Hosea 11

^{1 !} The benefites of the Lord toward Israel.

^{1 a} Whiles the Israelites were in Egypt and did not prouoke my wrath by their malice and ingratitude.

^{2 b} They rebelled and went a contrary way when the Prophetes called them to repentance.

^{4 c} That is, friendly and not as beasts or sclaues.

^{5 !} Their ingratitude against him.

^{5 d} Seing they contemne all this kindenes, they shalbe led captiue into Assyria.

^{7 e} To wit, the Prophetes.

^{8 f} God considereth with him selfe and that with a certeine grief how to punish them.

^{8 g} Which were two of the cities that were destroied with Sodom, {Deu. 29, 23}.

^{8 h} Meaning, that his loue where with he first loued them, made him betwene doute and assurance what to do: and herein appeareth his fatherlie affection that his mercie toward his shal ouercome his judgements, as he declareth in the next vers.

^{9 i} To consume thee, but wil cause thee to yelde and so receiue thee to mercie: & this is ment of the smale nomber who shal walke after the Lord.

^{11 k} The Egyptians and Assyrians shal be afraid when the Lord mainteineth his people.

^{12 l} Gouerneth their state according to Gods worde, & doeth not degenerate.