And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters [were] to the ankles.
Ver. 3. And when the man that had the line in his hand.] The man Christ Jesus, the sole architect of his Church, and measurer of his gospel; and that by his gospel, which is the line in his hand, nec solum recta, sed et regula, not only by riht but also by rule.
He measured a thousand cubits.] It was not for nothing that Plato said, O Yεος αιει γαωμετρει, God is always measuring the world.
The waters were to the ankles.] Grace is but a small thing at first; no more is the gospel. Mat 13:31-33 The Church were at first but a very few, Act 1:15 that is, one hundred and twenty, of all the great multitudes which had formerly followed Jesus: Sed vix diligitur Iesus propter Iesum. It was more for the loaves than any great love that the most followed him.