Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Vers. 4. For thus saith the Lord unto the Eunuchs that keep my Sabbaths, and choose the thing that pleaseth me, and take hold of my covenant.

Vers. 4. For thus saith the Lord vnto the Eunuches that keepe my Sabbaths, and chuse the thing that pleaseth me, and take hold of my couenant.

¹Now follows the confirmation. For the faithful servants of God which kept the Sabbath, and cleaved to the righteousness of the Law, should have place in the Church, although they were Eunuchs, or had any other impediment. And thus it seems the Prophet abolisheth all the external marks and visible ceremonies, wherein the Jews only gloried.² For the dignity of the new Church is not outward, but spiritual: and albeit the faithful have no appearance of glory before the eyes of worldlings; nay, they are rather despised and wronged by them, yet are they of precious esteem in the sight and presence of God.

¹NOw followes the confirmation. For the faithfull seruants of God which kept the Sabbath, and cleaued to the righteousnesse of the Law, should haue place in the Church, although they were Eunuches, or had any other impediment. And thus it seemes the Prophet abolisheth all the externall markes and visible ceremonies, wherein the Iewes onely gloried.² For the dignitie of the new Church is not outward, but spirituall: and albeit the faithfull haue no appearance of glorie before the eies of worldlings; nay, they are rather despised and wronged by them, yet are they of precious esteeme in the sight and presence of God.

1. 1A confirmation.
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