Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Vers. 13. For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not, I will help thee.

Vers. 13. For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying vnto thee, Feare not, I will helpe thee.

The Prophet showed us erewhile whereupon we should build the confidence of our salvation, that we might continue safe against all assaults; to wit, when we were certainly persuaded that God is our God. Now he teacheth the same thing, but in other words; neither is the repetition superfluous: for we know how easily the remembrance of this doctrine vanisheth away, albeit we have it often repeated unto us. This promise therefore cannot be too much praised nor insisted upon, seeing it doth so hardly take root in our hearts. Let us be well assured then that we shall find an undoubted issue in all our perplexities, because the Lord will assist us: as oft therefore as we shall be pressed under any dangerous assault, let us learn to fix our eyes upon him.

THe Prophet shewed vs erewhile whereupon we should build the confidence of our saluation, that we might continue safe against all assaults; to wit, when we were certainly perswaded that God is our God. Now hee teacheth the same thing, but in other words; neither is the repetition superfluous: for we know how easilie the remembrance of this doctrine vanisheth away, albeit we haue it often repeated vnto vs. This promise therefore cannot be too much praised nor insisted vpon, seeing it doth so hardly take roote in our hearts. Let vs bee well assured then that wee shall find an vndoubted issue in all our perplexities, because the Lord will assist vs: as oft therefore as we shall be pressed vnder anie dangerous assault, let vs learne to fix our eies vpon him.