IN the five former Chapters are contained such Sermons, as the Prophet had made under Uzziah king of Judah: At this Chapter begin such as he preached in the reign of Jotham, ⟨p. 58⟩and so forward: But before he either 1preach or prophesy of any thing, in King Jotham's days, or his successors, the Lord in this Chapter gives a new commission to the Prophet, & a new 2confirmation to this Calling: the old king in whose days Esayah was first called being now dead, & another succeeding him, God with the new king, reneweth the calling & commission of the Prophet: wherein God doth not give him another calling, for one calling to the office of the ministry is sufficient: but he confirmeth the calling formerly given, by repeating & ratifying it. And this God did to Isaiah, not as he was an ordinary, but an extraordinary prophet: for ordinary Ministers need no renovation of their calling, nor any new signs of confirmation, but extraordinary prophets, who come in extraordinary manner, & to do many extraordinary works, God in his wisdom will have their calling confirmed, again, & again, & that by very extraordinary means. Out of which practise of the Lord, we learn, how great cause we 3have to doubt these men, to be either ⟨p. 59⟩fantastical or worse, who pretend extraordinary 4callings in these days, and yet scarce can show us any good signs of an ordinary, much less of an extraordinary motion: for if in those days, when such courses were more common, God will have his extraordinary Prophets calling to be renewed & confirmed, again, & again, then certainly in these days, we may justly require, more, & more wonderful signs of an extraordinary calling afore we believe it: and if God himself was so careful to satisfy his Church in those days of the vocation of his prophet, surely the church in these days hath much more cause to doubt in such cases, and to require many and extraordinary signs, afore it acknowledge any such extraordinary calling: These men therefore offer much wrong to the Church, & deserve both the censure thereof, and the sword of the Magistrate, who dare so boldly offer and obtrude to the Church their own fancies and dreams, as extraordinary motions of Gods spirit. This is the occasion and coherence.
IN the fiue former Chapters are cōtained such Sermons, as the Prophet had made vnder Vzziah king of Iuda: At this Chapter begin such as he preached in the raigne of Iotham, ⟨p. 58⟩and so forward: But before hee either 1preach or prophecie of any thing, in King Iothams dayes, or his successors, the Lord in this Chapter giues a newe commission to the Prophet, & a newe 2confirmation to this Calling: the olde king in whose dayes Esayah was first called being now dead, & another succeeding him, God with the new king, reneweth the calling & commission of the Prophet: wherein God doth not giue him another calling, for one calling to the office of the ministery is sufficient: but hee confirmeth the calling formerly giuen, by repeating & ratifying it. And this God did to Esay, not as he was an ordinarie, but an extraordinary prophet: for ordinary Ministers need no renouation of their calling, nor any new signes of cōfirmation, but extraordinary prophets, who come in extraordinary maner, & to doe many extraordinary workes, God in his wisdom wil haue their calling confirmed, again, & againe, & that by very extraordinary meanes. Out of which practise of the Lord, we learne, how great cause wee 3haue to doubt these men, to bee either ⟨p. 59⟩fantasticall or worse, who pretend extraordinary 4callings in these dayes, and yet scarce can shew vs any good signes of an ordinary, much lesse of an extraordinatie motion: for if in those dayes, when such courses were more cōmon, God will haue his extraordinary Prophets calling to be renued & cōfirmed, again, & againe, then certainly in these dayes, we may iustly require, more, & more wonderfull signes of an extraordinary calling afore we belieue it: and if God himselfe was so carefull to satisfie his Church in those dayes of the vocation of his prophet, surely the church in these daies hath much more cause to doubt in such cases, and to require many and extraordinary signes, afore it acknowledge any such extraordinary calling: These men therefore offer much wrong to the Church, & deserue both the censure thereof, and the sword of the Magistrate, who dare so boldly offer and obtrude to the Church their owne fancies and dreames, as extraordinary motions of Gods spirit. This is the occasion and coherence.
- 1The Cohoerence.
- 2With a new King, God gives the Prophet a new Commission.With a new King, God giues the Prophet a new Commission.
- 3Ergo, extraordinary.
- 4Callings o• motions in these days are not easily to be believed.Callings o• motions in these dayes are not easily to be beleeued.
