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shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

"And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people; and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." Chap. ii. 2, 3.

Again: "In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

"And it shall come to pass that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem.

"When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

"And the Lord will create

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mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for upon all the glory shall be a defence.

"And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain." Chap. iv. 2—6.

"Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign: Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and shall call his name Immanuel." Chap. vii.

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"Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexations, when at first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulon, and the land of Naphtali, and afterwards did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations." Chap. ix. 1.

Again: "For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given:

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commanded you; and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world." Matt. xxviii. 20.

"That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us.

"Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast." Heb. vi. 18, 19.

"Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wide; When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost." Matt. i. 8.

"That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

"The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.

"The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up."-Matt. iv. 14-16.

"Then Joseph being a just man, and not willing to make

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and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Chap. ix. 6.

"And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord." Chap. xi. 2.

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her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.

"But while he thought on these things, behold the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

"And she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.

"Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a Virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call his name Immanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." Matt. i. 18-33.

"And Jesus when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water, and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him." Matt. iii. 16. See also John i. 32, 33. iii. 34. Acts x. 38.

- 17. xv. 26. xvi. 13.

John xiv.

Eph. i.

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Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid; for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation." Chap. xii. 2.

"The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose.

"It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing; the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.

"Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

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17, 18. Col. i. 8, 9. ii. 2, 3. 2 Tim. i. 7. Jam. iii. 17, 18.

"And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for he shall save his people from their sins." Matt. i. 21.

Again: "For mine eyes have seen thy salvation." Luke ii. 30. See also Rom. i. 16. 1 Tim. iii. 16. Rev. vii. 10. "Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;

"And make straight the paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed."-Heb. xii. 12, 13.

come and save you.

"Then the eyes of the blind

"And great multitudes came

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of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

"And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

"And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called the way of holiness, the unclean shall not pass over it, but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

"No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there.

"And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.-Chap. xxxv.

Again : "Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

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those that were lame, blind, and dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet, and he healed them." Matt. xv. 30.

Also: "Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see; the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up, and the poor have the Gospel preached to them.”—Matt. xi. 5.

"The word of God came unto John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,