John Trapp on Isaiah 33:17-18
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Isaiah33:17-18
Ver. 17. Thine eyes ſhall ſee the King in his beauty] Hezekiah in his priſtine ſtate and luſtre: yea more glorious and renowned then ever before. Hierom underſtandeth it of Chriſt reigning gloriouſly in Heaven, and the Saints looking from thence ſhould ſee the earth a farre off as little and contemptible, and ſay, O quam anguſti ſunt mortalium termini! O quam anguſti ſunt mortalium animi!
Auſtine wiſhed that he might have ſeen theſe three things, Romam in flore, Paulum in ore, Chriſtum in corpore, Rome in the flouriſh, Paul in the pulpit, Chriſt in the body of fleſh. Venerable Bede came after him, and wiſhed rather that he might ſee his King Chriſt in his beauty, as he is now at the right-hand of his Father far outſhining the brighteſt Cherub in Heaven.
Oiim haec meminiſſe juvabit.Ver. 18. Thine hearts ſhall meditate terror] But thou ſhalt now think of it as waters that are paſt, calling to mind what ſpeeches amongſt thoſe late diſtractions had fallen from thee.
Where is the Scribe? Or the Muſter-maſter of the Aſſyrian Army? Verba ſunt inſultantium & exſultantium, ſaith Piſcator, they are the words of Gods people inſulting over the enemy now overthrown and diſperſed. See the like done by the Apoſtle, 1 Cor. 1.10.
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