John Trapp on Isaiah 3:11

Ver. 11. Wo to the wicked] This Sentence ſhould ever ſound in the wicked mans ears, for a powerfull retentive from wickedneſs, conſidering the evil Conſequent thereof, that doleful [non-Latin text not transcribed] wo and alaſs for evermore! And when thou art making (ſaith One) a covenant with ſin; ſay to thy ſoul, as Boaz ſaid to his kinſman, Ruth. 4.4. At what time thou buyeſt it, thou muſt have Ruth with it: If thou wilt have the pleaſure of ſin, the wayes of wickedneſs, thou muſt alſo have the vengeance and wrath of God with it; and let thy ſoul anſwer as he here doth; No, I may not do it, I ſhall mar and ſpoil a better Inheritance, I ſhall inherit a curſe, &c. Look ſaith Mr. Bradford Martyr to the tag tyed to Gods Law (the malediction) which is ſuch as cannot but make us to caſt our curriſh tails betwixt our legs,Serm. of Repentance. if we believe it.

Jun. It ſhall go ill with him] Vtcun que ſibi de rebus praeſentibus gratuletur. Though he ſtroake himſelf on the head, ſaying, I ſhall have peace though I walk in the imaginations of my heart, to add drunkenneſs to thirſt, Deut. 29.19. Tell him from me, ſaith God, Evil ſc. ſhall betide him, Yea An evil, an only evil awaiteth him, Ezek. 7.5. let him look for it.

The reward of his hands ſhall be given him] He ſhall reap as he ſowed, drink as he brewed, Gal, 6.7, 8.

Mox aut poena manet miſeros, aut palma beatos: Quiſ que ſuae vitae ſemina jacta metet.