Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

¹BY these words he shows, that the restoration of the Church whereof he now speaks, shall be admirable: and therefore he brings her in wondering, yea astonished, that she is exalted by so extraordinary and unexpected a manner. And to say the truth, this is no superfluous description. For the children of God, and of the Church, are not made new creatures by the will of flesh and blood, but by the secret virtue of the holy Ghost; neither are they borne into this world as we see men daily have a new of-spring to replenish common-wealths, for naturally we have no part in the kingdom of God. If any man then will but consider of this new and unaccustomed change, and then by what means the Church was multiplied and nourished a long time in her poor estate, he shall be constrained to admire and wond•• thereat.

¹BY these words he shewes, that the restauration of the Church whereof he now speakes, shall be admirable: and therefore he brings her in wondring, yea astonished, that she is exalted by so extraordinarie and vnexpected a maner. And to say the truth, this is no superfluous description. For the children of God, and of the Church, are not made new creatures by the will of flesh and blood, but by the secret vertue of the holy Ghost; neither are they borne into this world as we see men dayly haue a new of-spring to replenish common-wealths, for naturallie we haue no part in the kingdome of God. If any man then will but consider of this new and vnaccustomed change, and then by what meanes the Church was multiplied and nourished a lōg time in her poore estate, he shall be constreined to admire and vvond•• thereat.

1. 1The Church brought in, admiring her extraordinary exaltation.The Church brought in, admiring her extraordinarie exaltation.