Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Vers. 8. Therefore now hear thou that art given to pleasures, and dwellest careless: she saith in her heart; I am, and none else: I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children.

Vers. 8. Therefore now heare thou that art giuen to pleasures, and dwellest carelesse: shee saith in her heart; I am, and none else: I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the losse of children.

¹Here the Prophet threatens the Babylonians their ruin again: wherein he seth very fit words to confirm the peoples hearts in good hope, lest being amazed at the prosperity of the Chaldeans, they might happily faint, and be brought out of heart. And yet he speaks not to Babylon, as if he meant to forewarn her; but it is rather said for the consolation of the faithful. He adds that she was drunken in pleasures: for howsoever prosperity in it self is not to be condemned,² in regard it is the good gift of God; yet we are not ignorant how the children of this world are wont to abuse it, by falling into riot and excess. Moreover, he now toucheth in a word, what it was which she said in her self in the former verse; to wit, a secret persuasion, whereby she concluded that things should come thus and thus to pass. For so the proud are wont to do, howsoever for modesties sake they dissemble and cover it, because they would not that every one should be privy thereto.

¹HEere the Prophet threatens the Babylonians their ruin againe: wherein hev seth very fit words to confirme the peoples hearts in good hope, lest being amazed at the prosperitie of the Chaldeans, they might happily faint, and be brought out of heart. And yet he speakes not to Babylon, as if he meant to forewarne her; but it is rather said for the consolation of the faithfull. Hee addes that she was drunken in pleasures: for howsoeuer prosperitie in it selfe is not to be condemned,