Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

This is the exposition of the former sentence,¹ for he shows more fully that which he was speaking of before; to wit, that God hath showed sufficient testimonies of his power and majesty; not only for two or three years past, but of old. For he had continued his benefits, & had made them to feel the tokens of his favour in a constant course continually. Thence he gathers that the signs of his Deity were sufficient to hold them from turning out of the right way. We have also to observe that he contents not himself to be called God, but to be acknowledged the only God; ²as we have said before. ⟨p. 494⟩He will therefore be separated from all gods that men forge, that we may wholly rest our selves in him: for he no sooner receives any to be a companion with him, but his throne will be made either to totter, or to fall quite down: for there must be one only God, or none at all.

THis is the exposition of the former sentence,¹ for hee shewes more fully that which he was speaking of before; to wit, that God hath shewed sufficient testimonies of his power and maiestie; not onely for two or three yeeres past, but of old. For he had continued his benefits, & had made them to feele the tokens of his fauour in a constant course continually. Thence hee gathers that the signes of his Deitie were sufficient to hold them from turning out of the right way. We haue also to obserue that hee contents not himselfe to be called God, but to be acknowedged the onely God;