The Prophets Isaiah, Jeremi, Ezekiel, after they had proclaimed plagues to fall upon the people off Israel / and upon the house of Judah / prophecieth particularly against certain nations and cities / not only adjacent in circuit about Jerusalem / but also against such / as ⟨image 5⟩were far distant / as against Moab, Ammon, Palestine, Egypt, Tirus, Damascus, and Babylon. And in conclusion general prophesies / are spoken against all inobedient / and sinful nations / as in the .24. chapter off Isaiah plainly appeareth / 1as also the Lord commanding Jeremy / to give the cup off his wrath / to all nations / one after another / who should drink off the same / although they refused it of his hand / That is albeit / they would not believe the voice off the prophet / yet should they not escape.2 The plagues that he spake. For every nation like unto this / shall I punish saith the Lord of hosts / with the same agreeth Amos saying: 3The eyes of the Lord are upon every sinful nation, to root it out of the earth. These and many mo places evidently proveth that plagues spoke in the law of God / appertaineth to every rebellions people / be they Jew / or be they Gentile / Christians in title / or Turks in profession / And the ground off the Prophets / was the same / 4which before I have rehearsed for my assurances / that England shall be plagued / which is God's immutable and inviolable justice / which can not spare in one Realm and nation / those offences that most severally he hath punished in another / for so were he in equal and made differens / as touching execution off his just judgements / betwixt parson and parson / which is most contrarious to the integrity off his justice / for thus he speaketh by Jeremiah his prophet: Behold, 5I have begun to punish in the house where my name is incalled / and shall I spare the rest, as the Lord ⟨image 6⟩would say / how can my justice permit those crimes unpunished in proud contemners / that neither regardeth me / nor yet my law / seeing I have not spared my own people / that externally beareth some reverence to my name.
The Prophetes Esai, Ieremi, Ezechieli, after they had proclaymed plagues to fall vppon the people off Israel / and vpon the house of Iuda / prophecyeth particularlye againste certeyn nations and cyties / not onely adiacēt in circute about Ierusalem / but also againste suche / as ⟨image 5⟩were far distant / as against Moah, Ammon, Palestina, Aegipt, Tirus, Damascus, and Babilone. And in conclusion generall prophesies / are spoken against all inobedient / and synfull natiōs / as in the .24. chapter off Esaye plainly apeareth / 1as also the Lord commaunding Ieremye / to geue the cuppe off hys wrath / to al nations / one after another / who sholde drinke off the same / although they refused it of his hand / That is albeit / they wolde not beleue the voyce off the prophet / yet sholde they not escape.2 The plagues that he spake. For euery nation lyke vnto this / shal I punisshe saith the Lord of hostes / with thesame agreeth Amos saing: 3The eyes of the Lord are vpon euery sinfull nation, to roote it out of the earthe. These and many mo places euidētly proueth that plagues spoke in the law of God / apertaineth to euery rebellions people / be they Iew / or be they Gentile / Christians intytel / or Turkes in professiō / And the grounde off the Prophetes / was thesame / 4whiche before I haue rehersed for my assuraunces / that Englande shall be plagued / which is Godes immutable and inuiolable iustice / whiche can not spare in one Realme and nation / those offences that moste seuerally he hath punisshed in another / for so were he in equall and made differēs / as touching executiō off his iust iudgementes / betwixte parson and parson / whiche is most contrarious to the integritie off his iustice / for thus he speaketh by Ieremy his prophete: Behold, 5I haue begōne to punisshe in the house where my name is incalled / and shall I spare the rest, as the Lorde ⟨image 6⟩wolde saye / howe can my iustice permit those crymes vnpunished in proude contemptnors / that neither regardeth me / nor yet my lawe / seing I haue not spared my own people / that externally beareth some reuerēs to my name.
- 1Jerem. xxvIerem. xxv
- 2Jerem. •.Ierem. •.
- 3Amos. ix.
- 4The justice of GodThe iustice of God
- 5Jerem. xxvIerem. xxv