John Trapp on Isaiah 45:9

Ver. 9. Woe unto him that ſtriveth with his Maker] That chats againſt him, Rom. 9.20. or preſumes to preſcribe to him, as ſome impatient ſpirits among the Captives may ſeem to have done. We may not meaſure Gods dealings by our Models, nor murmur againſt his counſels; ſith his holy will is the moſt perfect rule of right.

Let the potſherd ſtrive with the potſherds of the earth] And not daſh againſt the Rock of ages: Let him meddle with his match, and not contend with a mightier than he, Eccleſ. 6.10. What though God create him darkneſſe and evil, as ver. 7. let him wait upon God for better times; and not think to mend himſelf by murmuring againſt his Maker as too ſevere.

Shall the clay ſay, &c.] q. d. This were an intolerable petulancy.

Or thy work, it hath no hands?] Or, he hath no hands, ſc. to faſhion me aright. Thus the work ſeemeth to make anſwer to the clay: for as the clay ſaid to the Potter Quid feciſti, what haſt thou made? So the work ſaith, by way of jear, He had no hands, ſc. to make me as he ſhould have done.