Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Vers. 13. If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy will on mine holy day, and call the Sabbath^* a delight, to consecrate it as glorious to the Lord, and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor speaking^* a vain word.

Vers. 13. If thou turne away thy foote from the Sabbath, from doing thy will on mine holy day, and call the Sabbath^* a delite, to consecrate it as glorious to the Lord, and shalt honor him, not doing thine owne wayes, nor speaking^* a vaine word.

1. *Or, delights.Or, delites.
2. *Or, thy words.

Some think the Prophet hath respect to the outward observation of the Sabbath, because it was not lawful to travail on that day. Now howsoever I reject not this, yet I take it that the sense hath a larger extent; for under the figure Synecdoche, he signifies the whole course of mans life, it being a thing well known to all, that by walking, our whole conversation is understood. He saith then, If thou ceasest to follow thine own swing: if thou shut up all passage against thy self: walk not whither thy fantasy leads thee, &c. For they are said to turn their feet from the Sabbath who impose not this law upon themselves, namely, not to wander whither their unbridled lusts would carry them.

SOme thinke the Prophet hath respect to the outward obseruation of the Sabbath, because it was not lawfull to trauaile on that day. Now howsoeuer I reiect not this, yet I take it that the sense hath a larger extent; for vnder the figure Synecdoche, he signifies the whole course of mans life, it being a thing well knowne to all, that by vvalking, our whole conuersation is vnderstood. He saith then, If thou ceasest to follow thine owne swinge: if thou shut vp all passage against thy selfe: vvalke not vvhither thy fantasie leades thee, &c. For they are said to turne their feete from the Sabbath who impose not this law vpon themselues, namely, not to wander whither their vnbridled lusts would carrie them.