In like manner, some God thus forgetteth indeed. (As *they forget him; so he forgetteth them.) lCall the Child Loruchamah, saith God to Hoshea; for I will have no more mercy on the house of Israel; but (as the Vulgar Latin hath it) mI will utterly forget them: or rather (after the Original) nI will never forgive them: but obecause they have forgotten the Law of their God, I will forget them; when I have visited their ways on them, and rewarded them for their deeds. pGod threateneth, (saith Ruffine) both to remember to damn them, and to forget ever to show mercy upon them, when he hath once condemned them. Some he seemeth to forget, when he doth not. qHe neglecteth not the godly, no not when he neglecteth them: Yea, rhe remembereth them then best, when he seemeth least to regard them, when he seemeth most of all to forget them. Though the wicked, when he hath his will on the poor, thinketh that sGod hath forgotten them, and doth not at all mind them; yet tthe poor, saith the Psalmist, shall not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the afflicted perish for ever. But uGod when he maketh inquisition for blood, will make it appear then that he remembereth them, and that he doth not forget the poor mans complaint, nor will ever ⟨p. 12⟩fail any of those that xseek to him and trust in him. And ythough Zion complain that her God had forgotten her; yet the Lord telleth her, and assureth her that even then zhe had her as fresh in mind, as if she were *written upon his hands, and her present estate was never out of his eye: yea that he could no more forget her, than a woman could 16her child, or than the kindest and tenderest “mother that is the fruit of her own womb.
In like manner, some God thus forgetteth indeed. (As *they forget him; so hee forgetteth them.) lCall the Childe Loruchamah, saith God to Hoshea; for I will haue no more mercie on the house of Israel; but (as the Vulgar Latine hath it) mI will vtterly forget them: or rather (after the Originall) nI will neuer forgiue them: but obecause they haue forgotten the Law of their God, I will forget them; when I haue visited their waies on them, and rewarded them for their deeds. pGod threatneth, (saith Ruffine) both to remember to damne them, and to forget euer to shew mercy vpon them, when he hath once condemned them. Some he seemeth to forget, when he doth not. qHee neglecteth not the godly, no not when hee neglecteth them: Yea, rhee remembreth them then best, when he seemeth least to regard them, when he seemeth most of all to forget them. Though the wicked, when he hath his will on the poore, thinketh that sGod hath forgotten them, and doth not at all minde them; yet tthe poore, saith the Psalmist, shall not alwaies be forgotten; nor the hope of the afflicted perish for euer. But uGod when he maketh inquisition for bloud, will make it appeare then that hee remembreth them, and that hee doth not forget the poore mans complaint, nor will euer ⟨p. 12⟩faile any of those that xseeke to him and trust in him. And y
- *Hosh. 8. 14.
- lHosh. 1. 6.
- mOblivion obliviscar. Vulg. tanquā esset à [Greek or Hebrew] dextra. quum sit à [Greek or Hebrew] nistra.Oblivione obliviscar. Vulg. tanquā esset à 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 dextra. quum sit à 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 nistra.
- nUt omninò condonem. Jun. & Livel. Sed prorsus tollam eos. Leo Jud. à facie scil. meâ. Vatabl.Ut omninò condonem. Iun. & Livel. Sed prorsus tollam eos. Leo Iud. à facie scil. meâ. Vatabl.
- oHosh. 4. 6, 9.
- pMinatur & memoriam damn andorum, & oblivi•nē damnatorū. Ruffin. in Hose.Minatur & memoriam damn andorum, & oblivi•nē damnatorū. Ruffin. in Hose.
- qDeus benos non negligit, cum negligit. Nec obliviscitur, sed quasi obliviscitur. Ruffin. in Psal.
- rObscuris super nos dispositionibus Deus saepe unde nos aestimatur deserere, inde nos recipit; & unde nos recipere creditur, inde derelinquit: ut plaerunque hoc fiat gratiâ quod ira dicitur; & hoc aliquando ira sit, quod gratia putatur. Gregor. mor. l. 5. c. 5.
- sPsal. 10. 11.
- tPsal. 9. 18. & 10. 12.
- uPsal. 9. 12.
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