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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. 21. And they shall build houses and inhabit them, and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. 22. They shall not build, and another inhabit: they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of the tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall* in old age enjoy the work of their hands.
Vers. 21. And they shall build houses and inhabit them, and they shall plant vineyards, and eate the fruite of them. 22. They shall not build, and another inhabit: they shall not plant, and another eate: for as the daies of the tree are the daies of my people, and mine elect shall* in old age enioy the worke of their hands.
- *Or, shall continue the work, &c.Or, shall continue the worke, &c.
IN these two verses he puts them in mind of the blessings contained in the law; namely, that such as served God should inhabit the houses they had built, and should eat the fruits of their trees: Levit. 20.10. As on the contrary, the rebellious should be driven out of their houses to give place unto strangers: neither should they gather the fruit which they had planted: Deut. 28.30. From this curse (saith Isaiah) shall the Lord deliver you, to the end you may enjoy your substance. Now the Prophet sets before them the things appertaining to this life present: and from thence borrows similitudes, thereby teaching us how to ascend up higher, and to apprehend and lay hold of the blessed and endless life. For we must not stick fast glued to these transitory things: but rather use them as steppes and stairs to scale the heavens,