DISCOURSE: 960 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 ]
DISCOURSE: 961 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 ]
DISCOURSE: 962 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 ]
DISCOURSE: 963 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 ]
DISCOURSE: 964 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 ]
DISCOURSE: 965 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 ]