Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

And subdued.] His meaning is, that howsoever this good man might have been distracted & put out of heart through many temptations, yet God made him safely pass the pikes, which might any way hurt him. Moses recites not all the incumbrances which Abraham met withal in the way: but every one may consider, that first of all his departing §1out of his native Country, could not be void of many discontentments. For it was unpossible that forsaking his Country so rashly, but he should be hated of his countrymen, who would condemn him for a mad man to leave the place of his nativity, his friends, and kinsfolks, to go he knew not whither. Then, being §2come into the land of Canaan, he had to deal with barbarous and froward men, with whom he could no way make his peace, because he inclined himself nothing at all to their superstitions.

And subdued.] His meaning is, that howsoeuer this good man might haue beene distracted & put out of heart through many temptations, yet God made him safely passe the pikes, which might any way hurt him. Moses recites not al the incumbrances which Abraham met withall in the way: but euery one may consider, that first of all his departing §1out of his natiue Country, could not be void of many discontentments. For it was vnpossible that forsaking his Country so rashly, but hee should be hated of his countrimen, who would condemne him for a mad man to leaue the place of his natiuitie, his friends, and kinsfolks, to goe he knew not whither. Then, being §2come into the land of Canaan, he had to deale with barbarous and froward men, with whom he could no way make his peace, because hee inclined himselfe nothing at all to their superstitions.

That which Moses recites testifies plainly, that Abraham had never any settled peace: and yet the wicked durst enterprise nothing against him, but the Hittites offered him a place of burial freely without money, though he offered to pay for it: and they confessed that he was a Prince and man of God amongst them,