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Excerpt from Lectures on the Prophecies of Isaiah, Vol. 4 Judgment to tell for a light of the people. His gof; pel, which is the infirument he employs to enlighten the nations, fhall conflantly impart to them highly ufeful interel'ting difcoveries of the mod important Objeets. He will thereby convey to them the know ledge of the glory of God he will (hew them the malignant nature, and dreadful confcquences of fin; he will exhibit himfelf to them as an all-fufiicient Saviour; he will grant them the promife of the Holy Spirit; and make his word to be a light unto their feet, and a lamp unto their path. By thefe and other glorious privileges, the difciples of the Lord {hall be animated to walk with ch'earfulnefs and ala crity in the ways of God, fo as to adorn the gofpel, verify their profeflion, and demonf'trate to the world the excellency of his religion - Do you, my friends, endeavour faithfully to improve the light of the gofpel with which you are favoured, and to get your hearts and lives thereby habitually influenced. Diligently fiudy, not only the promifes and privileges which it contains, but every part of the duty it inculcates, toward God, toward yourfelves, and toward your fa milies, your friends, and your enemies, with the View of getting your temper and conduct conformed to the whole will of God. Take heed that you' be not partial in the law of the Lord, refpeeling fome pre cepts, and rejecting others contrary to your inclina tion or interet't, but be folicitous that the light of the gofpel may irradiate your minds, and illuminate every Prep in your lives. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.