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cleave to the house of Israel: and the people shall take them, and bring them to their place. And the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors. Is. xiv. 1, 2.

No. XLV.

Looking forward to the coming in of the greatest Opposers of Christianity, Gentiles as well as Jews, their Reconciliation amongst themselves, and their Concurrence in one common Worship.

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No. 45. In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the Lord of Hosts: one shall be called, the city "of destruction. In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord and it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of Hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a Saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them. And the Lord shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation, yea they shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform it. And the Lord shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the Lord, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them. In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria: and the As

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"The people," i. e. the "Gentile nations."

u "Of destruction," in reference, perhaps, to her former violence.

w "Smite," i. e. (probably) "correct, chasten," treating them as children; so Isa. i. 4. "Why should ye be stricken any more ?"

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syrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian * into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians. In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land: whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance. Isa. xix. 18-25.

No. XLVI.

Looking forward to some of God's Judgments upon Israel, probably the Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, with an Intimation that some shall nevertheless escape.

No. 46. Behold the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof: and it shall be as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him: the land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word. When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done. They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea. Isa. xxiv. 1, 2, 3. 13, 14.

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No. XLVII.

A prophetic Intimation of the Blessings of the Gospel, of the Removal of Ignorance and Sorrow, of Christ's Victory and Triumph over Death, of the Salvation he should vouchsafe to

The Assyrian" and " the Egyptian," the chief oppressors of God's people.

"The shaking," &c. i. e. "a small Remnant." so Isa. vi. 13. xvii. 6.

his Followers, and the Vengeance he should take upon his Opponents.

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No. 47. In this mountain shall the Lord of Hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wine on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. He will swallow up death in victory: and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces, and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth-for the Lord hath spoken it. And it shall be said in that day, "Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us : "this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be "glad and rejoice in his salvation"-for in this mountain shall the hand of the Lord rest: and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill. Isa. xxv. 6—10.

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No. XLVIII.

A prophetic Song of Triumph upon the Victory Christ should gain: an Intimation that his Resurrection should be followed by Man's, and a Recommendation to God's People to withdraw from the Scene of his Vengeance.

No. 48. In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: "We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in:

"The covering," and "the vail," either 1st. "the symbols "of sorrows and mourning," or 2ndly. "ignorance, prejudice, ❝and blindness of heart:" or 3dly. both " the covering and vail" Adam's fall occasioned.

a "Swallow," &c. See ante Hos. xiii. 14.

b" Moab." See ante note on Numb. xxiv. 17.

thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusteth in thee.-Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength, &c. Thy dead men shall live, together© with my dead body shall they arise: awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust; for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. Come my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast: for behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish Leviathan, the piercing serpent, even Leviathan that crooked serpent: and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. Isa. xxvi. 1-4. 19-21.; and xxvii. 1.

No. XLIX.'

A Prophecy of the Restoration and Conversion of the Israelites, and of the Joy they should have, and the Assistance they should receive from Him.

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No. 49. It shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall beat off from the channel of the driver unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel: and it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they

Is not this an intimation that Christ's resurrection shall be followed by the resurrection of man? and that through Christ a way is made to escape from everlasting death? See Mede, b. iii. p. 578.

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"The river," i. e. " the Euphrates," " the stream of Egypt," i. e." the Nile," to signify the extent of the call-from one end of the earth to the other.

e "One by one," to notice the care with which it should be done so that not one should be omitted.

shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the Lord in the Holy Mount at Jerusalem. In that day shall the Lord of Hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people, and for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate. Isa. xxvii. 12, 13.; xxviii. 5, 6.

No. L.

An Intimation that no Contrivance should extricate from God's Judgments, and that at Christ's coming his Justice should be strict, and his Vengeance should reach all except his Followers. No. 50. Hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem: because ye have said, we have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves therefore thus saith the Lord God,." Behold

I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, "a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that be"lieveth shall not make 1 haste: judgment also will I lay "to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and

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f "The Holy Mount at Jerusalem," i. e. (perhaps) figuratively, "the Church of Christ."

"A stone." See ante note on Ps. cxviii. and next Page, note 1.

"Make haste," he shall have no occasion to do so because God shall protect him.

i "Lay to the line," and " to the plummet :" metaphors from the practice of builders: the line and plummet are the means and test for making and trying the correctness of their buildings an intimation of the strictness with which Christ should include in his vengeance all but his followers, sitting like a refiner of silver, making a strict distinction between the righteous

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