Amos 3

^{1 !} He reproueth the house of Israel of ingratitude.

^{2 a} I haue onely chosen you to be mine among all other people, & yet you haue forsaken me.

^{3 b} Hereby the Prophet signifieth that he speaketh not of him selfe, but as God guideth and moueth him, which is ment betwene God and his Prophetes.

^{4 c} Wil God threaten by his Prophetes, except there be some great occasion?

^{4 d} Can any thing come without Gods prouidence?

^{5 e} Shal his threatenings be in vayne?

^{5 e} Shal his threatnings be in vayne?

^{6 f} Shal the Prophets threaten Gods judgements and the people not be afrayed?

^{6 g} Doeth anie aduersitie come without Gods appointement? {Isa. 45, 7}.

^{6 f} Shal the Prophets threaten Gods judgements and the people not be afrayed?

^{6 g} Doeth anie aduersitie come without Gods appointment? {Isa. 45, 7}

^{7 h} God dealeth not with the Israelites as he doeth with other people: for he euer warneth them before of his plagues by his Prophetes.

^{7 h} God dealeth not with the Israelites as he doeth with other people: for he euer warneth them before

^{8 i} Because the people euer murmured against the Prophetes, he sheweth that Gods Spirit moued them so to speake as thei did.

^{9 k} He calleth the strangers, as the Philistims & Egyptians to witnesses of Gods judgements against the Israelites for their crueltie & oppression.

^{10 l} The frute of their crueltie and theft appeareth by their great rices which they haue in their houses.

^{11 !} For the which God wil punish them.

^{12 m} When the lion hathe saciate his hungre, the shepherd findeth a legge or a tip of an eare to shewe that the shepe hathe bene woried.l

^{12 n} Where they thoght to haue had a sure holde, and to haue bene in safetie.