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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. 4. And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be folden like a book: and all their hosts shall fall, as the leaf falleth from the vine, and as it falleth from the fig tree.
Vers. 4. And all the host of heauen shall bee dissolued, and the heauens shall bee folden like a booke: and all their hostes shall fall, as the leafe falleth from the vine, and as it falleth from the figgetree.
Isaiah useth here an excessive manner of speech, as others of the Prophets likewise often do, to set forth the terror of Gods judgement, and deeply to wound dull and dead hearts. For otherwise, his speech would have been of no force, neither would it much have profited the careless and secure person. He adds then, that the very stars themselves shall be darkened in this waste, as if they were constrained to fall: the better to manifest the wailing which should be there. For when the heavens are cloudy and gloomy, it seems the clouds wrap and fold themselves up one in another, the Sun and stars begin to grow wan and weak, and the whole frame of the heavens shake, as if they were ready to fall. Now he shows the like shall happen at this time, because every thing shall show signs of sorrow and lamentation.
ISaiah vseth here an excessiue manner of speech, as others of the Prophets likewise often doe, to set forth the terror of Gods iudgement, and deepely to wound dull and dead hearts. For otherwise, his speech would haue been of no force, neither would it much haue profited the carelesse and secure person. He addes then, that the very starres themselues shall bee darkened in this waste, as if they were constrained to fall: the better to manifest the wailing which should be there. For when the heauens are clowdie and gloomie, it seemes the cloudes wrap and fold themselues vp one in another, the Sunne and stars begin to grow wan and weake, and the whole frame of the heauens shake, as if they were readie to fall. Now he shewes the like shall happen at this time, because euery thing shall shew signes of sorrowe and lamentation.