..."If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous," 1 John ii. 1. "A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax...quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory," Matt. xii. 20. VOL. XLII. JULY, 1819. To babes in Christ : " As new born babes, desire the sincere...

...spoken hy Esaiaa (Isaiah) the prophet, saying, " Behold my servant whom I have chosen ; my heloved in whom my soul is well pleased, I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew jndgment to the Gentiles — he shall not strive nor cry, neither shall any man hear his voice...

...of all the elect, and the Captain of that salvation whereunto they are chosen) is a book of love. " Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased. "£ It was so said of Christ, and may be applied to all the elect in their measure. Hence Paul styleth...

...righteousness, by which they shall be his people in common with the Jews, and acquitted in judgment. Ver. 19. He shall not strive, nor cry, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. — Notwithstanding .. the provocations of his enemies, and the encouragement he had from the popular...

...should not make him known : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Behold, my servant, whom I have chosen ; my beloved,...quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory." Something like thisfleems to be the true sense of the passage : " You, Jews, imagine that the Messiah...

...that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Behold, my servant, whom 1 have chosen ; my beloved, in whom my soul is well...quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory." Something like this seems to be the true sense of the passage : " You, Jews, imagine that the Messiah...

...should not make him known : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, saying, Behold, my servant, whom I have chosen ; my beloved,...neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets." Matt. xii. Mark iii. And, John xi. 47, upon the news of our Saviour's raising Lazarus from the dead,...

...should not make him known : 17 thus was fulfilled the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah, saying, 18 " Behold my servant, whom I have chosen ; my beloved,...pleased : I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall proclaim judgment to the nations. 19 He will not strive, nor cry out; nor will any one hear his voice...

...unto my Father and your Father, to my God and your God" Matthew, ch. xii. ver. 18, from Isaiah j " Behold my servant, whom I have chosen ; my beloved,...pleased ; I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles." Ch. xxviii. ver. 18: "And Jesus came and spoke unto them, saying, All...

...till he send forth judgment unto victory*." A most sublime passage! which may thus be paraphrased. Behold my servant, whom I have chosen ; my beloved,...pleased ! I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall teach true religion, not only to the people of Israel, but to the heathens also ; and this he shall...