John Trapp on Micah 7:20

Verſe 20. Thou wilt performe the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham] Heb. Thou wilt give: for all is of free gift. His love moved God to promiſe, his truth binds him to performe, 2 Sam. 7.18, 21. For thy words ſake, and according to thine own heart haſt thou done all theſe things. Having made himſelf a voluntary debter to his people, he will come off fairly with them: and not bee worſe then his word, but better. Hence Rev. 10.1. Chriſt is ſaid to have a rainbowe upon his head: to ſhew that he is faithfull and conſtant in his promiſes, and that tempeſts ſhould blow over, the skie be cleared. For this is as the waters of Noah unto mee, ſaith the Lord: for as I have ſworn that the waters of Noah ſhould no more go over the earth: ſo have I ſworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. For the mountains ſhall depart, &c. Eſay 54.9, 10. God hath hitherto kept promiſe with nights and dayes, Jer. 33.20, 25. that one ſhall ſucceed the other: therefore much more will he keep promiſe with his people.

which thou haſt ſworn unto our fathers.] And, in them, to us, by vertue of the covenant. So he ſpake with us, when he ſpake with Jacob at Bethel, Hoſ. 12.4. and that the promiſes ſworn to the Fathers of the old Teſtament, belong alſo to us of the New. See Luke 1.55, 73, 74. Now, that God ſwore at any time to them, or us, hee did it for our ſakes doubtleſſe: that by two i[illegible: 4 letters]table things, in which it was impoſſible for God to lie, wee might have a ſtrong conſolation: who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope ſet before us, Heb. 6.17, 18. See the Note there.

Gloria Deo in Excelſis.