Thomas Aquinas, on Isa 26:15

“Thou hast been favourable to the nation, O Lord, thou hast been favourable to the nation: art thou glorified? thou hast removed all the ends of the earth far off.”

“615. You have indulged. Here he urges God to the work of justice from experience; and first, from experience among the gentiles, second, among to the Jews: as a woman with child (Isa 26:17). Concerning the first, he does two things. First, he demonstrates from the experience of the uselessness of mercy, both as to the remission of sins: you have indulged, and as to the multiplication of good things: you have removed all the ends of the land far off: they become great and enriched, and they are grown gross and fat: and have most wickedly transgressed my words (Jer 5:27–28); the prosperity of fools shall destroy them (Prov 1:32).”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.