For ye know how afterward, Vers. 17 &c.] At the first he thought it a matter of nothing to sell his birthright, esteeming it but a matter of sport: but in the end, when it was too late, he felt what hurt he had done himself, when he was deprived of the blessing: and that his father gave it to Jacob his brother. They also who being taken in Satan's nets in the pleasures of this world, estranging themselves from God, selling their salvation, to fill their bellies with earthly things, which are but as the suppings of the kitchen, think all this while that they loose nothing: but rather, as if they were then become marvellous happy, please and flatter themselves. At the last god opens their eyes by some admonition to see their own wretchedness, and then they are touched to the quick with the feeling of their loss, whereof they made no account before. Whilst Esau was hungry, he cares for nothing, but how he may fill his belly: when he was full, he mocks: & thinks his brother a fool, who had willingly parted with his pottage. Even such for all the world is the blockishness of the unfaithful, whilst they are inflamed with their corrupt desires, or when they plunge themselves above measure in their joys. Whereas he saith, he was reproved, it is as much as if he had said, he was rejected or repulsed.
For ye know how afterward, Vers. 17 &c.] At the first he thought it a matter of nothing to sell his birthright, esteeming it but a matter of sport: but in the ende, when it was too late, he felt what hurt he had done himselfe, when hee was depriued of the blessing: and that his father gaue it to Iacob his brother. They also who beeing taken in Satans nets in the pleasures of this world, estranging themselues from God, selling their saluatiō, to fil their bellies with earthly things, which are but as the suppings of the kitchin, thinke all this while that they loose nothing: but rather, as if they were then become marueilous happie, please and flatter themselues. At the last god opens their eies by some admonition to see their own wretchednesse, and then they are touched to the quicke with the feeling of their losse, whereof they made no account before. Whilest Esau was hungrie, hee cares for nothing, but how he may fill his bellie: when he was full, he mockes: & thinkes his brother a foole, who had willingly parted with his pottage. Euen such for all the world is the blockishnesse of the vnfaithfull, whilest they are inflamed with their corrupt desires, or when they plunge themselues aboue measure in their ioyes. Whereas he saith, he was reprooued, it is as much as if he had said, he was reiected or repulsed.
