Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Vers. 25. To whom now will you liken me, that I should be like him, saith the holy one?

This is a repetition of the former sentence, where it was said, that God would not endure to be matched with Idols, vers. 18.19.20. lest the Jews should diminish any thing of ⟨p. 413⟩his power; notwithstanding they were so long retained captives in the hands of Infidels. For they were to beware how they attributed any power to Idols, because the idolaters (who kept them in bondage) prospered: for by such disputings; comparing the power of the true God with idols, they were in danger to have mingled them together. This is the cause why in indignation he repeats the same thing again; To whom vvill ye liken me? As if he should say; Dare you venture to take my glory from me by your comparisons? For howsoever men frame divers imaginations to themselves, thinking to transform God into what shape they list: yet remains he one and the same still, and his nature is changed never the more by their inventions.

THis is a repetition of the former sentēce, where it was said, that God would not indure to be matcht with Idols, vers. 18.19.20. lest the Iewes should diminish any thing of ⟨p. 413⟩his power; notwithstanding they were so long retained captiues in the hands of Infidels. For they were to beware how they attributed any power to Idols, because the idolaters (who kept them in bondage) prospered: for by such disputings; comparing the power of the true God with idols, they were in danger to haue mingled them together. This is the cause why in indignation he repeates the same thing againe; To vvhom vvill yee liken me? As if hee should say; Dare you venture to take my glory from mee by your comparisons? For howsoeuer men frame diuers imaginations to themselues, thinking to transforme God into what shape they list: yet remaines he one and the same still, and his nature is changed neuer the more by their inuentions.