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DESPONDENCY REPROVED
Isaiah 52:1. _Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion: put on thy
beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there
shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. Shake
thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem:... [ Continue Reading ]
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THE NATURE OF THE GOSPEL
Isaiah 52:7. _How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him
that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good
tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy
God reigneth!_
IN order to understand the prophetic... [ Continue Reading ]
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THE SAINT’S VISION OF CHRIST
Isaiah 52:8. _They shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring
again Zion_.
EXCEEDINGLY strong and animated are the descriptions given us, in the
prophetic writings, respecting the return of the Jews from Babylon
[Note: Read the first three verses of... [ Continue Reading ]
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CHRIST REWARDED FOR HIS SERVICES
Isaiah 52:13. _Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be
exalted and extolled, and be very high._
IN the writings of Moses, the enjoyment of the land of Canaan was held
forth as the great incentive to obedience; and spiritual blessings
were... [ Continue Reading ]
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THE DEPTH OF OUR SAVIOUR’S HUMILIATION
Isaiah 52:14.—_As many were astonished at thee_ [Note: Should be
“him,” Bishop Lowth.]_; (his visage was so marred, more than any
man, and his form more than the sons of men:) so shall he sprinkle
many nations._
OF all the subjects that ever eng... [ Continue Reading ]
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THE MEANS AND EVIDENCE OF CONVERSION
Isaiah 52:15. _Kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which
had not been told them, shall they see; and that which they had not
heard, shall they consider._
MANY are advocates for the preaching of morality in preference to the
unfolding of... [ Continue Reading ]