her housband.
8 h In stead of setting vp the worde of God in the open places on the postes & dores to haue it in remembrance, {Deut 6, 9} & {27,1}. thou hast set vp signes and markes of thine idolatrie in euerie place.
9 k Thou didest seke the fauour of the Assyrians by giftes and presents, to helpe thee against the Egyptians: & when thei failed, you soughtest to the Babylonians & more and more didest torment they self.
10 l Althogh you sawest all thy labours to be in vaine, yet woldest you neuer acknowledge thy faute & leaue of.
10 m He derideth their vnprofitable diligence which thoght to haue made all sure, & yet were deceiued.
11 o Meanin, that the wicked abuse Gods lenitie & growe to farther wickednes.
12 p That is, thy naughtines, idolatries & impieties: which the wicked call Gods seruice: thus he derideth their obstinacie.
19 y As wel to him that is in captiuitie as to him that remaineth at home.