Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Vers. 18. Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold; all these gather themselves together, and come to thee: As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely put them all upon thee as a garment, and gird thy self with them like a bride.

Vers. 18. Lift vp thine eies round about, and behold; all these gather themselues together, and come to thee: As I liue, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely put them all vpon thee as a garment, and gird thy selfe with them like a bride.

HE awakens the Church by setting her deliverance before her eyes,¹ to the end she might view this so glorious a work, & might behold the troops of men which should flow in unto her on every side. Now as this gathering together, served to sustain the minds of the faithful in captivity: so was it their duties, who saw it accomplished indeed, to render thanks unto God. Whence it appears, that this prophecy was of good use in both the times; as well whilst their deliverance was yet hidden under hope, as when it was ratified by the effects. And albeit also he speaks to the Church in general, yet this speech belongs to every one in particular that so, all generally, and every one particularly, might embrace these promises.

HE awakens the Church by setting her deliuerance before her eies,¹ to the end she might view this so glorious a worke, & might behold the troopes of men which should flow in vnto her on euery side. Now as this gathering together, serued to sustaine the mindes of the faithfull in captiuitie: so was it their duties, who saw it accomplished indeede, to render thanks vnto God. Whence it appeares, that this prophecie was of good vse in both the times; as well whilest their deliuerance was yet hidden vnder hope, as when it was ratified by the effects. And albeit also he speakes to the Church in generall, yet this speech belongs to euery one in particular that so, all generally, and euery one particularly, might imbrace these promises.