Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Let us see then whether the Prophets meaning be as they say, for seeing he still continues to denounce threatenings in the verses following, I doubt not but he prosecutes his speech in this place, which otherwise should be broken off abruptly in this sentence. For he rebukes and taxeth the Jews for their obstinacy, in that they durst be so bold to despise God & all his threatenings. To be short, he reproves their false trust and confidence by a very fit similitude, saying, that the enemy should suddenly come upon the Jews even at that time when they thought themselves […] ⟨p. 288⟩hope of the resurrection,¹ yea the doctrine of the immortality of souls was utterly abolished: how could it be I pray you, but the people must become like beasts or swine? For take away the hope of the eternal and blessed life from men, and what shall we make of them? And yet it sufficiently appears by the testimonies of the Evangelists, that such they were when our Lord Jesus Christ came into the world. For at that time these things were truly accomplished, according as our Prophet foretold; to let us see that these things were not uttered by him at random, but that they assuredly came to pass, though the wicked no doubt in his time made light account of his words.

Let vs see then whether the Prophets meaning be as they say, for seeing he still continues to denounce threatnings in the verses following, I doubt not but he prosecutes his speech in this place, which otherwise should be broken off abruptlie in this sentence. For he rebukes and taxeth the Iewes for their obstinacie, in that they durst be so bold to despise God & all his threatnings. To be short, he reprooues their false trust and confidence by a very fit similitude, saying, that the enemie should suddenlie come vpon the Iewes euen at that time when they thought themselues 〈…〉 ⟨p. 288⟩hope of the resurrection,¹ yea the doctrine of the immortalitie of soules was vtterly abolished: how could it bee I pray you, but the people must become like beasts or swine? For take away the hope of the eternall and blessed life from men, and what shall we make of them? And yet it sufficiently appeares by the testimonies of the Euangelists, that such they were when our Lord Iesus Christ came into the world. For at that time these things were truely accomplished, according as our Prophet foretold; to let vs see that these things were not vttered by him at random, but that they assuredly came to passe, though the wicked no doubt in his time made light account of his words.