Isaiah 64

Isaiah 64:1

OH that] the Churches prayer to God, that hee would bee pleased to shew his divine power for her deliverance, as he did formerly when he brought her out of Egypt, and gave her his Law, Psal. 68. 8.

Isaiah 64:3

When thou didst] namely, in the old daies, in the deliverance out of Egypt, in the bringing of thy people through the wildernesse, and in the bringing of them into the land of Canaan.

Isaiah 64:5

Thou meetest] thou wert most bountifull of thy favours towards this people that did endeavour to serve thee, and doe good works with a willing heart Remember] Isaiah his words, the meaning is, when thou hast executed thy judgements upon thy people by the Babylonians, they will turn unto thee in their captivity, and will call upon thee with a sincere confession of their sinnes, Levit. 26. 39. Daniel 9:4.

Isaiah 64:6

He are all] we acknowledge that our persons, and our actions, even the most praise worthy of them, namely, those wherewith we did thy service, were all contaminated with hypocrisie, prophanenesse, or some other vices, wherefore thou hast rejected us as abominable Taken us away] namely, out of thy sight, out of the blessed country into captivity.

Isaiah 64:7

For thou hast] because that for our sinnes thou hast withdrawn thy grace and Spirit from us, we have had no motion to call upon thee, nor have had no lively attraction of faith.Because of] making our sins to be the punishment of them, and us sinners the executioners: in so much as thou hast forsaken us to our sinnes, to heap up the measure of them, and to draw thy punishments upon us, and also to give an occasion for mens vengeance to come upon us, see Job 8:4.

Isaiah 64:8

But now] a representation of what the faithfull will say in the time of their conversion, and after Gods punishments.

Isaiah 64:11

Our holy] namely, thy Temple, which was our onely honour above all other Nations, as having with us Gods holy seat upon earth, by whose presence also we were sanctified.

Isaiah 64:12

Refrain thy selfe] namely, from being moved to mercy towards us, and to just wrath against our enemies.