D. To put them in mind of the great benefit, the which not long before they had received of him, and whereby he had plainly declared unto them, that he was their God,1 and that he esteemed them for his people, in an other sort than he did the Egyptians, wherefore they had good occasion to think that so good a God and so loving a father would not set forth unto them any doctrine, but such as should be greatly for their profit, and that they ought most willingly to receive and embrace the same, as well for the great good will and friendship that God did bear toward them, and had declared unto them, as for the right of Lordship which he had double over them: of their own part, ⟨p. 427⟩because of their creation: on the other, because of the deliverance, which was as a new conquest, by the which he had as it were conquered them a new, delivering them from the subjection of a most cruel tyrant, to make them a well beloved people to him self, and as the first borne of all people. And therefore he doth plainly say, which have brought thee out, 2and none other, by my only power & strength, and not by thine own, nor of any creature else, and to make them yet more willing, as of right they ought, not being content to have made mention of the country of Egypt, but he addeth unto it, from the house of bondage, 3to put them in mind of the great travels wherewith they were oppressed, and to give them to understand that they had been holden as a slave in hard and cruel bondage, living in the bitter and tyrannous subjection of an other, without having any show or fashion of a people, in respect of that which was afterward given them by the law and policy which the Lord gave unto them.
D. To put thē in minde of the great benefite, the which not long before they had receiued of him, and whereby he had plainely declared vnto them, that he was their God,1 and that he esteemed them for his people, in an other sorte than he did the Egiptians, wherefore they had good occasion to thinke that so good a God and so louing a father would not set forth vnto thē any doctrine, but such as should be greatly for their profite, and that they ought most willingly to receyue and embrace the same, as well for the great good will and frendship that God did beare towarde them, and had declared vnto them, as for the right of Lordship which he had double ouer them: of their owne parte, ⟨p. 427⟩bicause of their creation: on thother, bicause of the deliuerance, which was as a newe conquest, by the which he had as it were conquered them a new, deliuering them from the subiection of a most cruell tyraunt, to make them a well beloued people to him selfe, and as the first borne of all people. And therfore he doth plainly say, which haue brought thee out, 2and none other, by my only power & strēgth, and not by thine owne, nor of any creature else, and to make them yet more willing, as of right they ought, not béeing contente to haue made mention of the countrey of Egypte, but he addeth vnto it, from the house of bondage, 3to put them in minde of the great trauels wherwith they were oppressed, and to giue them to vnderstande that they had béen holden as a slaue in harde and cruell bondage, liuing in the bitter and tyrannous subiection of an other, without hauing any shewe or fashion of a people, in respect of yt which was afterward giuen thē by the lawe and pollicie which the Lorde gaue vnto them.
- 1Deut. 7.14. Math. 19.
- 2Osce. 11. Exod. 4. Deut. 9.
- 3Exod. 5.
