Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

This repetition is added once again to bring all the glory of proud flesh unto nothing:¹ it also therewithal contains an excellent consolation; to wit, that the Lord having humbled his servants, forthwith gives them matter of joy and gladness. This is the order of the text then, The grass withers, but the word of the Lord endures for ever. This only consolation is sufficient, namely, that the word of God is made the ground of our comfort:² as if God himself should reach out his hand to lift us up, after he hath manifested to us how empty and destitute we are of all good things, and how perishable and transitory our flesh is. We then are frail, and fading as the flower, but the word of the Lord is firm and eternal. To be short, that life which is wanting in us is offered us elsewhere.

THis repetition is added once againe to bring all the glorie of prowd flesh vnto nothing:¹ it also therewithall conteines an excellent consolation; to wit, that the Lord hauing humbled his seruants, forthwith giues them matter of ioy and gladnes. This is the order of the text then, The grasse withers, but the word of the Lord indures for euer. This only consolation is sufficient, namely, that the word of God is made the ground of our comfort:² as if God himselfe should reach out his hand to lift vs vp, after he hath manifested to vs how emptie and destitute wee are of all good things, and how perishable and transitorie our flesh is. We then are fraile, and fading as the flower, but the word of the Lord is firme and eternall. To be short, that life which is wanting in vs is offred vs elsewhere.

1. 1With matter of humiliation, the Prophet mingleth matter of consolation.
2. 2Gods word, the ground of our comfort.