Amos 5

^{1 !} A lamentacion for the captiuitie of Israel.

^{2 a} He so calleth them because they so boasted of them selues, or because thei were giuen to wantonnes & deintines.

^{3 b} Meaning, that the tenth parte shulde fearfely be saued.

^{5 c} In these places thei worshipped new idoles, which afore time serued for the true honour of God: therefore he saith that these shal not saue them.

^{7 d} In stead of judgement & equitie they execute crueltie & oppression.

^{8 e} He describeth the power of God, {Job. 9,9}

^{10 f} Thei hate the Prophetes, which reproue them in the open assemblies.

^{11 g} Ye take bothe his money & also his fode wherewith he shulde liue.

^{13 h} God wil so plague them that thei shal not suffer the godlie once to open their mouthes to admonish them of their fautes.

^{16 i} So that all degrees shal haue matter of lamentacion for the great plagues.

^{18 k} Thus he speaketh because the wicked & hypocrites said thei were content to abide Gods judgements where as the godlie tremble & feare, {Jere. 30,7}, {joel 2, 11}, {zeph. 1, 15}

^{22 l} Because ye haue corrupt my true seruice & remaine obstinate in your vices, {Isa. 1, 11}, {iere. 6, 10}.

^{24 m} Do your dutie to God & to your neighbour, & so ye shal fele his grace plentifully, if you shewe your abundant affections according to Gods worde.

^{26 n} That idole which you estemed as your King, & caryed about, as you did Chiun, in the which images you thoght that there was a certeine diuinitie.