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Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah
A commentary upon the prophecy of Isaiah. By Mr. John Calvin. Whereunto are added four tables ... Translated out of French into English: by C.C.A commentary vpon the prophecie of Isaiah. By Mr. Iohn Caluin. Whereunto are added foure tables ... Translated out of French into English: by C.C.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston, 1609
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Vers 11. There is a crying for wine in the streets: all joy is darkened; the mirth of the world is gone away.
Vers 11. There is a crying for wine in the streetes: all ioy is darkned; the mirth of the world is gone away.
His meaning is, there shall be great scarcity of wine. Now where want and famine is, there are innumerable complaints; not only in corners, but in public places also. He expresseth these complaints and lamentations then; but withal he taxeth their excess and intemperance, in that they contented not themselves with things necessary, but soaked themselves in an overflowing of drunkenness and all voluptuousness. For we should supply an antithesis that is wanting here; to wit, You hitherunto abounded in wine and good cheer, through which you have taken occasion to wax wanton and proud against God: you shall therefore be justly deprived of them, so that in steed of your rioting, shall be heard cries and sighings.
HIs meaning is, there shall be great scarcitie of wine. Now where want and famine is, there are innumerable complaints; not onely in corners, but in publike places also. He expresseth these complaints and lamentations then; but withall he taxeth their excesse and intemperancie, in that they contented not themselues with things necessarie, but soked themselues in an ouerflowing of drunkennesse and all voluptuousnesse. For wee should supply an antithesis that is wanting here; to wit, You hitherunto abounded in wine and good cheere, through which you haue taken occasion to waxe wanton and proud against God: you shall therefore bee iustly depriued of them, so that in steed of your rioting, shall bee heard cries and sighings.