Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

I Expound this verse otherwise then some do,¹ who think that the Prophet meant to comfort the faithful, which I confess is not without great show of reason. And so it contains a very excellent doctrine, to wit, that the enemies shall be like those that dream, when the Lord shall disappoint them of their hope, even whilst they imagined they were sure of the pray. But this interpretation (for ought I see) seems not to agree very well with the text. Sometime it falls out that a sentence sounds so goodly in show, that we are drawn to such a liking of it that it steals from us the true and natural meaning thereof,² so as we neither advisedly consider the text it self, nor yet take any great pains to seek out the authors intent and purpose.

I Expound this verse otherwise then some do,¹ who thinke that the Prophet meant to comfort the faithfull, which I confesse is not without great shew of reason. And so it conteines a very excellent doctrine, to wit, that the enemies shall be like those that dreame, when the Lord shall disappoint them of their hope, euen whilest they imagined they were sure of the pray. But this interpretation (for ought I see) seemes not to agree very well with the text. Sometime it falles out that a sentence sounds so goodly in shew, that we are drawne to such a liking of it that it steales from vs the true and naturall meaning thereof,² so as we neither aduisedlie consider the text it selfe, nor yet take any great paines to seeke out the authors intent and purpose.

1. 1The first member of this seventh verse is explained in the verse following.The first member of this seuenth verse is explaned in the verse following.
2. 2We must not easily be carried away to like of such a sense of Scripture as steals from us the meaning of the Holy Ghost, how goodly a show soever it seems to have.