John Trapp on Isaiah 40:20
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Isaiah40:20
Ver. 20. He that is ſo impoveriſhed —chooſeth a tree] Which therehence may well ſay, Olim truneus eram ficulnus, inutile lignum, Cum faber incertus ſcamnum, faceretne Priapum, Maluit eſſe Deum; Deus inde ego:—
He chooſeth a tree that will not rot] Which yet is hard to do; the Cypreſs tree is moſt likely. But what goodly Gods were thoſe that could not keep themſelves from rotting.
A cunning workman] Somewhat better than he who made the ugly Rood of Cockram, whereof when they complained to the Mayor of Doncaſter, he adviſed them to clap a pair of hornes on the head of it, and then inſtead of a god, it would make an excellent devil.
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