Isaiah 43

^{1 a} After these threatnings he promiseth deliuerance to his Church, because he hathe regenerate them, adopted them & called them.

^{1 b} When thou seest dangers and sonspiracies on all sides, remember this benefite and the loue of thy God, and it shal encourage thee.

^{1 !} The Lord comforteth his people. He promiseth deliuerance to the Jewes.

^{2 c} By water & fyre, he meaneth all kinde of troubles and perils.

^{3 d} I turned Saneheribs power against these countreies and made them to suffer that affliction which thou shuldeest haue done, and so were as the payment of thy ransome, {Cha. 37,9}.

^{4 e} I wil not spare anie man rather then thou shuldest perish: for God more estemeth one of his faithful, then all the wicked in the worlde.

^{5 f} He prophecieth of their deliuerance from the captiuitie of Babylon, and so of the calling of the vniuersal Church, alluding to that which is writen {Deut 30,3}.

^{7 g} Meaning, that he colde not be vnmindful of them except he wolde neglect his owne Name & glorie.

^{9 h} Signifying that no power can resist him in doing this miraculous worke, nor all their idoles are able to do the like, as {Chap. 41,22}.

^{9 i} To proue that the things, which are spoken of them, are true.

^{9 k} Shewing, that the malice of the wicked hindereth them in the knowledge of the trueth because thei wil not heare when God speaketh by his worde.

^{10 l} The Prophetes and people to whome I haue giuen my Law.

^{10 m} Meaning, specially Christ and by him, all the faithful.

^{11 !} There is no God but one alone.

^{14 n} By Darius and Cyrus.

^{14 o} Thei shal crye when thei wolde escape by water, seing that the course of Euphrates is turned another way by the enemie.

^{16 q} When the Israelites passed through Jorden, {Josh 3,17}.

^{16 p} When he deliuered Israel from Pharaoh, {Exod. 14,22}.

^{17 r} When he deliurered his people out of Egypt.

^{17 s} Pharaoh & his mightie armie.

^{19 t} Meaning, that their deliuerance out of Babylon shulde be more famous then that from Egypt was, {Jer. 23,7}, {hag 2,10}, {2 Cor. 5,17}, {reul 21,5}

^{20 u} Thei shal haue suche abundance of all things as they returne home, euen in the drye and baren places, that the verie beasts shal fele my benefites, & shal acknowledg them muche more men oght to be thankeful for the same.

^{22 x} Thou hast not worshipped me as you oghtest to haue done.

^{22 y} Because thou hast not willingly receiued that which I did commande thee, thou, thou didest grieue me. Whereby he sheweth that his mercies were the onelie cause of their deliuerance, for asmuch as thei had deserued the contrary.

^{23 z} Meaning, in true faith & obedience.

^{24 a} Ether for the composition of the swete ointement, {Exod. 30,34}, or for the swete incense, {Exod, 30,7}.

^{24 b} Thou hast made me to beare an heauie burden by thy sinnes.

^{26 c} If I forget anie thing that may make for thy justification, put me in remembrance & speake for thy self.

^{27 e} Thy Priests and thy Prophets.

^{27 d} Thine ancestres.

^{28 f} That is, rejected, abhorred and destroied them in the wildernes, and at other times.