1 a Meaning, thy seruant.
1 ! The people repent & forsake their strange wiues.
2 / Ebr. strange children.
3 b Thei made confession of their sinnes & vsed praiers.
5 ! The Leuites exhorte them to praise God.
6 ! Declaring his wonders.
21 c Thogh the way was tedious & long.
22 d Meaning the heathen whome he droue out.
26 e Taking heauen and earth to witnes that God wolde destroy them, except thei returned as {2 Chro. 24,19}
26 ! And their ingratitude.
28 f He declareth how Gods mercies euer contended with the wickednes of the people, who euer in their prosperitie forgate God.
29 g Which is a similitude taken of oxen, that shrinke at the yoke or burden, as {Zach. 7,11}
29 h When thou didest admonish them by thy Prophets.
30 ! And Gods great mercies toward them.
30 / Ebr. thou didst prolong vpon them many yeres.
32 i By whome we were led away into captiuitie, & haue bene appointed to be slaine, as {Ester. 3,13}
33 k He confesseth that all these things came to them justely for their sinnes, but he appealeth from Gods justice to his mercies.
34 l That thou woldest destroy them, except thei wolde returne to thee.
36 m That is, to be the lords thereof.
38 n Thus by affliction they promes to kepe Gods commandements, whereunto they colde not be broght by Gods great benefites.