Isaiah 63

Isaiah 63:1

WHo is this] the Prophets words, or the Churches, brought in here wondring at Christs glorious triumph, over all his enemies, figured by the Idumeans, the Jewes perpetual adversaries Bozrah] a chiefe City of Edom Died] namely, with blood I] Christs answer That speake] who have faithfully promised everlasting salvation to my Church, and wil powerfully perform my promise.

Isaiah 63:3

I have] namely, I have without the help or assistance of any man, executed Gods just vengeance upon his enemies, often set downe under the name of Vintage, Lamentations 1:15. Revel. 14. 19, 20. & 19. 15.

Isaiah 63:4

The yeere] namely, the time of the Gospel, figured out by the yeere of Jubile, in which every one re-obtained his liberty; and his patrimony.

Isaiah 63:5

I looked] he sheweth, how that the whole glory of this victory belonged to Christ alone, see John 16:32. My fury] all my weapons, and aid were nothing but my justice provoked, and zeale for my Fathers glory.

Isaiah 63:6

Make them drunke] as who should say, drowned in their own blood, see Revelation 16:6.

Isaiah 63:7

I will mention] Isaiah or the Churches words, giving God thankes for his infinite goodnesse.

Isaiah 63:8

He said] namely, God said formerly, when he brought his people out of Egypt Surely they] he brings God in, as a father conceiving good hopes of his children.

Isaiah 63:9

In all] he had a lively feeling of all those evils which were done to his people, see Zach. 2. 8. Acts 9:4. The Angel] namely, the Sonne of God, in whom the father hath at all times revealed himselfe, as being he lively Image of God who is invinsible, see Exod. 23. 20, 21. and 33. 14. Colossians 1:15.

Isaiah 63:11

Remembred namely, in many deliverances of his afflicte people Moses] namely, his covnant, in which Moses had been the Mediator. Or Moses his vehement intercession, that he had used upon the like occasion, Exodus 32:11. Saying] the Italian, but now; namely, in Isaiah his time, in the peoples great distresse, neere the time of the Babylonian captivity Where is] that is to say, God seemeth to have given over the conduct of his people, the outward conduct by his Word, and the inward conduct by his Spirit With the shepherd] the Italian, with the shepherds;namely, by the ministerie of Moses and Aaron, Exodus 34:10. Psal. 77. 20.

Isaiah 63:12

With his] that is to say, he accompanied Moses his ministerie with his glorious and divine power.

Isaiah 63:15

The sounding] the Italian, the commotion; the fervency of that fatherly affection which thou formerly shewest.

Isaiah 63:16

Though Abrabam] though we are so much degenerate, that if Abraham were alive againe, he would hardly acknowledge us to be his children.

Isaiah 63:17

Made us to erre] that is to say, thou hast by thy just judgement taken away the conduct of thy Spirit from us, and hast forsaken and left us to our own blinde lusts; and for a height of punishment hast given us over to the spirit of error, see Job 12:1-25; Job 16:1-22. Thyservants sake] namely, the ancient Fathers, with whom God made his Covenant, and who did also faithfully keep it: for whose sake he prayeth God to be mercifull to their posterity.

Isaiah 63:18

Have possessed it] namely, the countrey which thou hadst promised us we should enjoy for ever:

Isaiah 63:19

Not called] not accepted for thine own, nor called by thy Name, as children are by their fathers name.