Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

HE confirms that which went before,¹ but in other words; to wit, that the change by him promised, is in Gods hand, who will cause his Church, which hath a long time lien desolate and waste, to be suddenly inhabited again; and that in such wise, as the land shall not be large enough to contain so many inhabitants. He useth a similitude of a City broken down, whose walls and buildings are reedified: unto which also the people flow in such troops, that the bounds thereof must be enlarged, because the first circuits are too narrow for them all. And thus he not only speaks of the peoples return from Babylon, but also of that restoration wrought by Christ, when the Church was not only spread throughout Judea, but also throughout all the quarters of the world.

HE confirmes that which went before,¹ but in other words; to wit, that the change by him promised, is in Gods hand, who will cause his Church, which hath a long time lien desolate and vvaste, to be suddenly inhabited againe; and that in such wise, as the land shall not be large enough to containe so manie inhabitants. He vseth a similitude of a Citie broken downe, whose walles and buildings are reedified: vnto which also the people flow in such troopes, that the bounds thereof must be inlarged, because the first circuits are too narrow for them all. And thus he not onely speakes of the peoples returne from Babylon, but also of that restauration wrought by Christ, when the Church was not onely spread thorowout Iudea, but also thorowout all the quarters of the world.