John Trapp on Habakkuk 1:11
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Habakkuk1:11
Verſe 11. Then ſhall his mind change] For the worſe: in pejus proficiet, his good and his blood ſhall riſe together, as the proverb hath it: he ſhall be puft up with his victories. Luxuriant animi rebus plerunque ſecundis. Pride compaſſeth proſperous perſons as a chain Pſal. 73.5, 6. Iob 15.25, 26, 27. their hearts are lifted up with their ſucceſſes, as a boat that riſeth with the riſing of the water. Evagrius noteth it for a ſpeciall commendation of Mauricius the Emperour, that notwithſtanding his great proſperity, he retained his ancient piety.
and he ſhall paſſe over] Or tranſgreſſe all the bounds of modeſty. Pride was anciently pourtraited with three crownes on her head. Upon the firſt was written Tranſcendo, upon the ſecond Non obedio, upon the third Perturbo. David calleth wicked men Effractores breach-makers.
and offend imputing this his power to his god] Bel, or Iupiter Belus. This was a wickedneſſe with a witneſſe; thus to transferr the glory of victory due to God alone, upon an Idol. When Nebuchadnezzar offended in this ſort, God turned him a graſing, till he had learned better, Dan. 4.37. For, be the gods of the heathen goodfellowes ſaith One: the true God is a jealous God, and will not ſhare his glory with another Eſay 42.8.
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