Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

¹He complains of mens folly and ingratitude, who either reject or disdain Gods bounty, in offering them all things liberally: and yet in the mean while, weary themselves much in following after sundry toys, which can bring them no profit at all. For the devil hath so bewitched them, that they had rather err in their forlorn by-paths, yea and to kill themselves for nothing, then to rest upon that grace which God presents before them. The experience of the time in which we live shows sufficiently, that the Prophet took not up this complaint only against them of his own nation, but against all men, of what time or age soever. For all the successors of Adam are carried away with this rage, namely, that whilst they pretend to seek the way to eternal life, they wholly err and go astray, and rather follow their vain opinions then the voice of God. The Prophet then complains not only of their slothfulness, who having utterly forgotten both God and themselves have no care at all of the spiritual life of their soul, (the numbers of which kind of persons are very many) but of those who seem to desire life, and yet neither keep nor observe the way or means to attain unto it, but wander in their own crooked paths.

¹HEe complaines of mens folly and ingratitude, who either reiect or disdaine Gods bountie, in offering them all things liberally: and yet in the meane while, wearie themselues much in following after sundry toies, which can bring them no profit at all. For the diuell hath so bewitched them, that they had rather erre in their forlorne by-paths, yea and to kill themselues for nothing, then to rest vpon that grace which God presents before them. The experience of the time in which we liue shewes sufficiently, that the Prophet tooke not vp this complaint onely against them of his owne nation, but against all men, of what time or age soeuer. For all the successors of Adam are caried away with this rage, namely, that whilest they pretend to seeke the way to eternall life, they whollie erre and goe astray, and rather follow their vaine opinions then the voice of God. The Prophet then complaines not onely of their slothfulnesse, who hauing vtterly forgotten both God and themselues haue no care at all of the spirituall life of their soule, (the numbers of which kind of persons are very many) but of those who seeme to desire life, and yet neither keepe nor obserue the way or means to attaine vnto it, but wander in their owne crooked paths.