Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Upon the throne of David.] Because the Lord had promised David that the redeemer should be borne of his seed,¹ and that the kingdom of David was nothing but a little shadow of a more perfect and happy estate which God had determined to establish by the hand of his Son, the Prophets are accustomed to call Christ the Son of David; ²to the end they might bring the people back to the remembrance of this so memorable a miracle. For howsoever the name of so holy and renowned a King was for just cause precious and honourable; yet notwithstanding the faithful much more esteemed the promise touching the restoring of salvation which was promised unto David; yea and the very remembrance of this prophecy was famous amongst all; so as there was none, no not the simplest which did not reverence it, being assuredly persuaded of the truth of it. I will not heap up together all the testimonies wherein the Prophets promise the afflicted that they shall be restored in the person of David, ³or of his Sonne. For they sometimes say, that David should be King, who yet notwithstanding was dead long time before. So Isaiah in this place shows that he propounds nothing of his own head, but only refresheth their memories with the consideration of that which God had in times past promised touching the eternity of this Kingdom. By the way then, he touched that which Amos had handled more fully; to wit, that the throne of Christ which had been overthrown for a time, should be set up again, Amos 9.11.

Ʋpon the throne of Dauid.] Because the Lord had promised Dauid that the redeemer should be borne of his seede,¹ and that the kingdome of Dauid was nothing but a little shadow of a more perfect and happy estate which God had determined to establish by the hand of his Sonne, the Prophets are accustomed to call Christ the Sonne of Dauid; ²to the end they might bring the people backe to the remembrance of this so memorable a miracle. For howsoeuer the name of so holy and renowned a King was for iust cause pretious and honourable; yet notwithstanding the faithfull much more esteemed the promise touching the restoring of saluation which was promised vnto Dauid; yea and the very remembrance of this prophecie was famous amongst all; so as there was none, no not the simplest which did not reuerence it, being assuredly perswaded of the truth of it. I will not heape vp together all the testimonies wherein the Prophets promise the afflicted that they shall be restored in the person of Dauid,