Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

He repeats the same similitude again which we have touched before.¹ For the superstitious sort commit whoredom with their Idols, in regard that having forsaken the purity of the word, they break that holy marriage knot which God had contracted with them, and sell themselves over unto Satan. But Isaiah meant here to express somewhat more: for in telling them that they had made their bed in an high place, it is as much as if he had said; They were become shameless, for they cared not who saw their villainy, no more then an impudent harlot shuns the presence of men, but is careless of her reputation: so these committed whoredom in the sight of the Sun, and being past shame, ascended up to every high and imminent place, to do it in.

HEe repeates the same similitude againe which we haue touched before.¹ For ye superstitious sort commit whordome with their Idols, in regard that hauing forsaken the puritie of the word, they breake that holy mariage knot which God had contracted with them, and sell themselues ouer vnto Satan. But Isaiah meant heere to expresse somewhat more: for in telling them that they had made their bed in an high place, it is as much as if he had said; They were become shamelesse, for they cared not vvho saw their villanie, no more then an impudent harlot shunnes the presence of men, but is carelesse of her reputation: so these committed whordome in the sight of the Sunne, and being past shame, ascended vp to euery high and imminent place, to doe it in.