Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

The particle For, serves as an exposition, in regard the Prophet now explains that which the Lord would have published to all posterity, namely, that the obstinacy of this people was past cure, because they would not suffer themselves to be brought into any good order, notwithstanding they were daily taught and instructed. Besides, we may from their vain brags gather how much these goodly Epithets did pierce and gall the hearts as well of small as great: for they gloried they were the holy posterity, and how they issued out of Abraham's loins, as if Gods adoption had served for a veil to cover all their gross and palpable wickednesses, though they were never so manifest. Nay, God meant to lay them open, and to publish their wickednesses with sound of trumpet, as it were. For in accusing them to be such as refused to hear the law of the Lord, he therein opens the fountain whence all presumption flows, to wit, the contempt of the word, which discovered their impiety in despising even of God himself: for they lie who say they will serve God, and yet will not be in subjection to his Commandments.

THe particle For, serues as an exposition, in regard the Prophet now explanes that which the Lord would haue published to all posteritie, namely, that the obstinacie of this people was past cure, because they would not suffer themselues to be brought into any good order, notwithstanding they were dayly taught and instructed. Besides, we may from their vaine bragges gather how much these goodly Epithites did pierce and gall ye hearts as well of small as great: for they gloried they were the holie posteritie, and how they issued out of Abrahams loines, as if Gods adoption had serued for a vaile to couer all their grosse and palpable wickednesses, though they were neuer so manifest. Nay, God meant to lay them open, and to publish their wickednesses with sound of trumpet, as it were. For in accusing them to be such as refused to heare the law of the Lord, he therein opens the fountaine whence all presumption flowes, to wit, the contempt of the word, which discouered their impietie in despising euen of God himselfe: for they lie who say they will serue God, and yet will not be in subiection to his Commandements.