Vers. 12. Wilt thou hold thy selfe still at these things, O Lord? Wilt thou hold thy peace and afflict vs aboue mea∣sure?
THe people fortifie thēselues in vndoubted hope, that God will not suffer his glorie to be thus trampled vnder foote, though he be prouoked to wrath by mens infinite offen∣ces. Hypocrites reape no consolation at all by this, but these things indeed belong onely to such as are touched with a true sense of Gods mercy. Such conclude, and are certain∣ly perswaded, that howsoeuer death doth menace them; yet God hauing regard to his owne glory, will at the least bee merci∣full to some; that so the whole seed perish not.
VVilt thou afflict vs?] Isaiah shewes that God cannot forget his mercie. Why so? Because he cannot deny himselfe: for his glory is ioi∣ned with our saluation.* 1.1 And this is a thing dili∣gently to be noted: or hauing spoken before of Gods glory, now he addes, wilt thou afflict vs aboue measure? The Lord then will moderate his corrections; for his glory requires it, that wee bee deliuered from death: which glory he can in no wise neglect. Let vs then take vp this prai∣er, as oft as our enemies inuade vs: not after the manner of hypocrites, who make a great craking of Gods glory, whereof they haue neither taste nor feeling. [Vse.] But let vs come vnto it with faith and repentance, that so wee may truly reape the fruit of this glory.