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Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah
A commentary upon the prophecy of Isaiah. By Mr. John Calvin. Whereunto are added four tables ... Translated out of French into English: by C.C.A commentary vpon the prophecie of Isaiah. By Mr. Iohn Caluin. Whereunto are added foure tables ... Translated out of French into English: by C.C.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston, 1609
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Vers. 10. If thou pour out thy soul to the hungry, and refresh the troubled soul: then shall thy light spring out of darkness, and thy darkness shall be as the noon day.
Vers. 10. If thou powre out thy soule to the hungrie, and refresh the troubled soule: then shall thy light spring out of darkenesse, and thy darkenesse shall be as the noone day.
Pour out thy soul.] He continues to recommend unto them the duties of charity. For the whole sum of his exhortation is to show that men worship God in vain, if they only offer unto him some cold and naked ceremonies, seeing Gods true and pure worship consists not in such childish things: but rather commands and chargeth us to live in innocency and uprightness with our neighbours: doing them good to our powers, and being ready to help them when need is, readily and cheerfully.
POwre out thy soule.] He continues to recommend vnto them the duties of charitie. For the whole summe of his exhortation is to shew that men worship God in vaine, if they onely offer vnto him some cold and naked ceremonies, seeing Gods true and pure worship consists not in such childish things: but rather commands and chargeth vs to liue in innocencie and vprightnesse with our neighbours: doing them good to our powers, and being readie to helpe them when need is, readilie and cheerefully.
The two parts of this duty are to be marked, which Isaiah also hath expressly distinguished. For in the first place he commends unto us the affection of pity and compassion: in ⟨p. 599⟩the next place he exhorts us to manifest the same by the effects. For it is not sufficient to do good to men, unless it proceed from a frank and willing mind. If I distribute all my goods to the poor, saith S. Paul, and have not love; I am nothing: