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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. 2. Consider Abraham your father, and Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
Vers. 2. Consider Abraham your father, and Sara that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
1This application shows sufficiently whereunto the Prophets exhortation tended; namely, to confirm the peoples hearts in the hope of a better estate. He saith he called him alone, not only because Abraham had no companions with him when he was called to forsake his Country; but because the Lord suffered him to inhabit the land of Canaan, without having issue, till his old age: so as he looked not to have any at all. And besides that, Sarah his wife was also barren: but at the last they had a son given them to comfort their old years in their afflictions. Which was no sooner given, but it seemed that God had appointed him to the slaughter: and yet for all this, the Lord furnished him with a great number of children. I told you ere while, how necessary this consolation was for the Jews; which we may also judge by that woeful and miserable estate in which they then were; as histories do at large record.
1THis application shews sufficiently whereunto the Prophets exhortation tended; namely, to confirme the peoples hearts in the hope of a better estate. He saith he called him alone, not onely because Abraham had no companions with him when he was called to forsake his Country; but because the Lord suffered him to inhabit the land of Canaan, without hauing issue, till his old age: so as he looked not to haue any at all. And besides that, Sarah his wife was also barren: but at the last they had a sonne giuen them to comfort their old yeeres in their afflictions. Which was no sooner giuen, but it seemed that God had appointed him to the slaughter: and yet for all this, the Lord furnished him with a great number of children. I told you ere while, how necessary this consolation was for the Iewes; which wee may also iudge by that wofull and miserable estate in which they then were; as histories doe at large record.