fhall not cry, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruifed reed fhall he not break, and smoking flax fhall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth".— How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings — that publisheth peace that publifheth falvation

that faith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth*.— Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for lo! I come, and will dwell in the midft of thee. And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou fhalt know, that the Lord hath sent me unto thee. Behold my Servant, whom I have chofen-mine Elect, in whom my foul delighteth; I have put my Spirit upon him; he fhall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. He fhall not be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the ifles fhall wait for his law. - He shall not judge after the fight of bis eyes, neither reprove after the bearing of his ears; but with righteousness

Ifaiah xlii. 2, 3. This Prophecy fets the mildnefs and quietness of the Meffiah, in oppofition to the fevere and spirited character of the Prophets.

- Ifaiah lii. 7.

y Zech. ii. 10, II.

* Ifaiah xlii. 1. 4.

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Shall be judge the poor, and reprove with equity: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips fhall be flay the wicked. Righteousness fhall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek, he hath fent me to bind up the brokenhearted-to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prifon to them that are bound-to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord'.-And many nations fhall come and fay, Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob, and he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the Law fhall go forth out of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerufalem . — He fhall be a tone of stumbling, and a rock of offence to both the houses of Ifrael. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes. This is the day, which the Lord hath made; we will re

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a That is, he shall not take cognizance of actions from his fenfes; nor according to outward appearance.

That is, the doctrine which he preaches fhall make the eternal feparation of good and bad.

Ifaiah xi. 3, &c.

Mic. iv. 2.

Ifaiah lxi. I.

Ifaiah viii. 14:

Behold I lay in Zion,

joice and be glad 8. for a foundation, a ftone; a tried stone, a precious corner-ftone, a fure foundation; het that believeth fhall not be confounded1. — Į will do a marvellous work among this people. The wisdom of their wife men fhall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men fhall be hid1.. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; Shout, O daughter of Jerufalem: Behold thy king cometh unto thee he is juft, and having falvation; lowly, and riding upon an afs, and a colt the foal of an afs k. I will fill this house with glory, faith the Lord of hofts. The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former; and in this place will I give peace, faith the Lord of hosts1. Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf fhall be unftopped. Then fhall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb man fhall fing' He fhall bring out the prifoners, and them that fit in darkness, out of the prifon

Pfalm cxviii. 23, 24.

i Ifaiah xxix. 14.

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h Ifaiah xxviii. 16.

k Zech. ix. 9..

1 Hag. ii. 7, 9.

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Ifaiah xxxv. 5. wrought fuch miracles as thefe, but Chrift.

It is obferved, that no Prophet

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houfe". He shall say to the prifoners, Go forth; to them that fit in darkness, Shew yourselves °. °. He fhall feed his flock like a fhepherd: he fhall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bofom, and fhall gently lead thofe that are with young P. They shall not hunger nor thirft, neither shall the heat nor the fun fmite them: for he that hath mercy on them, shall lead them, even by the fprings of water fhall he guide them. They shall feed in the ways, and their pasture shall be in all high places 9.

SECTION IV.

Containing fuch Prophecies as relate to the Death, Atonement, Refurrection, and Exaltation of the Meffiah.

Yea, even mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who did alfo eat of my bread, hath laid great wait for me1. — And I faid, if ye think good, give me my price;

n Ifaiah xlii. 7. The idea of a prison, and prisoners, is very often applied to a ftate of heathenism.

and if not, forbear; fo they weighed for my price thirty pieces of filver, and 1 caft them to the potter in the houfe of the Lord. Smite the fhepherd, and the freep shall be scattered. He was oppreffed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the flaughter, and as a fheep before her fhearers is dumb, fo he opened not his mouth. He was taken from prifon and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation"?-Falfe witneffes did rife against me; they laid to my charge things that I knew not *. As for me, I was like a deaf man, and heard not; and as one that is dumb, and doth not open his mouth. Many dogs are come about me, and the counfel of the wicked hath inclofed me. — I ́ gave my back to the fmiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair. I hid not my face from fhame and Spitting. - They fhall fmite the judge of Ifrael with a rod upon

Zech. xi. 12.

* Ifaiah liii. 7, 8.

* Pfal. xxxviii. 13:

• Zech. xiii. 7.

* Pfal. xxxv. kl.

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2 Pfal. xxii. 16. This Prophecy is defcriptive of the Meffiah's being put into the bands of the heathen. The word dog was univerfally applied by the Jews to the heathen. Thus our Saviour too applies it. See Matt, xv.`26.

• Ifaiah 1. 6.

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