he disclaims both wisdom and knowledge, yet in the question he puts, in the spirit of Job, he seems to exemplify both, and to excite to faith in The Incarnate SON of GOD; for he says, 'Who hath Ascended up into Heaven, or Descended? Who hath Gathered the wind in His Fists? Who hath Bound the waters in a garment? Who hath Established all the Ends of the Earth? What is His Name, and What is His SON's Name, if thou canst tell?'-Prov. xxx. 1 to 4. And the concluding admonition of Solomon is, 'Fear GOD, and keep His Commandments! for This is the whole duty of Man. For GOD shall Bring every work into Judgment, with every secret thing; whether it be good, or whether it be evil'-Eccles. xii. 13, 14.- -'Salvation is of The LORD!' was the avowal of the Prophet Jonah-ii. 9. The Revelation Made to the Prophet Joel, and recorded by him, points to the like admonition. Behold, Said The LORD unto him, 'It shall come to pass, that I will Pour out My SPIRIT upon all Flesh; and your Sons and your Daughters shall prophesy, your old Men shall dream dreams, your young Men shall see visions; and also upon the Servants and upon the Handmaids in those days will I Pour out My SPIRIT. And I will Shew

Wonders in the Heavens, and in the Earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke: the sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the Great and the Terrible Day of The LORD Come: and it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the Name of The LORD, shall be Delivered—Joel ii. 28 to 32. For The LORD will be The Hope of His People-iii. 16.Prepare to meet thy GOD! was the language of the Prophet Amos—iv. 12. Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so The LORD, The GOD of Hosts, shall be with you!-v. 14.-To the truly Faithful, JEHOVAH, by His Prophet Hosea, Said, 'I will Betroth thee unto Me in faithfulness, and in Righteousness and in Judgment, and in Loving-Kindness, and in Mercy; yea, I will Betroth thee unto Me for Ever. And thou shalt know The LORDHosea ii. 19, 20. Sow to yourselves in righteousness, that ye may reap in Mercy; for it is time to seek The LORD, till He Come, and Rain Righteousness upon you-x. 12. Therefore turn thou to GOD! Keep Mercy and Judgment, and wait on thy GOD continually !-xii. 6. There is no SAVIOUR beside Me, Saith The LORD-xiii. 4. I will Ransom from the power of the grave! I will Redeem from death-xiii. 14. Who is wise? and he shall understand These Things: prudent? and he shall know Them. For the Ways of The LORD are Right; and the Just shall walk in Them. But the Transgressors Ashall fall therein-xiv. 9.-Isaiah, the Prince of Evangelical Prophets, now presents himself so potent an Advocate for that Faith, which worketh Salvation through the accepted Mediation of The Incarnate SON of GOD, The Holy and Adorable JESUS. It shall come to pass (said the Prophet) in the last days, that the Mountain of The LORD's House shall be Established in the top of the Mountains, and shall be Exalted above the Hills: and all Nations shall flow unto It. And many People shall go and say, 'Come ye, and let us go up to the Mountain of The LORD, to the House of The GOD of Jacob! And He will Teach us of His Ways; and we will walk in His Paths: for out of Zion shall go forth The Law, and The WORD of The LORD from Jerusalem; and He shall Judge among the Nations, and shall Rebuke many People. And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against Nation, neither shall they learn war any more'-ii. 2 to 4. The lofty looks of Man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of Man shall be bowed down; and The LORD Alone shall be Exalted in That Day-ii. 11. THE LORD Himself shall Give a Sign, Behold, a Virgin shall conceive, and bear A SON, and shall call His Name IMMANUEL' -vii. 14. THE LORD shall Lass through Judah: He shall Overflow, and

Go over and the Stretching out of His Wings shall Fill the Breadth of Thy Land, O IMMANUEL-viii. 8. Sanctify The LORD of Hosts Himself! and let Him be your fear; and let Him be your dread! And He shall be for A Sanctuary: but for A Stone of stumbling, and for A Rock of offence to Both the Houses of Israel-viii. 13, 14. The People, that walked in darkness, have seen A Great Light: they that dwell in the Land of the shadow of Death, upon them hath The Light Shined-ix. 2. Unto us A CHILD is Born! Unto us A SON is Given! And the Government shall be upon His Shoulder: and His Name shall be Called, 'WONDERFUL, COUNSELLOR, THE MIGHTY GOD, THE EVERLASTING FATHER, THE PRINCE of Peace:' of the Increase of His Government and Peace there shall be no end: upon the Throne of David, and upon his Kingdom, to Order it and to Establish it with Judgment and with Justice from henceforth, even for Ever. The Zeal of The LORD of Hosts will Perform This-ix. 6, 7. There shall Come forth A Rod out of the Stem of Jesse, and A Branch shall Grow out of his roots: and The SPIRIT of The LORD shall Rest upon Him, The SPIRIT of Wisdom and Understanding, The SPIRIT of Counsel and Might, The SPIRIT of Knowledge and of the fear of The LORD: and shall Make Him of quick understanding in the fear of The LORD: and He shall not Judge after the sight of His Eyes, neither Reprove after the Hearing of His Ears: but with Righteousness shall He Judge the Poor, and Reprove with Equity for the Meek of the Earth. And He shall Smite the Earth with the Rod of His Mouth; and with the Breath of His Lips shall He Slay the Wicked; and Righteousness shall be the Girdle of His Loins; and Faithfulness the Girdle of His Reins. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb; and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion, and the fatling together; and a little Child shall lead them and the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking Child shall play on the hole of the asp; and the weaned Child shall put his hand on the cockatrice's den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My Holy Mountain: for the Earth shall be full of the knowledge of The LORD, as the Waters cover the Sea. And in That Day there shall be A Root of Jesse, Which shall Stand for An Ensign of the People. To It shall the Gentiles seek! And His Rest shall be Glorious-xi. 1 to 10. In Mercy shall the Throne be Established: and He shall Sit upon It in Truth in the Tabernacle of David: Judging, and Seeking Judgment; and Hasting Righteousness-xvi. 5; and then the Prophet breaks forth in devout adoration and gratitude, saying, ' O LORD, Thou art my GOD, I will exalt Thee; I will praise Thy Name! For Thou hast Done Wonderful Things; Thy Counsels of Old are Faithfulness and Truth! For Thou hast been A Strength to the Poor, A Strength to the Needy in his distress, A Refuge from the Storm, A Shadow from the heat. And in this Mountain (adds the Prophet) shall The LORD of Hosts Destroy the face of the Covering cast over all People, and the Vail, that is spread over all Nations. He will Swallow up Death in Victory: and The LORD GOD will Wipe away tears from off all faces: and the rebuke of His People shall He Take away from off all the Earth.' For The LORD hath Spoken It. And it shall be said in That Day, Lo, This is our GOD! have waited for Him; and He will Save us! This is The LORD! We have waited for Him; we will be glad and rejoice in His Salvation '-xxv. 1, 4, 7, 8, 9. In That Day shall this Song be sung in the Land of Judah, 'We have a strong City! Salvation will GOD Appoint for walls and bulwarks. Open ye the gates, that the righteous Nation, which keepeth The Truth, may enter in. Trust ye in The LORD for Ever! For in The LORD JEHOVAH is Everlasting

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Strength'-xxvi. 1, 2, 4. In the Way of Thy Judgments, O LORD, have we waited for Thee: the desire of our Soul is to Thy Name, and to the remembrance of Thee!-8. Thus Saith The LORD GOD: Behold I Lay in Zion for a Foundation, A Stone, A Tried Stone, a Precious Corner-Stone, A Sure Foundation'-xxviii. 16. Is it not a very little while, and Lebanon shall be Turned into a Fruitful Field; and the Fruitful Field shall be esteemed as a Forest? And in That Day shall the Deaf hear the Words of the Book; and the eyes of the Blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness: the Meek also shall increase their Joy in The LORD; and the Poor among Men shall rejoice in The HOLY ONE of Israel-xxix. 17 to 19. Behold! A KING shall Reign in Righteousness-xxxй. 1. Upon the Land of My People shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous City: because the Palaces shall be forsaken; the Multitude of the City shall be left: the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever; a joy of wild asses; a pasture of flocks; until The SPIRIT be Poured upon us from On High: and the Wilderness be a fruitful Field; and the fruitful Field be counted for a Forest: then Judgment shall dwell in the Wilderness; and Righteousness remain in the fruitful Field: and the Work of Righteousness shall be Peace; and the Effect of Righteousness Quietness and Assurance for Ever-xxxii. 13 to 17. THE LORD is Exalted; for He Dwelleth On High: He hath Filled Zion with Judgment and Righteousness: and Wisdom and Knowledge shall be the Stability of Thy Times, and Strength of Salvation-xxxiii. 5, 6. He, that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he, that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes; that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood; and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; he shall dwell on High; his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure; thine eyes shall see The KING in His Beauty; they shall behold the Land, that is very far off-xxxiii. 15 to 17. Look upon Zion, the City of our Solemnities! Thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation; a Tabernacle, that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken: but there The Glorious LORD will be unto us a Place of broad Rivers and Streams. For The LORD is our JUDGE; The LORD is our LAW-GIVER; The LORD is our KING: He will Save us-xxxiii. 20, 21, 22. The People, that dwell therein, shall be Forgiven their iniquity-24. Seek ye out of the Book of The LORD, and read! No one of these shall fail; None shall want her mate: for My Mouth It hath Commanded (Saith The LORD.) And His SPIRIT It hath Gathered them: and He hath Cast the Lot for them: and His Hand hath Divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for Ever: from Generation to Generation they shall dwell therein-xxxiv. 16, 17. The Wilderness and the solitary Place shall be glad for them; and the Desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose: it shall blossom abundantly; and rejoice even with joy and singing: the Glory of Lebanon shall be Given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon: they shall see the Glory of The LORD, and The Excellency of our GOD-xxxv. 1, 2. Then the eyes of the Blind shall be opened; and the ears of the Deaf shall be unstopped: then shall the lame Man leap as an hart; and the tongue of the Dumb sing: for in the Wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the Desert: and the parched ground shall become a pool; and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass, with reeds and rushes and a Highway shall be there; and a Way: and It shall be called, 'The Way of Holiness.' The Unclean shall not pass over It, but It shall be for those the way-faring Men, though Fools, shall not err Therein: no lion shall be There; nor any ravenous beast shall go up Thereon; it shall not be found

There: but the Redeemed shall walk There: and The Ransomed of The LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs, and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness; and sorrow and sighing shall flee away— Xxxv. 5 to 10. Comfort ye! Comfort ye, My People!' Saith your GOD. 'Speak ye Comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry unto her, that her Warfare is Accomplished; that her iniquity is Pardoned! For she hath received of The LORD's Hand Double for all her sins. The Voice of Him, that Crieth in the Wilderness, 'Prepare ye the Way of The LORD! Make straight in the Desert a Highway for our GOD!' Every Valley shall be Exalted; and every Mountain and Hill shall be Made low and the Crooked shall be Made straight; and the rough Places plain. And the Glory of The LORD shall be Revealed: and all Flesh shall see It together. For the Mouth of The LORD hath Spoken It. The Voice said, 'Cry!' And he said, 'What shall I cry?' All Flesh is grass; and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: the grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because The SPIRIT of The LORD Bloweth upon It. Surely the People is grass. The grass withereth; the flower fadeth: but The Word of our GOD shall Stand for Ever. O Zion! that bringest Good Tidings, get thee up into the high Mountain! O Jerusalem! that bringest Good Tidings, lift up thy Voice with Strength! lift it up! be not afraid! Say unto the Cities of Judah, Behold your GOD! Behold, The LORD GOD will Come with Strong Hand; and His Arm shall Rule for Him! Behold, His Reward is with Him; and His Work before Him. HE shall Feed His Flock like a Shepherd; He shall Gather the Lambs with His Arm, and Carry them in His Bosom; and shall Gently Lead those, that are with young-xl. 1 to 11. Keep silence before Me, O Islands! and let the People renew their strength! Let them come near, then let them speak! Let Us Come Near Together to Judgment! WHO Raised up The Righteous MAN from the East; Called Him to His Foot; Gave the Nations before Him; and Made Him Rule over Kings? He Gave them as the dust to His Sword; and as the driven stubble to His Bow. HE Pursued them, and Passed safely; even by the Way that He had not Gone with His Feet. WHO hath Wrought and Done It; Calling the Generations from the Beginning? I, The LORD, The First, and with the Last; I Am HExli. 1 to 4. Behold My SERVANT, Whom I Uphold; Mine ELECT; in Whom My Soul Delighteth! I have Put My SPIRIT upon Him: He shall Bring forth Judgment to the Gentiles: He shall not Cry, nor Lift up; nor Cause His Voice to be heard in the Streets: a bruised reed shall He not Break; and the smoking flax shall He not Quench: He shall bring forth Judgment unto Truth. HE shall not Fail, nor be Discouraged, till He have Set Judgment in the Earth: and the Isles shall wait for His Law. Thus Saith GOD The LORD, 'He, That Created the Heavens, and Stretched them out: He, That Spread forth the Earth; and that, which cometh out of it: He, That Giveth breath unto the People upon it, and Spirit to them, that walk therein: I The LORD have Called Thee in Righteousness, and will Hold Thine Hand, and will Keep Thee and Give Thee for A Covenant of the People, for A Light of the Gentiles, to Open the blind eyes, and Bring them, that sit in Darkness, out of the Prison-House-xlii. 1 to 7. THE LORD Said, 'It is a light Thing, that Thou shouldest be My SERVANT → to Raise up the Tribes of Jacob, and to Restore the Preserved of Israel: I will also Give Thee for A Light to the Gentiles, that Thou mayest be My Salvation unto the End of the Earth'-xlix. 6. THE LORD GOD hath Given Me the tongue of the Learned, that I should Know how to Speak a Word in season to him, that is weary: He Wakeneth morning by morning: He Wakeneth Mine Ear to Hear as the Learned. THE LORD GOD hath Opened Mine Ear; and I was not Rebellious, neither Turned away back: I Gave My Back to the

Smiters; and My Cheeks to them that plucked off the hair. 1 Hid not My Face from shame and spitting--1. 4 to 6. THE LORD hath Made Bare His Holy Arm in the eyes of all the Nations: and all the Ends of the Earth shall see The Salvation of our GOD-lii. 10. Behold, My SERVANT shall Deal Prudently: He shall be Exalted and Extolled, and be very High. As Many were astonished at Thee; His Visage was so Marred more than any Man: and His Form more than the Sons of Men: So shall He Sprinkle many Nations: the Kings shall shut their mouths at Him: for That, Which hath not been told them, shall they see; and That, Which they had not heard, shall they consider -lii. 13 to 15. Who hath believed our Report? And to whom is The ARM of The LORD Revealed? For He shall Grow up before Him as a tender plant; and as a root out of a dry ground: He hath no form nor comeliness, and when we shall see Him, there is no beauty, that we should desire Him! HE is despised and rejected of Men: A Man of sorrows; and Acquainted with grief; and we hid, as it were, our faces from Him: He was despised; and we esteemed Him not. Surely He hath Borne our griefs, and Carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him Stricken, Smitten of GOD, and Afflicted. But He was Wounded for our transgressions; He was Bruised for our iniquities: the Chastisement of our Peace was upon Him: and with His Stripes we are Healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every One to his own way: and The LORD hath Laid on Him the iniquity of us All. HE was Oppressed; and He was Afflicted; yet He Opened not His Mouth: He is Brought as a lamb to the slaughter; and as a sheep before her Shearers is dumb, so He Openeth not His Mouth: He was Taken from Prison and from Judgment; and who shall declare His Generation; for He was Cut off out of the Land of the Living: for the transgression of My People was He Stricken: and He Made His Grave with the Wicked, and with the Rich in His Death: because He had Done no violence, neither was any deceit in His Mouth. Yet it Pleased The LORD to Bruise Him: HE hath Put Him to grief. When Thou shalt Make His Soul an Offering for sin, He shall See His Seed; He shall Prolong His Days: and the Pleasure of The LORD shall Prosper in His Hand: He shall See of the Travail of His Soul; and shall be Satisfied: by His Knowledge shall My Righteous SERVANT Justify Many; for He shall Bear their iniquities. Therefore will I Divide Him a Portion with the Great; and He shall Divide the Spoil with the Strong; because He hath Poured out His Soul unto death. And He was Numbered with the Transgressors: and He Bare the sin of Many: and Made Intercession for the Transgressors-liii. Sing, O Barren, thou, that didst not bear! break forth into Singing, and cry aloud, thou, that didst not travail with Child! for more are the Children of the Desolate, than the Children of the married Wife ;' Saith The LORD. Enlarge the Place of thy Tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine Habitations! spare not; lengthen thy cords; and strengthen thy stakes; for thou shalt break forth on the right-hand and on the left; and thy SEED shall Inherit the Gentiles, and Make the Desolate Cities to be inhabited: fear not! for thou shalt not be ashamed; neither be thou confounded! for thou shalt not be put to shame for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth; and shalt not remember the reproach of thy Widowhood any more: for Thy MAKER is thine HUSBAND; The LORD of Hosts is His Name; and Thy REDEEMER The HOLY ONE of Israel: THE GOD of the whole Earth, shall He be Called. For The LORD hath Called thee as a Woman forsaken and grieved in spirit; and a Wife of youth, when thou wast refused, Saith thy GOD. For a small moment have I Forsaken thee; but with Great Mercies will I Gather thee: in a little Wrath I Hid My Face from thee for a moment : but with Everlasting Kindness will I have Mercy on thee,' Saith The LORD,