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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.
When the Prophets describe the kingdom of Christ they are wont to borrow similitudes from things appertaining to the life of man:1 for they could not otherwise express the true felicity of Gods children unless they had done it by setting the same before us in the image of those things which are subject to our senses, by which men are wont to measure out an happy and flourishing estate. The sum then is,2 that such as obey God, and submit themselves to Christ their King, are happy people. But we must not judge of this happiness by the abundance of outward things, whereof the faithful many times have little enough, and yet cease not to be happy notwithstanding. But these kinds of speech are allegorical, by which the Prophet applies himself to our capacity, that by the things which our senses can comprehend,3 we might conceive somewhat of those things which are beyond our comprehension, which being of such an excellent nature, our understandings are too shallow to conceive the least part of them.
WHen the Prophets describe the kingdome of Christ they are wont to borrow similitudes from things appertaining to the life of man:1 for they could not otherwise expresse the true felicitie of Gods children vnlesse they had done it by setting the same before vs in the image of those things which are subiect to our senses, by which men are wont to measure out an happie and florishing estate. The summe then is,2 that such as obey God, and submit themselues to Christ their King, are happie people. But we must not iudge of this happinesse by the abundance of outward things, whereof the faithfull many times haue little enough, and yet cease not to be happie notwithstanding. But these kinds of speech are allegoricall, by which the Prophet applies himselfe to our capacitie, that by the things which our senses can comprehend,3 wee might conceiue somewhat of those things which are beyond our comprehension, which being of such an excellent nature, our vnderstandings are too shallow to conceiue the least part of them.