Amos — Book front (Modern Spelling 1582/1609)

Modern-spelling edition of the Original Douay-Rheims book-front (1582/1609), derived from the verbatim twin (OT vol. 2, 1610, printed p. 829). Orthography normalized (long-s ſ→s, doubled-v vv→w, u/v and i/j regularized, obsolete spellings modernized); the Douay's vocabulary, -eth/-est endings, pronouns, and Vulgate-driven word order KEPT. Latinate proper names preserved (Amos, Thecua, Zabulon, Osee, Joel, Ozias, Jereboam, Joas, Israel), Juda modernized.

The Prophecy of Amos

AMOS a herdsman of Thecua in the tribe of Zabulon, was indued with the spirit of prophecy about the same time with Osee, and Joel, in the reign of Ozias king of Juda, and of Jereboam son of Joas king of Israel; in Metaphors, and other obscure speeches agreeable to his pastoral education, but profound in sense, prophesieth especially against the kingdom of Israel, and divers Gentiles; partly also against Juda, foreshewing their afflictions for their sins: but at last the vocation of all Nations to Christ, with abundance of spiritual graces in his Church.

Marginal glosses

Head note (at about the same time with Osee, and Joel): Amos prophesied the same time with Osee, and Joel.

Head note (at prophesieth especially): Especially.

Head note (at against the kingdom of Israel): Against the ten tribes.

Citation (at agreeable to his pastoral education): S. Jerome. Epist. ad Paulin.