Matthew Poole and continuators on Isaiah 63:15

15 Look down from heaven , and behold from the habitation of thy holiness , and of thy glory; Where is thy zeal , and thy strength , the sounding of thy bowels , and of thy mercies towards me? are they restrained [illegible: 1+ letters]?

Now they, or the Prophet begin to pray, and expostulate with God, and to argue both from the goodness of his nature, and from the greatness of his works, that he had done. God sees every where, and every thing, but he is said to [illegible: 1+ letters]ook down from Heaven, because there is his throne whereon he si[illegible: 1+ letters]s in greatest Majesty, and Splendor, behold is added to note, that he would not onely barely see, and look on, but that he would behold with regard, and respect his poor people in Captivity.

A description of heaven by a Periphrasis frequently used, and explained, De[illegible: 1+ letters]. 26. 15.

What is become of that love, which of old would not le[illegible: 1+ letters] thee suffer thy people to be wronged, chap. 37. 32.

That Power of thine manifested in those valiant Acts, which thou didst put forth for thy people, Psa. 145, 11, 12. and 150. 2. see Ier. 14 9.

By the sounding thereof may be understood those Sympathizing sighs, and compassionate groans, that proceed from the bowels, when they are affected, which being thought the subject of Pity are often by a Metonymy put for compassion, and hence proceed those rumblings of the bowels occasioned by strong passions called yern[illegible: 1+ letters]ngs; it is spoken of God after the manner of men? Is all this shut up from me? Thou that art naturally so compassionat, doest thou lay a restraint upon thy self, that thy bowels shall not move towards me? Or canst thou be thus straitned, Psal. 77. 7, 8, 9. and chap. 64. 12. an expostulation, that agrees very well with the next verse doubtless, &c. How can this come to pass?

Marginal references: Deut. 26. 15.; Or, the [illegible: 1+ letters] titude.; Jer. 31. 20. Hos. 11. 8.