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Isaiah 56

1 An exhortation to judgement and justice 10 Against Shepherds that devour their flock.
1.Thus saith the Lord, aKeep judgement and do justice: for my salvation is at hand to come and my brighteousness to be revealed.
2.Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man which laieth hold on it: he that kepeth the cSabbath and polluteth it not, and kepeth his hand from any doing evil.
3.And let not the son of the stranger, which dis joined to the Lord, speak and say, The Lord hath surely separate me from his people neither let the Eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
4.For thus saith the Lord, unto the Eunuches, that keep my Sabbaths, and chose the thing that pleaseth me, and take hold of my covenant,
5.Even unto them wil I give in mine eHouse and within my walls, a place and a fname better then of the sons and of the daughters I will give them an everlasting name, that shal not be put out.
6.Also the strangers that cleave unto the Lord, to serve him, and to love the Name of the Lord, and to be his servants every one that kepeth the Sabbath, and polluteth it not and imbraceth my covenant,
7.Them will I bring also to mine holy mountain, and make them joyful in mine House of praier their burnt gofferings and their sacrifices shalbe accepted upon mine altar: for mine House shalbe called an house of praier for hall people.
8.The Lord God saith, which gathereth the scattered of Israél, Yet will I gather to them those that are to be gathered to them.
9.All ye ibeasts of the field, come to devour, even all ye beasts of the forest.
10.Their kwatchmen are all blind: they have no knowledge: they are all domme dogs: they can not bark: they lie and sleep and delite in sleeping.
11.And these greedy dogs can never have enough: and these shepherds can not understand: for they all look to their own way, every one for his advantage, and for his own purpose.
12.Come, I will bring wine, and we will fill our selves with strong drink, and to lmorrow shalbe as this day, & much more abundant.

Notes

1-a.
God shows what he requires of them after that he has delivered them to wit, the works of charity whereby true faith is declared.
1-b.
Which I will declare toward you & pour into your hearts by my Spirit.
2-c.
Under the Sabbath he comprehends the whole service of God and true religion.
3-d.
Let none think himself unmete to receive the grace of the Lord for the Lord will take away all impediments, and will forsake none which will keep his true religion and believe in him.
5-e.
Meaning, in his Church.
5-f.
They shall be called after my people and be of the same religion yea under Christ the dignity of the faithful shall be greater then the Jews were at that time.
7-g.
Hereby he means the spiritual service of God, to whom the faithful offer continual thanksgiving, yea themselves and all that they have as a living and acceptable sacrifice.
7-h.
Not only for the Jews but for all others, Mat. 21.13.
9-i.
Meaning, the enemies of the Church, as the Babylonians, Assyrians, &c. thus he speaks to fear the hypocrite and to assure the faithful, that when this comes, they may know it was told them before.
10-k.
He shows that his affliction shall come through the faute of the governors, Prophets and pastors, whose ignorance, negligence, avarice and obstinacy provoked God’s wrath against them.
12-l.
We are well yet, and tomorrow shall be better: therefore let us not fear the plagues before they come: thus the wicked contemned the admonitions & exhortations which were made them in the Name of God.