A17640:3057
Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah
A commentary upon the prophecy of Isaiah. By Mr. John Calvin. Whereunto are added four tables ... Translated out of French into English: by C.C.A commentary vpon the prophecie of Isaiah. By Mr. Iohn Caluin. Whereunto are added foure tables ... Translated out of French into English: by C.C.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston, 1609
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Vers. 10. You are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant, whom I have chosen: therefore ye shall know and believe me, and ye shall understand that I am: before me there was no God, neither shall there be after me.
Vers. 10. You are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my seruant, whom I haue chosen: therefore ye shall know and beleeue me, and ye shall vnderstand that I am: before me there was no God, neither shall there be after me.
The Lord having provoked the Gentiles to disputation, and having showed that all that which they esteemed touching the excellency of their Idols, was mere vanity and lies: now he leaves their assembly, and brings forth his witnesses, that men may know, that his case is not like that of the false gods. He rightly boasts then that the true witnesses take his part: for the Jews had bin taught by revelations from heaven so far forth as sufficed to give them undoubted assurance of their salvation. And yet he privily taxeth their ingratitude, if so be they did not publicly and unfeignedly protest that they had learned all things requisite for the defence of Gods glory:1 and thus indeed he also summons them to vow never to forget nor conceal the truth of these prophesies, by means whereof they might be able to show the certainty of the true religion: for it had bin treachery in them to have defrauded so good a cause of any defence which they were able to bring unto it.2
THe Lord hauing prouoked the Gentils to disputation, and hauing shewed that all that which they esteemed touching the excellencie of their Idols, was meere vanitie and lies: now he leaues their assemblie, and brings forth his witnesses, that men may know, that his case is not like that of the false gods. He rightly boasts then that the true witnesses take his part: for the Iewes had bin taught by reuelations from heauen so farre forth as sufficed to giue them vndoubted assurance of their saluation. And yet he priuily taxeth their ingratitude, if so be they did not publikely and vnfeinedly protest that they had learned all things requisit for the defence of Gods glorie: