A17640:2654
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. 16. O Lord,* to them that overlive them, and to all that are in them the life of my spirit shall be known, that thou causedst me to sleep, and hast given life to me.
Vers. 16. O Lord,* to them that ouerliue them, and to all that are in them the life of my spirit shall bee knowne, that thou causedst me to sleep, and hast giuen life to me.
- *Or, all those that shall live after me, sh•l know the life of my Spirit, because thou hast made me to sleep, &c.Or, all those that shall liue after me, sh•l know the life of my Spirit, because thou hast made me to sleepe, &c.
The Prophets words are so short, that it hath caused many interpretations, amongst which, this that follows is the most approved: O Lord, others shall live after these years: that is to say, their life shall be prolonged. As if he should say; Seeing thou hast prolonged my days, thou wilt also cause others to enjoy the like favour from thee. But this sense agrees not with the text, and I judge it too far fetched. I should rather deem Hezekias his meaning to be this; O Lord, all those which shall live after these years which thou hast added unto my life, shall know the life of my spirit. And therefore the relative (which) must be supplied; for it is a thing usual among the Hebrews not to express it: and so this will be no constrained exposition. For it is not to be doubted, neither can it be denied, but he speaks of the years which the Lord had given him as an overplus. His meaning is then, that the favour which God hath showed him, shall not be known to those of his time only, but of the posterity also Thus he sets forth the greatness of the benefit, which shall be renowned for the time to come, and shall remain engraven in the memories of all, even after Hezekias shall be dead: so as it shall be called a kind of resurrection. The word to sleep, signifies to die; according to the Hebrew phrase,