John Trapp on Isaiah 40:6

Ver. 6. The voyce] Or a voyce, ſc. in viſion.

What ſhall I cry? All fleſh is graſſe] This is taught by every Philoſopher, ſaith Saſbors[illegible: 1 letter]: but never is it taught effectually, till cryed to the heart by Gods Word and Spirit: for which reaſon alſo it is not uttered here without a Preparative, by way of Dialogue, to ſtir up to attention.

All fleſh is graſſe] Not only as graſſe, but is graſſe: we are all but dying men; death hath already taken hold of us, and doth every day feed upon us inſenſibly. To live is but to lye a dying. The Jews at this day, when they return from burying a corps, caſt graſſe over their heads; either to ſignifie that all fleſh is graſſe; or elſe, their hope of a Reſurrection.

And all the goodlineſſe thereof] Any thing eximious or excellent in man muſt needs vaniſh, when the glory of the Lord is revealed, ver. 5. The ſight of God makes all elſe little.

As the flower of the field] Which is more apt to be blaſted, cropt, or trodden down, then the flower of the garden.

Eſſe, fuiſſe, fore, tria florida ſunt ſine flore: Nam ſimul omne perit, quod fuit, eſt, & erit.