Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

For mine house shall be called, &c.] The Temple was only destinated to the Jews, by whom the Lord would especially be called upon. And therefore when Paul would show that the Jews were above the Gentiles in dignity, he saith, that to them belonged the service of God: Rom. 9.4. Thus then the Temple was built amongst them by a special privilege, seeing no other nation in the world was permitted to have the like. But now that difference is taken away, and every person, of what place or Country soever, may enter into the Temple: that is to say, into Gods house,¹ because all nations are called to worship God. Here then we see the manifest difference between the Law and the Gospel: for under the Law, there was but one people which might serve God purely; for which cause the Temple was particularly built: but now all may freely enter into Gods Temple, there purely to worship him: that is to say, every where.

For mine house shall be called, &c.] The Temple was onelie destinated to the Iewes, by whom the Lord would especially bee called vpon. And therefore when Paul would shew that the Iewes were aboue the Gentiles in dignitie, he saith, that to them belonged the seruice of God: Rom. 9.4. Thus then the Temple was built amongst them by a speciall priuiledge, seeing no other nation in the world was permitted to haue the like. But now that difference is taken away, and euery person, of what place or Countrie soeuer, may enter into the Temple: that is to say, into Gods house,¹ because all nations are called to worship God. Here then we see the manifest difference betweene the Law and the Gospell: for vnder the Law, there was but one people which might serue God purelie; for which cause the Temple was particularly built: but now all may freely enter into Gods Temple, there purely to worship him: that is to say, euery where.

1. 1The difference between the Law and the Gospel.The difference betweene the Law and the Gospell.