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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. They shall not be hungry, neither shall they be thirsty, neither shall the hear smite them, nor the Sun: for he that hath compassion on them, shall lead them, even to the springs of waters shall he drive them.
Vers. 10. They shall not be hungrie, neither shall they be thirstie, neither shall the heare smite them, nor the Sunne: for hee that hath compassion on them, shall leade them, euen to the springs of waters shall he driue them.
The Prophet confirms that which was said in the former verse;1 to wit, that God hath provision ready to sustain the Jews in the way; so as no necessaries shall be wanting unto them. And no doubt he puts them in mind of that time in which their fathers were ready to perish in the desert for want of food; in which necessity, God gave them ⟨p. 520⟩Manna from heaven the space of forty years: Exod. 16.35. Also in speaking of the shadow against the heat, it is certain that he hath respect to the pillar of a cloud, wherewith the Lord covered them by day, to the end they should not be parched up with the heat of the Sun: Exod. 14.21. For the Prophets are wont, as we have said, to mention the peoples departure out of Egypt, as oft as they were to confirm their harts in the assurance of Gods goodness, either towards all in general, or towards any one in particular. In that he mentions the springs of waters, he also alludes to those waters which issued out of the rock, when the people were almost dead for thirst. For these things fell not out in the deliverance of Babylon, but in putting them in remembrance of former benefits, the Prophet sets before them the power of God, which hath always bin sufficient to procure the salvation of the Church.