ON THE

PROPHECIES OF ISAIAH,

BY

ROBERT MACCULLOCH,

MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL AT DAIRSIE.

VOL. II.

ALL THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH ARE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS, THERE IS NOTHING FROWARD OR PERVERSE IN THEM. THEY ARE ALL PLAIN TO HIM THAT UNDERSTANDETH, AND RIGHT TO THEM THAT FIND KNOWLEDGE. PROV. VIII, 8, 9.

FOR WHATSOEVER THINGS WERE WRITTEN AFORETIME, WERE WRITTEN FOR OUR LEARNING; THAT WE, THROUGH PATIENCE AND COMFORT OF THE SCRIPTURES, MIGHT HAVE HOPE.

ROM. XV. 4.

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Public to Lectures on the First Twelve Chapters of Ifaiah, have induced the Author to lay before them another Volume. If any apology is thought necessary for this publication, he would gladly reft it on motives of gratitude, for that indulgence and encouragement by which he is animated to proceed in his labours. Such is the variety of taste and fentiment, that poffibly the Lectures formerly published, may appear to fome Readers more important and interefting than those contained in this Volume; to others, those now presented to the Public, may be thought more inftructive and useful: and there is little doubt, that both these opinions will be reverfed. The subjects treated in the first part of these Prophecies, must be allowed to poffefs a decided fuperiority to thofe contained in the Twelve Chapters that immediately follow, which chiefly relate to matters of lefs general moment and utility. They are therefore difcuffed with greater brevity, according to the apprehended importance of the feveral topics which are occafionally introduced. The fubjects of which the Prophet difcourfes in the next Six Chapters, are unquestionably of equal excellence and fublimity with thofe comprised in the former Volume, and elucidated with no lefs elegance and beauty. They confequently claim a more full difcuffion, and are more amply illuftrated in the

latter part of these Lectures. The Author continues his ardent wishes, that the God of all grace may abundantly blefs this Expofition, and render it effectual for promoting the best interests of those who are pleased to read it.

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