ON THE PROPHECIES OF ISAIAH, BY Same Miller. ROBERT MACCULLOCH, MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL AT DAIRSIE. UNIVERSITY VOL III BRARY WHO IS WISE, AND HE SHALL Understand thESE THINGS? PRUDENT, -I NOW WRITE UNTO YOU-THAT YE MAY BE MINDFUL OF THE EDINBURGH: PRINTED BY THOMAS AND JOHN TURNBULL; M.DCCC. LECTURES ON THE PROPHECIES OF ISAIAH. PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS. THE THE fourth fection of our Prophet's second difcourse, comprised in the third part of these Prophecies, commences with the chapter now before us, and extends throughout the whole of chapter thirty-fecond. The portion of that beautiful variegated oration to be confidered at this time, feems to have been primarily addreffed to the Ephraimites and the Jews, at that critical period, wherein alarm, ed by their dangerous fituation, an embaffy was difpatched by the Ifraelites into Egypt, requefting the affiftance of that powerful kingdom. In delivering the meffage wherewith he was intrufted, Ifaiah again admonishes the perfidious people to whom he was fent, of their extreme folly and danger in applying to the Egyptians for that afliftance and defence which they might have had from God, infinitely more wife and powerful. This criminal conduct he fharply reproves, and fhews that the falvation of the people of God does not depend on worldly policy, but on divine protection. He then fubjoins comfortable affurance of effectual fuccour being granted to thofe who, looking above an arm of flesh, VOL. III. (RUPPE) .606 A 5232 #251831 449846 V.3 placed |