Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

To remember God, signifies, to be so sweetly allured with thinking on him, that we wish for nothing besides, and place our whole felicity in him. For there is nothing which more rejoiceth us, then the remembrance of his mercy: as on the contrary, if we feel him angry, then the remembrance of his name is terrible unto us.

To remember God, signifies, to be so sweetly allured with thinking on him, that we wish for nothing besides, and place our whole felicitie in him. For there is nothing which more reioyceth vs, then the remembrance of his mercie: as on the contrarie, if we feele him angrie, then the remembrance of his name is terrible vnto vs.

And we have sinned.] The Prophet renders a reason of that above said, for they murmur not against God because they felt him otherwise to them then he was towards their fathers, but they lay the whole blame upon themselves. Hence let us learn, never to think of the afflictions wherewith the Lord visits us, unless therewithal we call our sins to remembrance, that so we may both acknowledge our faults, as also confess that we are justly chastised.

And vve haue sinned.] The Prophet renders a reason of that aboue said, for they murmur not against God because they felt him otherwise to them then he was towards their fathers, but they lay the whole blame vpon themselues. Hence let vs learne, neuer to thinke of the afflictions wherewith the Lord visits vs, vnlesse therwithall we call our sinnes to remembrance, that so wee may both acknowledge our faults, as also confesse that we are iustly chastised.

The word perpetual may either be referred to sins, or to the ways of the Lord. To sins thus: Although we have bin obstinate in our sins, and worthy to be an hundred times