An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…

The Prophet did forbear indeed, but mark what he saith, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel. Here was his collection, because the King would not regard admonition and reproof, certainly God had a purpose to destroy this King; here is the forerunner of his destruction. And it is observable of this King, that he should ⟨p. 71⟩now stand out so: for in the Chapter before you shall find him seem to be of a yieldable spirit though he was a naughty man; when he had hired an hundred thousand out of Israel to •oyn with him in battle, and had given them all pay, yet when God did but send to him by the Prophet to send them back and to loose those hundred talents that he had paid the Soldiers withal, upon the very word of the Prophet he sends back a hundred thousand of his Soldiers and looseth all their pay; and yet this Amaziah that was so yieldable at that time how stubborn was he against the Prophet at another time! And therefore at that time when he did so yield to Go• […] prospered him in the battle, and he overcame his enemies […] had a glorious victory, and after that victory he falls a worshipping the Idols he had overcome, and was stout against the Prophet, and so soon after he was destroyed accordingly. The last Scripture is that in Pro. 29.1. He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. It is a dangerous thing to stand out against reproof and admonition.

The Prophet did forbear indeed, but mark what he saith, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel. Here was his collection, because the King would not regard admonition and reproof, certainly God had a purpose to destroy this King; here is the forerunner of his destruction. And it is observable of this King, that he should ⟨p. 71⟩now stand out so: for in the Chapter before you shall find him seem to be of a yeildable spirit though he was a naughty man; when he had hired an hundred thousand out of Israel to •oyn with him in battel, and had given them all pay, yet when God did but send to him by the Prophet to send them back and to loose those hundred talents that he had paid the Soldiers withal, upon the very word of the Prophet he sends back a hundred thousand of his Soldiers and looseth all their pay; and yet this Amaziah that was so yeildable at that time how stubborn was he against the Prophet at another time! And therefore at that time when he did so yeild to Go prospered him in the battel, and he overcame his enemies had a glorious victory, and after that victory he falls a worshiping the Idols he had overcome, and was stout against the Prophet, and so soon after he was destroyed accordingly. The last Scripture is that in