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nor_o the_o feather_n thereof_o mar_v 3._o o_o israel_n i._n e._n o_o thou_o son_n of_o israel_n metonymy_fw-la efficientis_fw-la the_o lord_n call_v isaiah_n israel_n or_o the_o son_n of_o israel_n indeed_o because_o he_o be_v a_o true_a son_n of_o israel_n indeed_o like_v unto_o israel_n his_o father_n in_o obedience_n in_o who_o i_o will_v be_v glorify_v i._o e._n by_o who_o i_o will_v be_v glorify_v in_o be_v put_v here_o for_o by._n this_o denote_v the_o end_n why_o the_o lord_n hide_v his_o servant_n isaiah_n and_o preserve_v he_o but_o how_o do_v god_n intend_v to_o be_v glorify_v by_o isaiah_n ans_fw-fr the_o lord_n intend_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o isaiah_n to_o bring_v the_o jew_n again_o to_o he_o by_o repentance_n which_o have_v go_v away_o from_o he_o by_o their_o sin_n verse_n 5._o and_o this_o bring_n of_o they_o back_o to_o the_o lord_n be_v for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n for_o god_n glorify_v himself_o by_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o babylon_n upon_o their_o repentance_n which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v do_v if_o they_o have_v not_o repent_v again_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o isaiah_n many_o heathen_n be_v convince_v of_o their_o idolatry_n and_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o only_a true_a god_n and_o worship_v he_o only_o and_o so_o glorify_v he_o 4._o i_o have_v labour_v in_o vain_a q._n d._n lord_n do_v thou_o think_v to_o be_v glorify_v by_o my_o ministry_n that_o be_v not_o likely_a for_o i_o have_v hitherto_o labour_v in_o vain_a and_o there_o be_v little_a turn_n to_o thou_o though_o i_o have_v labour_v what_o i_o can_v yet_o sure_o my_o judgement_n be_v with_o the_o lord_n yet_o sure_o and_o this_o be_v my_o comfort_n the_o lord_n be_v my_o judge_n who_o will_v judge_v i_o not_o according_a to_o the_o event_n of_o my_o labour_n but_o according_a to_o the_o labour_n which_o i_o have_v take_v and_o my_o work_n i._n e._n and_o the_o reward_n of_o my_o work_n metonymy_fw-la efficientis_fw-la with_o my_o god_n and_o if_o his_o reward_n be_v with_o god_n god_n will_v not_o keep_v it_o from_o he_o but_o will_v give_v he_o his_o reward_n in_o due_a time_n according_a to_o his_o work_n 5._o and_o now_o say_v the_o lord_n q.d._n and_o even_o now_o after_o i_o have_v spend_v so_o much_o labour_n in_o vain_a though_o the_o jew_n have_v not_o profit_v by_o my_o ministry_n yet_o the_o lord_n say_v etc._n etc._n this_o show_v that_o god_n accept_v the_o labour_n of_o the_o workman_n though_o his_o labour_n be_v in_o vain_a that_o form_v i_o from_o the_o womb_n to_o be_v his_o servant_n i._n e._n that_o call_v i_o from_o the_o womb_n to_o be_v his_o servant_n etc._n etc._n see_v verse_n 1._o there_o be_v a_o metaphor_n in_o that_o word_n form_v borrow_v from_o a_o potter_n to_o bring_v jacob_n again_o to_o he_o i._n e._n to_o bring_v the_o jew_n which_o be_v the_o child_n of_o jacob_n to_o he_o again_o by_o repentance_n which_o have_v go_v away_o from_o he_o by_o their_o sin_n though_o israel_n be_v not_o gather_v supple_a to_o i_o by_o thy_o ministry_n i._n e._n though_o the_o jew_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n repent_v not_o nor_o return_v to_o i_o the_o lord_n through_o thy_o ministry_n etc._n etc._n they_o which_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n by_o repentance_n be_v gather_v together_o and_o come_v to_o he_o for_o salvation_n as_o chicken_n be_v gather_v to_o the_o hen_n and_o come_v to_o she_o for_o warmth_n matth._n 23.37_o hence_o not_o to_o be_v gather_v be_v put_v here_o for_o not_o to_o turn_v by_o repentance_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v that_o