Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

¹He repeats that he said before, namely, that God will so open the gates of his Temple to all without exception, that there shall be no more distinction between Jew and Gentile: but such as the Lord shall call by his word, Act. 2.39. which is the band of our adoption, shall be joined unto him. And therefore these are those espousals, in compassion, and faithfulness; whereof Hosea speaks, Chap. 2.19, 20. Now he not only allots them an outward court to worship the Lord in, as the people in old time did, Luk. 1.10. but he attributes unto them a more honourable order, to wit, that God will avow them for Priests and Levites, which were profane before.

¹HEe repeates that he said before, namely, that God will so open the gates of his Temple to all without exception, that there shall be no more distinction betweene Iew and Gentile: but such as the Lord shall call by his word, Act. 2.39. which is the band of our adoption, shall be ioined vnto him. And therefore these are those espousals, in compassion, and faithfulnesse; whereof Hosea speakes, Chap. 2.19, 20. Now he not onely allots them an outward court to worship the Lord in, as the people in old time did, Luk. 1.10. but he attributes vnto them a more honourable order, to wit, that God will auow them for Priests and Leuites, which were prophane before.

1. 1A repetition. Vers. 5.

But the end of their vocation which immediately follows, is to be noted, namely, that the Prophet saith, they shall be Ministers of the Lord, on condition that they love the name of the Lord.