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Now because they were drunken with passion and fear, and would not hearken to the proclamation of peace, therefore doth the Lord send out against them a proclamation of outlawry; and chargeth them with rebellion and high treason against his Majesty: and that it might be of more force with them, he commandeth the Prophet [to write it before them in a table] that so every one might take notice thereof: yea not only in a table to shame them for the instant, but in a book, that it might be for the time to come, even for ever and ever: that is, that it might stand in record for their perpetual disgrace and reproach. Now because they would hardly yield unto this charge; to wit, that they were traitors against God in seeking unto the King of Egypt for aide, but would object that they did it in policy and in good meaning, for the benefit of the Church and Commonwealth, and did rest on God nevertheless, he puts off that, by saying that they were [lying children] full of hypocrisy and dissimulation; pretending to send into Egypt in godly wisdom, whereas it proceeded indeed from their wretched unbelief: and because it was not safe for him to say this in general, unless he could prove it, therefore he allegeth ⟨p. 133⟩against them this particular, that they would not hear the law of the Lord. They were driven to hear now and then, but they did it not willingly, nor with a good affection; and therefore they are justly condemned as rebels against the Lord.

Now because they were drunken with passion and feare, and would not harken to the proclamation of peace, therefore doth the Lord send out against them a proclamation of outlawrie; and chargeth them with rebellion and high treason against his Maiesty: and that it might bee of more force with them, he commandeth the Prophet [to write it before them in a table] that so euery one might take notice thereof: yea not onely in a table to shame them for the instant, but in a booke, that it might be for the time to come, euen for euer and euer: that is, that it might stand in record for their perpetuall desgrace and reproach. Now because they would hardly yeeld vnto this charge; to wit, that they were traitors against God in seeking vnto the King of Egypt for aide, but would obiect that they did it in policy and in good meaning, for the benefit of the Church and Commonwealth, and did rest on God neuerthelesse, he puts off that, by faying that they were [lying children] ful of hypocrisie and dissimulation; pretending to send into Egypt in godly wisedome, whereas it proceeded indeed from their wretched vnbeleefe: and because it was not safe for him to say this in generall, vnlesse he could proue it, therefore he alleageth