Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Vers. 10. For the mountains shall remove, ⟨p. 564⟩and the hills shall fall down: but my mercy shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace fall away, saith the Lord, that hath compassion on thee.

Vers. 10. For the mountaines shall remoue, ⟨p. 564⟩and the hils shall fall downe: but my mercie shall not depart from thee, neither shall the couenant of my peace fall away, saith the Lord, that hath compassion on thee.

HE confirms the former sentence,¹ and shows, that heaven and earth shall pass and come to nought, before his mercy shall fail. Some are so fond to demand here how mountains can remove, or, how hills shall fall down? But they deserve none answer, for it is a comparison taken from things that seem to be fast and firmly rooted, thereby signifying, that the Church is much more stable and unmoveable. The mountains are very firm and strong; neither do earthquakes happen so often there as in plain and champaign countries. The Lord then pronoun ceth, that though these great and huge mountains should remove, or that heaven and earth should meet, Psal. 46.2. yet his covenant shall stand immovable, and his mercy shall be perpetual towards his Church.

HE confirmes the former sentence,¹ and shewes, that heauen and earth shall passe and come to nought, before his mercie shall faile. Some are so fond to demand here how mountaines can remoue, or, how hilles shall fall downe? But they deserue none answere, for it is a comparison taken from things that seeme to be fast and firmely rooted, thereby signifying, that the Church is much more stable and vnmoueable. The mountaines are very firme and strong; neither doe earthquakes happen so often there as in plain and champian countries. The Lord then pronoū ceth, that though these great and huge mountaines should remoue, or that heauen and earth should meet,