Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Now Isaiah shows, that the people are miserable, and appointed to destruction by their own folly, because they rejected God, who otherwise was ready to have succoured them, but they, like desperate persons rejected all remedies, and sought their own overthrow. He so excuseth the Lord then that he vehemently reproves the people, who unkindly did cast off the Lord, and turned his grace into wantonness. And yet, as I have said already, this is not said so much to justify God, as bitterly to complain of this nation, who had sworn to procure their own ruin, seeing they wilfully threw themselves into sundry calamities. If we see the Church scattered and deformed at this day, let us blame our sins,¹ for we thereby would not suffer the Lord any longer to continue his loving kindness towards us.

NOw Isaiah shewes, that the people are miserable, and appointed to destruction by their owne folly, because they reiected God, who otherwise was readie to haue succoured them, but they, like desperate persons reiected all remedies, and sought their owne ouerthrow. He so excuseth the Lord then that he vehemently reproues the people, who vnkindly did cast off the Lord, and turned his grace into wantonnes. And yet, as I haue said alreadie, this is not said so much to iustifie God, as bitterlie to complaine of this nation, who had sworne to procure their owne ruine, seeing they wilfully threw themselues into sundrie calamities. If we see the Church scattered and deformed at this day, let vs blame our sinnes,