John Trapp on Isaiah 48:1

CHAP. XLVIII.

Ver. 1. HEar ye this O houſe of Jacob] Ye ſtiffenecked of Iſrael, and uncircumciſed in heart and eares, who do alwayes reſiſt the Holy Ghoſt, Act. 7.51. to you be it ſpoken: for to the Iſraelites indeed enough hath been ſaid of this ſubject already.

Which are called by the name of Iſrael] Sed nomen inane crimen immane: Ye are called Jews, and make your boaſt of God, Rom. 2.17. having a form of knowledge,Picti eſtis Iſraelitae, eſt[illegible: 1 letter] hypocritae. Rom. 2.20. and of godlineſs, 2 Tim. 3.5. and that's all: the voyce of Jacob, but the hands of Eſau. Let ſuch fear Jacobs fear, My Father perhaps will feel me, and I ſhall ſeem to him as a deceiver: and I ſhall bring a curſe upon me and not a bleſſing, Gen. 27.12. 'Tis ſure enough.

And are come forth out of the waters of Judah] i. e. Out of the bowels,Pro [non-Latin text not transcribed] videtur hic legendum [non-Latin text not transcribed] as Gen. 15.4. as waters out of a ſpring, Deut. 33.28. Pſal. 68.26. Judah was the tribe royal (hence they ſo gloried) and remained ruling with God, and faithful with the Saints, when other tribes revolted.

Which ſwear by the Name of the Lord] And not of Baal.

And make mention of the God of Iſrael] Who was neer in their mouths, but far from their reines, Jer. 22.2. Pſal. 50.16. Religionem ſimulabant, cum in cute eſſent nequiſſimi, arrant hypocrites.

But not in truth, nor in righteouſneſſe] i. e. Without faith and ſound converſion.