Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Vers. 4. And the lintels of the door cheeks moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

Vers. 4. And the lintels of the doore cheekes mooued at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

This noise of the posts sufficiently shows that it was no voice of man which the Prophet heard; for there is no mortal man that is able to make the posts and threshold of an house to shake with his voice. Now the Lord meant not only to confirm his voice to the Prophet, but to men also, and that for ever, that so it might be known throughout all ages. Let us know then that the voice of God is confirmed to us at this day by this sound, to the end we also should tremble as oft as he speaketh: for if the dumb and insensible creatures are moved therewith, what ought we to do; we, I say, which feel, smell, taste, and only understand it, to the end we should holily and reverently obey his holy word?

THis noyse of the posts sufficiently shewes that it was no voyce of man which the Prophet heard; for there is no mortall man that is able to make the posts and threshold of an house to shake with his voyce. Now the Lord meant not only to confirme his voyce to the Prophet, but to men also, and that for euer, that so it might be knowne throughout all ages. Let vs know then that the voyce of God is confirmed to vs at this day by this sound, to the end we also should tremble as oft as he speaketh: for if the dumb and insensible creatures are moued therewith, what ought we to do; we, I say, which feele, smell, taste, and only vnderstand it, to the end we should holily and reuerently obey his holy word?

The house was filled with smoke.] This was a common and an ordinary sign which the Lord used among the ancient people: for as soon as Moses entered into the Tabernacle we read that the smoke was spread,