Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Vers. 8. For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.

Vers. 8. For the moth shall eate them vp like a garment, and the worme shall eate them like wooll: but my righteousnes shall be for euer, and my saluation from generation to generation.

Because the faithful servants of God were to endure many injuries & wrongs which the enemies of the world would load them with:¹ therefore the Prophet exhorts them again to bear these things patiently: for the disgraces and checks which we often receive from the wicked, wound us more to the heart then their fires or swords. But we must hold it our glory and crown of rejoicing, that we be contemned of them, and accounted as the of-scouring of all things. Thence ariseth that fortitude; though the world rejects us as the scum of the world: for God holds us precious in his sight, in regard our cause is his own. Let us then with Moses, esteem the rebuke of Christ above all the riches of Egypt, Exod. 2.11. Heb. 11.26. Let us with the Apostles rejoice, who went from the Council with glad hearts, in regard they were counted ⟨p. 538⟩worthy to suffer rebuke and wrongs for the name of the Lord Jesus: Act. 5.41.

BEcause the faithfull seruants of God were to indure many iniuries & wrongs which the enemies of the world would load them with:¹ therefore the Prophet exhorts them againe to beare these things patiently: for the disgraces and checks which we often receiue from the wicked, wound vs more to the heart then their fires or swords. But we must hold it our glory and crowne of reioicing, that wee be contemned of them, and accounted as the of-scouring of all things. Thence ariseth that fortitude; though the world reiects vs as the scumme of the vvorld: for God holds vs precious in his sight, in regard our cause is his owne. Let vs then with Moses, esteeme the rebuke of Christ aboue all the riches of Egypt,