John Trapp on Amos 9:10

Verſe 10. All the ſinners of my people ſhall die by the ſword] The flagitious, preſumptuous perſons,Deut. 29.19. that bleſſe themſelues when I curſe them, ſaying, We ſhall have peace though we walk every man in the imagination of his heart, and take his full ſwinge in ſin. Such ſinners in Zion Eſa. 33.14. ſuch ſacrificing Sodomites Eſa. 1.10. ſuch profligate Profeſſours ſhall die by the ſword: either by the hand of the enemy, or which is worſe, gladio ſpiritali ſaith Mercer, by the ſpiritual ſword, being blinded and rejected by God; ſo that their preſervation is but a reſervation to a greater miſchief. Whereas, on the other ſide, ſome of Gods elect might in a common calamity periſh by the ſword, but then (Joſiah-like) they died in peace, though they fell in battle: their death was right pretious in the ſight of the Lord, and a plentifull amends made them in heaven.

which ſay, the evil ſhall not overtake nor prevent us] Or, for our ſakes, by our default. If affliction do find us out, yet we have not deſerved it:Begnaden[illegible: 1 letter] propter nos. common occurrences we cannot be againſt. Thus the wicked man flattereth himſelf in his own eyes, untill his iniquity be found to be hatefull Pſa. 36.2. In all my labours they ſhal find none iniquity in me: that were ſin Hoſ. 12.8. Yet thou ſayſt, Becauſe I am innocent, ſurely his anger ſhal turn from me: behold I wil plead with thee, becauſe thou ſayeſt, I have not ſinned Jer. 2.35.