Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

This appertains to the former sentence: for his meaning is, that the Lord will deliver Jerusalem in such wise, that he will care for it also for the time to come, and will keep it unto the end. Truly all the benefits the Lord bestows upon us, are so many signs and testimonies of his perpetual good will towards us; to the end we might assuredly know, that he will never leave nor forsake us. But in this sentence we are chiefly to observe that which we have also touched before; to wit, that the Lord defended Jerusalem, because he had pitched his Sanctuary there, out of which also the Messiah was to come. The word Peliaih, properly signifies Deliverance; but it is here used as a noun collective, which signifies those that are delivered, or, are escaped: as in other places the word captivity, is taken for the captives. Now it is not without cause that he promiseth increase to this little remnant: for albeit the siege was raised, yet the people being much diminished, they had small cause to rejoice: & it was a thing very unlikely to expect a full restoration of such an handful of people.

THis appertaines to the former sentence: for his meaning is, that the Lord will deliuer Ierusalem in such wise, that he will care for it also for the time to come, and will keepe it vnto the end. Truely all the benefits the Lord bestowes vpon vs, are so many signes and testimonies of his perpetuall good will towards vs; to the end wee might assuredly know, that hee will neuer leaue nor forsake vs. But in this sentence wee are chiefly to obserue that which we haue also touched before; to wit, that the Lord defended Ierusalem, because hee had pitched his Sanctuarie there, out of which also the Messiah was to come. The word Peliaih, properly signifies Deliuerance; but it is here vsed as a nowne collectiue, which signifies those that are deliuered, or, are escaped: as in other places the word captiuitie, is taken for the captiues. Now it is not without cause that he promiseth increase to this little remnant: for albeit the siege was raised, yet the people being much diminished, they had small cause to reioice: & it was a thing very vnlikely to expect a full restauration of such an handfull of people.