But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites [is] not yet full.
Ver. 16. The iniquity of the Amorites, &c.] A metaphor from a large vessel filled by drops; as elsewhere, from a harvest ready for the sickle, and from the vine ripe for the winepress. Pererius the Jesuit, writing upon this text, saith, If any marvel why England continueth to flourish, notwithstanding the cruel persecution of Catholics there (just execution of Catholics he should have said); I answer, Because their sin is not yet full. God grant it! Jer 28:6 Sed veniet tandem iniquitatis complementum, saith he. A true prophet, I fear me. That terrible text rings in mine ears, "An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold it is come, it is come." Eze 7:6