1But in this case, Why should not that comfort and support us, which did comfort and support Christ himself? Isaiah. 49.2. ye read of his Call to his Work; The Lord hath called me from the Womb, from the bowels of my Mother he hath mention of my Name: Here's his clear Call to work, ver. 2. ye have his Divine assistance, And he hath made my mouth like a sharp Sword, in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft in his quiver. Then verse 4. ye have his want of success expressed in many words: Then said I, I have laboured in vain: Is that all? No: I have spent my strength for nought: But is that all? No: And in vain, again. Then at verse 6. God the Father comforts him against this discouragement; And he said, It is a light thing that […] shouldst be my Servant to raise up the Tribes of Jacob: I have given thee for a light to the Gentiles. Though thou hast little success in this work amongst the Jews, thou shalt have great success in a greater. But wherein doth Christ comfort himself in this case of no success in his work amongst the Jews? That ye have in verse 4. Surely my Judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God. Whatever Judgment men do make, it matters not much, for my Judgment is with the Lord, and my Work with my God. I have done the work which God gave me to do, and therein I have approved my self unto God; and therefore though I have laboured in vain, and spent my strength for naught, yet I have Comfort in my work, for my Judgment is with the Lord, and my Work with my God; I have not lost my Labour, for my Work is with God. And thus may you also comfort your self in the want of success; true, I have laboured ⟨p. 303⟩in vain as to others, but not in vain to my self; I have lost my labour as to others, but not as to my God; for my reward is with God, and though I have spent my strength for nought in regard of men, yet my work is with my God; and in all this work I have approved my self unto him; and therefore whatever the success be, yet will not I be discouraged▪ for my Judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.
1But in this case, Why should not that comfort and support us, which did comfort and support Christ himself? Esai. 49.2. ye read of his Call to his Work; The Lord hath called me from the Womb, from the bowels of my Mother he hath ment•on of my Name: Here's his cleer Call to work, ver. 2. ye have his Divine assistance, And he hath made my mouth like a sharp Sword, in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft in his quiver. Then verse 4. ye have his want of success expressed in many words: Then said I, I have labored in vain: Is that all? No: I have spent my strength for nought: But is that all? No: And in vain, again. Then at verse 6. God the Father comforts him ag•inst this di•couragement; And he said, It is a light thing that 〈…〉 shouldst be my Se•vant to raise up the Tribes of Jacob: I have given thee for a light to the Gentiles. Though thou hast li•tle success in this work amongst the Jews, thou shalt have great success in a greater. But wherein doth Christ comfort himself in this case of no success in his work amongst the Jews? That ye have in verse 4. Surely my Judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God. Whatever Judgment men do make, it matters not much, for my Judgment is with the Lord, and my Work with my God. I have done the work which God gave me to do, and therein I have approved my self unto God; and therefore though I have labored in vain, and spent my strength for naught, yet I have Comfort in my work, for my Judgment is with the Lord, and my Work with my God; I have not lost my Labor, for my Work is with God. And thus may you also comfort your self in the want of success; true, I have labored ⟨p. 303⟩in vain as to others, but not in vain to my self; I have lost my labor as to others, but not as to my God; for my reward is with God, and though I have spent my strength for nought in regard of men, yet my work is with my God; and in al this work I have approved my self unto him; and therefore whatever the success be, yet wil not I be discouraged▪ for my Judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.
- 1Proprie autem dici non potest quod Christus frustra laboravit ne quidem respectu Judaeorum tum quod Christus omnium conversionem vere non intendit sed tantum eorum quos efficaciter convertere voluit qui principaliter sunt electi tum quod opus predicationis Christi apud eos qui non erant convertendi, us•m suum tamen habuit vel quod erat futurum hoc illis in testimonium in dic judicii vel quod ad consolationem nostram id fecit ut videlicet predicatores non nimium dolerent et animum abjicerent si semen ab illis projectum aliquando viderent in animis audientium non fructificare. Estius in Loc. Sensus igitur hoc loco sic esse poterit; consumpsi frustra vires &c. quasi dicat; non est quod quisquam existimet id circo me frustra laborasse, quod non missus venerim, aut aliter atque oporteret rem tractarim in aliquove deliquerim, conditio (sic enim significat [Greek or Hebrew]) studia et actiones omnes me (sic significat [Greek or Hebrew]) imo omnia mea a Deo meo a patre omnium Deo disposi•a et ordinata fuere. Forerius in Isaiah. c•p. 49.Proprie autem dici non potest quod Christus frustra laboravit ne quidem respectu Judaeorum tum quod Christus omnium conversionem vere non intendit sed tantum eorum quos efficaciter convertere voluit qui principaliter sunt electi tum quod opus predicationis Christi apud eos qui non erant convertendi, us•m suum tamen habuit vel quod erat futurum hoc illis in testimonium in dic judicii vel quod ad consolationem nostram id fecit ut videlicet predicatores non nimium dolerent et animum abjicerent si semen ab illis projectum aliquando viderent in animis audientium non fructificare. Estius in Loc. Sensus igitur hoc loco sic esse poterit; consumpsi frustra vires &c. quasi dicat; non est quod quisquam existimet id circo me frustra laborasse, quod non missus venerim, aut aliter atque oporteret rem tractarim in aliquove deliquerim, conditio (sic enim significat 〈non-Latin alphabet〉) studia et actiones omnes me (sic significat 〈non-Latin alphabet〉) imo omnia mea a Deo meo a patre omnium Deo disposi•a et ordinata fuere. Forerius in Esai. c•p. 49.
