Hosea 13

^{1 c} The Ephraimites are not farre from destruction, and haue lost their authritie.

^{1 !} The abominations of Israel,

^{1 b} He made a king of his tribe.

^{1 a} He sheweth the excellencie, & autoritie that this tribe had aboue all the rest.

^{2 d} The false prophetes persuaded the idolaters to offer their children after the example of Abraham, & he sheweth how they wolde exhorte one another to the same & to losse, and worship these calues which were their idoles.

^{4 e} He calleth them to repentance & reproueth their ingratitude.

^{9 f} Thy destruction is certeine, & my benefites towarde thee declare that it cometh not of me: therefore thine wone malice, idolatrie and vaine confidence in men must nedes by the cause thereof.

^{9 !} And cause of their destruction.

^{10 g} I am all one, (Jam, 1, 17}.

^{12 h} It is surely laid vp to be punished, as {Jerem. 17,1}.

^{13 i} But wolde come out of the wombe, that is, out of this danger wherein he is, and nottarie to be stifeled.

^{14 k} Meaning, that no power shal resist God whn he wil deliuer his, but euen in death wil he giue them life.

^{14 l} Because thei wil not turne to me, I wil not change my purpose.