Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

¹The Lord minding further to amplify his grace, complains that the hearts of the Jews were so closed up, that they had almost discouraged him, had not his infinite bounty surmounted all their perverse imaginations. Yet therewithal he endeavours to correct this vice, that they might joyfully embrace, and (as it were) see the promised deliverance before hand which was offered them: as also that seeing his forwardness to succour them, they on the contrary might prepare themselves to hope well. But this doctrine doth now also appertain to us, for when God defers his help, all of us for the most part are too much perplexed, we think by and by God hath forsaken and rejected us. And thus despair easily prevails, unless we be wise to prevent the same betimes: which we ought to do, lest we be bereaved of Gods grace.

¹THe Lord minding further to amplifie his grace, complaines that the hearts of the Iewes were so closed vp, that they had almost discouraged him, had not his infinite bountie surmounted all their peruerse imaginations. Yet therewithall he indeuors to correct this vice, that they might ioyfullie imbrace, and (as it were) see the promised deliuerance before hand which was offred them: as also that seeing his forwardnes to succor them, they on the contrarie might prepare themselues to hope well. But this doctrine doth now also appertaine to vs, for when God deferres his help, all of vs for the most part are too much perplexed, wee thinke by and by God hath forsaken and reiected vs. And thus despaire easily preuailes, vnlesse we be wise to preuent the same betimes: which we ought to do, lest we be bereaued of Gods grace.