Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Vers. 8. Who are these that flee like a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?

Vers. 8. Who are these that flee like a cloude, and as the doues to their windowes?

Because the Prophet could not content himself with mentioning this benefit of God, being rapt into an admiration,¹ he cries ⟨p. 616⟩out, Who are these? Which manner of speech hath much more vehemency in it, then if he had simply affirmed, that a great number did flee; yea, though he had used the same similitudes. He meant then more fully to express how glorious this multiplying should be, seeing he could find no fit words to set forth the same withal.²

BEcause the Prophet could not content himselfe with mentioning this benefit of God, being rapt into an admiration,¹ he cries ⟨p. 616⟩out, Who are these? Which maner of speech hath much more vehemencie in it, then if he had simply affirmed, that a great number did flee; yea, though he had vsed the same similitudes. He meant then more fully to expresse how glorious this multiplying should be, seeing he could find no fit words to set forth the same withall.²

1. 1The Prophet amplifies this multiplication of the Church by an admiration.
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