T••t of the Prophet (which text hath variety of interpretations) is taken in this sense (Isa. 53.8.) Who shall declare his generation? It is the word of the text, Who shall declare his age, or the generation of Christ? Some understand it of his eter•••• generation. Others of his •••••rall generation, when he was ••••rnate, the mystery whereof was beyond words. A third, of that eternity which followed his passion. As if it were an Antithesis to those words, He was taken from prison, and he was cut off, but who shall declare his generation? You may quickly write up the days that Christ lived here upon earth, they were but few, even his pilgrimage was short on earth, but who can declare his generation? Those infinite and eternal ages and revolutions, through which he shall pass, though now you have quickly cut off his life? Others, by his generation understand the holy seed and issue, the children of Christ. His Cross was fruitful, and his sufferings productive of an infinite generation, Who can declare it? Though you cut off the Father, yet this father by dying will give life to an innumerable posterity, Who can declare his generation? So (vers. 10.) He shall see his seed. But besides all these we may with good probability interpret ⟨p. 56⟩the word generation for the time when Christ sojourned in the flesh,1 Who can declare his generation? That is, who can describe the time or the age wherein Christ lived? As if he had said, you see here in this glass of prophecy how they will use Christ, how bloodily and cruelly they will deal with him, he shall be imprisoned, he shall be cut off and numbered among transgressors, Who can declare his generation? What pen is able with lively colours to paint out the several wickednesses and tyrannies of that age, acted against, and inflicted upon that holy and innocent lamb Jesus Christ, who came to die for the sins of the world? Surely his generation, or the story of his age will be such, as no pen is able to draw out, or fully to delineate, Who shall declare his age?
T••t of the Prophet (which text hath variety of interpretations) is taken in this sense (Isa. 53.8.) Who shall declare his generation? It is the word of the text, Who shall declare his age, or the generation of Christ? Some understand it of his eter•••• generation. Others of his •••••rall generation, when he was ••••rnate, the mystery whereof was beyond words. A third, of that eternity which followed his passion. As if it were an Antithesis to those words, He was taken from prison, and he was cut off, but who shall declare his generation? You may quickly write up the daies that Christ lived here upon earth, they were but few, even his pilgrimage was short on earth, but who can declare his generation? Those infinite and eternall ages and revolutions, thorow which he shall passe, though now you have quickly cut off his life? Others, by his generation understand the holy seed and issue, the children of Christ. His Crosse was fruitfull, and his sufferings productive of an infinite generation, Who can declare it? Though you cut off the Father, yet this father by dying will give life to an innumerable posterity, Who can declare his generation? So (vers. 10.) He shall see his seed. But besides all these we may with good probability interpret ⟨p. 56⟩the word generation for the time when Christ sojourned in the flesh,1 Who can declare his generation? That is, who can describe the time or the age wherein Christ lived? As if he had said, you see here in this glasse of prophecy how they will use Christ, how bloudily and cruelly they will deal with him, he shall be imprisoned, he shall be cut off and numbred among transgressours, Who can declare his generation? What pen is able with lively colours to paint out the several wickednesses and tyrannies of that age, acted against, and inflicted upon that holy and innocent lamb Iesus Christ, who came to die for the sins of the world? Surely his generation, or the story of his age will be such, as no pen is able to draw out, or fully to delineate, Who shall declare his age?
- 1Quis cogitare aut dicere potest, quam perversi fuerint homines, qui tempore ejus victuri sint. Pined.
