A17640:1827
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. 9. Whom shall he teach knowledge? And whom shall he make to understand the things that he heareth? Them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
Vers. 9. Whom shall he teach knowledge? And whom shall he make to vnderstand the things that he heareth? Them that are weaned from the milke, and drawne from the breasts.
The Prophet in this place with great astonishment shows, that the peoples disease is grown incurable, and that God had no more fit medicines left in store to heal them, in regard he had but lost all the labour and cost which he had spent to recover them. Truly, behold here the most sovereign remedy that God can use, when he seeks to call such as are gone astray out of the right way, never ceasing to call upon them that err, to that purpose: but when this takes none effect; what hope is left of their recovery, that refuse to be ordered by those means that should do them good? He complains then that God is driven to his shifts (as it were) in regard the people were become so senseless that they would not endure he should cure them: and therefore he compares the Jews to little children lately weaned, or to such as begin to prattle, upon whom a man should lose his labour that should endeavour to teach them any thing.
THe Prophet in this place with great astonishment shewes, that the peoples disease is growne incurable, and that God had no more fit medicines left in store to heale them, in regard he had but lost all the labor and cost which he had spent to recouer them. Truely, behold heere the most soueraigne remedie that God can vse, when he seekes to call such as are gone astray out of the right way, neuer ceasing to call vpon them that erre, to that purpose: but when this takes none effect; what hope is left of their recouerie, that refuse to be ordered by those meanes that should do them good? He complaines then that God is driuen to his shifts (as it were) in regard the people were become so senselesse that they would not endure he should cure them: and therefore he compares the Iewes to little children lately wained, or to such as begin to prattle, vpon whom a man should lose his labor that should endeuor to teach them any thing.