Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

By chambers, he means a quiet and peaceable state of conscience: to wit, when with boldness of courage and confidence, we arm our selves with patience, in waiting for the coming of the Lord: as Habakkuk, who having foretold what calamity should befall the Jews, professeth that he stands all day upon his watch-tower: that is to say, in a place of safety, to expect the event in patience and silence. Isaiah commands them to do the like here: as if he should say; You that are the servants of the Lord, get you into your chambers, or into some other sequestered place, when you feel your selves assaulted with such temptations as you are not able to resist.

By chambers, he meanes a quiet and peaceable state of conscience: to wit, when with boldnesse of courage and confidence, wee arme our selues with patience, in waiting for the comming of the Lord: as Abacuk, who hauing foretold what calamitie should befall the Iewes, professeth that hee stands all day vpon his watch-tower: that is to say, in a place of safetie, to expect the euent in patience and silence. Isaiah commands them to doe the like here: as if he should say; You that are the seruants of the Lord, get you into your chambers, or into some other sequestred place, when you feele your selues assaulted with such temptations as you are not able to resist.

But for as much as it is not sufficient to be once well fortified against the violence of garboils and stirs, he therefore also commands them to shut the door after them; which is to be referred to constancy and perseverance: as if he should say; Look to it that the devil find not the least crevice open to assail you: for he can easily enter into our hearts, if we give him but the least advantage that is.

But for as much as it is not sufficient to be once well fortified against the violence of garboiles and stirres, he therefore also commands them to shut the doore after them; which is to be referred to constancie and perseuerance: as if he should say; Looke to it that the diuell finde not the least creuise open to assaile you: for hee can easily enter into our hearts, if we giue him but the least aduantage that is.