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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.
BY this verse he confirms that which we have touched before, to wit, that this ⟨p. 141⟩Chapter is as it were a seal to confirm the promise made touching the deliverance of the people;1 as if he should say, The salvation of the Lord is set before you as a living fountain, out of which you may draw waters in abundance. This similitude is very fit, for as there is nothing more necessary for this present life then water, so nothing troubles and disquiets us more nor goes so near us as the want thereof doth. Thus by a figure called Synecdoche (when a part is taken for the whole) he shows that whatsoever is necessary for the sustentation of life is given us freely out of the mere bounty of God. And because we are barren & empty of all good things, it is no marvel that he compares the §1mercy of God to a fountain which satisfies §2them that are thirsty; refresheth those that §3are parched with heat; and recreates those that are weary and laden.
BY this verse he confirmes that which we haue touched before, to wit, that this