and the very commandment whose design was life, I found to issue in death.

For the Scripture saith to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose did I raise thee up, that I might show forth my power in thee, and that my name might be made known in all the earth."

But Isaiah is very bold, and saith, "I was found by those who sought me not, I became known to those who inquired not for me."

For the same reason pay tribute also; for they are ministers of God, attending continually to this very business.