Isaiah:64

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* O that thou wouldest (note :)The prophet continues his prayer , desiring God to declare his love toward his Church by miracles and mighty power , as he did in mount Sinai .(:note ) rend the heavens , that thou wouldest come down , that the mountains might flow down at thy presence , * As [when ] the melting fire burneth , the fire causeth (note :)Meaning , the rain , hail , fire , thunder and lightning .(:note ) the waters to boil , to make thy name known to thy adversaries , [that ] the nations may tremble at thy presence ! * When thou diddest terrible things , which we looked not for , thou camest downe , and the mountaines melted at thy presence . * For since the beginning of the world [men ] have not (note :)Paul uses the same kind of admiration , ( 1Co_2:9 ) marvelling at God 's great benefit showed to his Church , by the preaching of the gospel .(:note ) heard , nor perceived by the ear , neither hath the eye seen , O God , besides thee , [what ] he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him . * Thou meetest him (note :)You showed favour toward our fathers , when they trusted in you and walked after your commandments .(:note ) that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness , [those that ] remember thee in thy They considered your great mercies . ways : behold , thou art angry ; for we have sinned : in That is , in your mercies , which he calls the ways of the Lord . those is continuance , and we You will have pity on us . shall be saved . * But we are all as an unclean [thing ], and all our (note :)We are justly punished and brought into captivity , because we have provoked you to anger , and though we would excuse ourselves , yet our righteousness , and best virtues are before you as vile cloths , or (as some read ) like the menstruous cloths of a woman .(:note ) righteousnesses [are ] as filthy rags ; and we all do fade as a leaf ; and our iniquities , like the wind , have taken us away . * And there is none that calleth vpon thy Name , neither that stirreth vp himselfe to take holde of thee : for thou hast hid thy face from vs , and hast consumed vs because of our iniquities . * But now , O LORD , thou [art ] our father ; we [are ] the (note :)Even though O Lord by your just judgment you may utterly destroy us as the potter may his pot , yet we appeal to your mercies , by which it has pleased you to adopt us to be your children .(:note ) clay , and thou our potter ; and we all [are ] the work of thy hand . * Be not very angry , O LORD , (note :)For so the flesh judges when God does not immediately send comfort .(:note ) neither remember iniquity for ever : behold , see , we beseech thee , we [are ] all thy people . * * Our holy and our beautiful house , (note :)In which we rejoiced and worshipped you .(:note ) where our fathers praised thee , is burned with fire : and all our pleasant things are laid waste . * Wilt thou restrain thyself (note :)That is , at the contempt of your own glory ? Though our sins have deserved this , yet you will not permit your glory thus to be diminished .(:note ) for these [things ], O LORD ? wilt thou hold thy peace , and grievously afflict us ?

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