Habakkuk 3

^{1 a} The Prophet instructeth his people to pray vnto God not only for their great sinnes, but also for suche as they had committed of ignorance.

^{2 c} That is, the state of thy Church which is now ready to perish before it come to half a perfect age which shulde be vnder Christ.

^{2 !} A praier for the faithful.

^{2 b} Thus the people were afraied when they heard Gods threatenings, and praied.

^{3 d} Teman and Paran were nere Sinai where the Law was giuen: whereby is signified that his deliuerance was as present now as it was then.

^{4 e} Whereby is ment a power, that was joyned with his brightnes, which was hid to the rest of the worlde, but was reueiled in Mount Sinai to his people, {Psal, 31,19}.

^{6 f} Signifying that God hathe wonderful meanes, and euer had a marueilous power when he wolde deliuer his Church.

^{7 g} The iniquitie of this King of Syria in vexing thy people was made manifest by thy judgement, to the comfort of thy Church, {Judg. 3,10}, and also of the Midianites, which destroied them selues, {Judg. 7,32}.

^{8 i} And so didest vse all the elements as instruments for the destruction of thine enemies.

^{8 h} Meaning, that God was not angrie with the waters, but that by this meanes he wolde destroy his enemies and deliuer his Church.

^{9 k} That is, thy power.

^{9 m} Read, {Nom. 20,11}.

^{9 l} For he had not only made a couenant with Abraham, but renued it with his posteritie.

^{10 n} H alludeth to the red sea & Jorden, which gaue passage to Gods people, & shewed signes of their obedience as it were by lifting vp of their hands.

^{11 p} According to thy commandement the sunne was directed by the weapons of thy people, that foght in thy cause, as thogh it durst not go forwarde.

^{11 o} As appeareth {Josh. 10,12}

^{13 r} From the top to the toe thou hast destroyed the enemies.

^{13 q} Signifying that there is no saluation, but by Christ.

^{14 s} God destroyed his enemies bothe great and smale with their owne weapons, thogh they were neuer so fierce against his Church.

^{16 x} That is, the enemies: but the godlie shalbe quiet, knowing that all things shal turne to good vnto them.

^{16 u} He sheweth that the faithful can neuer haue true rest, except they fele before the weight of Gods judgements.

^{16 t} He returneth to that which he spake in the 2 ver. and shweth how he was afraide of Gods judgements.

^{18 y} He declareth wherein standeth the comfort & joy of the faithful, thogh thei se neuer so great afflictions prepared.

^{19 z} The chief finger vnpon the instruments of musicke shal haue occasion to praise God for this great deliuerance of Church.