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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.
Vers. 15. He that walketh in justice, and speaketh righteous things, refusing gain of oppression, shaking his hands from taking of gifts, stopping his ears from hearing of blood, and shutting his eyes from seeing evil.
Vers. 15. Hee that walketh in iustice, and speaketh righteous things, refusing gaine of oppression, shaking his hands from taking of gifts, stopping his eares from hearing of blood, and shutting his eies from seeing euill.
Now he expresseth that more fully which we touched before; to wit, that (these hypocrites) had no cause to accuse God of over-great rigour, because themselves by provoking him to displeasure, did thereby put his §1favour far away from them. For he shows §2that God agrees with men well enough, if they will love and follow justice; if they give §3themselves to equity; if they keep their fingers clean from bribes, and walk in uprightness §4with their neighbours; but being infected with all manner of corruptions, and given to malice, slander, covetousness, extortion, and the like sins, must not the Lord astonish such with fears, and show himself terrible unto them? In a word, the Prophets meaning is to stop the mouths of the wicked scoffers, that so they might cease to accuse God of cruelty, in bringing destruction upon them, seeing the whole cause thereof was in themselves. They make many turnings to escape Gods judgement; but the Prophet affirms, that he is always good to those which honour him. And albeit Moses in this sense calls him a consuming fire,