Isaiah 61

^{1 !} He prophecyeth that Christ shalbe anointed and sent to preache.

^{1 a} This apperteineth to all the Prophetes and ministers of God, but chiefly to Christ, or whose abundance grace euerie one reciueth according as it pleaseth him to distribute.

^{1 b} To them that are liuely touched with the feeling of their sinnes.

^{1 c} Which are in the boundage of sinne.

^{2 d} The time when it pleased God to shewe his good fauour to man, which S. Paul calleth the fulnes of time, {Gal. 4,4}.

^{2 e} For when God deliuereth his Church, he punisheth his enemies.

^{3 f} Which was the signe of mourning.

^{3 g} Trees that bring forthe good frutes, as {Mat. 3, 8}

^{4 h} That is, for a long time.

^{5 i} Thei shalbe readie to serue you in all your necessities.

^{6 k} This is accomplished in the time of Christ, by wome all the faithful are made Priests and Kings, {1 Pet. 2, 9. revel. 1,6, & 3, 10}.

^{6 l} Read {Chap. 60,16, & chap. 60, 11}.

^{7 p} Where as the Gentiles had dominion ouer the Jewes in times past, now they shal haue double autoritie ouer them and possesse twise so muche.

^{7 o} To wit, of the Gentiles.

^{7 n} That is, the Jewes.

^{7 m} Abundance recompence, as this worde is vsed, {Chap. 40, 2}.

^{8 q} I wil not receiue their offring, which are extorsioners, deceiuers, hypocrites, or that depriue me of my glorie.

^{9 r} That is, of the Church.

^{10 !} The joye of the faithful.

^{10 s} He sheweth what shalbe the affections, when they sele this their deliuerance.