A17640:1697
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. 12. Lord unto us thou wilt ordain peace: for thou also hast wrought all our works for us.
Vers. 12. Lord vnto vs thou wilt ordaine peace: for thou also hast wrought all our workes for vs.
This tends to the consolation of the faithful. As if he should say; We see what will fall upon the heads of the wicked, for thou wilt cast them out of the company of thy children, & wilt consume them with fire as thine enemies: but we shall have an happy and blessed estate. The verb Shaphat, which signifies to Ordain among the Hebrews, is as much to say, as to Establish: as if he should say; Thou wilt hold and preserve us in peace continually. The wicked indeed enjoy a kind of peace, but it lasts not long: our peace is seated and established in the Lord, and hath such a foundation as shall endure for ever. Now by the word peace, he means a settled and lasting felicity. Hence let us conclude then, that the children of God which trust in him, are fully blessed: for the life of the wicked is more then miserable, albeit it be soaked in much deliciousness and pleasures, as those that have all things at their wish. There is no assured nor stable peace then, but in the fatherly love of our God.
THis tends to the consolation of the faithfull. As if he should say; We see what will fall vpon the heads of the wicked, for thou wilt cast them out of the company of thy children, & wilt consume them with fire as thine enemies: but we shal haue an happy and blessed estate. The verbe Shaphat, which signifies to Ordaine among the Hebrewes, is as much to say, as to Establish: as if he should say; Thou wilt hold and preserue vs in peace continually. The wicked indeed inioy a kind of peace, but it lasts not long: our peace is seated and established in the Lord, and hath such a foundation as shall indure for euer. Now by the word peace, he meanes a setled and lasting felicitie. Hence let vs conclude then, that the children of God which trust in him, are fully blessed: for the life of the wicked is more then miserable, albeit it be soaked in much deliciousnesse and pleasures, as those that haue all things at their wish. There is no assured nor stable peace then, but in the fatherly loue of our God.