Isaiah 51

^{1 !} To trust in God alone by Abrahams example.

^{1 a} He comforteth the Church, that thei shulde not be discouraged for their smale nomber.

^{1 b} That is, to Abraham of whome ye were begotten & to Sarah of whome ye were borne.

^{3 c} As plentiful as Paradise, {Genes 2,3}.

^{4 d} I wil rule, & gouerne my Church by worde, and doctrine.

^{5 e} The time, that I wil accomplish my promes.

^{5 f} My power, and strength.

^{6 g} He forewarneth them of the horrible changes & mutations of all things, & how he wil preserue his Church in the middes of all these dangers.

^{7 !} Not to feare men.

^{9 h} He putteth them in temebrance of his great benefite for their deliuerance out of Egypt htat thereby they might learne to trust in him constantly

^{9 i} Meaning Egypt {Psal 27,4}.

^{9 k} To wit, Pharaoh, {Exe 29,3}.

^{11 l} From Babylon.

^{14 m} He comforteth them by the short time of their banishement: for in seventie yeres they were restored and the greatest empire of the worlde destroyed.

^{16 n} Meaning, of Isaiah, and of all true ministers, who are defended by his protection.

^{16 o} That all things may be restored in heauen, and earth, {Ephes 1,10}

^{17 !} The great affliction of Jerusalem, & her deliuerance.

^{17 p} Thou hast bene justely punished and sufficiently, as {Chap 40,2} and this punishement in the elect is by measure, & according as God giueth grace to beare it: but in the reprobatre it is the just vengeance of God to driue them to an insensiblenes & madnes, as {Jerem. 25, 15}.

^{19 q} Whereof the one is outward, as of the things that come to the body: as warre & famine: & the other is inward, & apperteineth to the minde: that is, to be without comfort: therefore he saith, how shalt thou be comforted?

^{21 r} But with trouble & feare.