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in detail, on the prophetic ight to exhibit a few of the des for the existence of such oral, and the respect in which

"That it might be fulfilled by the prophets," Matt. ii. 23. d him of whom Moses in the law, hets did write," John i. 45-thus prophets, an authority co-ordinate Moses. "As he spake by the mouth prophets, which have been since the

Luke i. 70. "All things that are the prophets concerning the Son of be accomplished," Luke xviii. 31. God hath spoken by the mouth of all his phets since the world began," Acts iii. 21. and all the prophets have likewise foretold days," Acts iii. 24. "Which he had proore by his prophets in the holy scriptures," "God, who at sundry times, and in anners spake in time past unto the fathers rophets," Heb. i. 1. We forbear to mulances in proof of a thing so palpable, as è existed a collection of prol

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ings in the days of our Saviour, in favour of which we have the joint testimony both of Jews and Christians, accompanied by the frequent appeals both of Christ and his apostles.

30. Isaiah.] This most illustrious of the Old Testament prophets seems to have been honoured in the days of our Saviour, with a separate volume for his own compositions. See Luke iv. 17. Their human authorship is clearly assigned to him -and that, not by an external, but by an incorporated title. Isaiah i. 1. See also ii. 1; xiii. 1; xx. 2; xxx. 8, &c. &c. He speaks throughout repeatedly in his own person, as in vi. 1, which passage decides also the chronology of this prophet a point, however, decisively established by direct scriptural history, and more particularly of the reign of Hezekiah in the second book of Kings and second book of Chronicles. The great difficulty lies, not in finding, but in selecting the testimonies, which are so profusely scattered over the Bible in favour of this prophet. "Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and should have been like unto Gomorrah," Isaiah i. 9. "And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha," Romans ix. 29.

"And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it," &c. Isaiah ii. 2, &c. "But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the

top of the mountains; and people shall flow unto it," Micah iv. 1, &c.-" In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple," Isaiah vi. 1. "These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory and spake of him," John xii. 41.—“ And he said, Go and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not; make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed," Isaiah vi. 9, 10. "And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive. For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their ears they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them," Matt. xiii. 14, 15. See also John xii. 39, 40. Acts xxviii. 25, 26. Rom. xi. 8.

"Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel," Isaiah vii. 14. "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 Emmanuel," Matt. i. 22, 23.-" He shall be for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of offence, Isaiah viii. 14. "As it is written, Behold I lay

in Zion a stumbling-stone and rock of offence," Rom. ix. 33.-" The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan in Galilee of the nations. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined," Isaiah ix. 1, 2. "That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet Esaias, 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.-"For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return,' Isaiah x. 22. "Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved," Rom. ix. 27.—“ And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people to it shall the Gentiles seek," Isaiah xi. 10. "Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust," Rom. xv. 12.-" Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die,” Isaiah xxii. 13. "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die," 1 Cor. xv. 32.-" And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open," Isaiah xxii. 22. "These things saith he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and

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shutteth, and no man openeth," Rev. iii. 7.Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth. And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare,” Isaiah xxiv. 17, 18. "Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord. He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit, shall be taken in the snare," Jer. xlviii. 43, 44." He will swallow up death in victory," Isaiah xxv. 8. "Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory," 1 Cor. xv. 54.—“ For with stammering lips, and another tongue, will he speak to this people, yet they would not hear," Isaiah xxviii. 11, 12. "In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord," 1 Cor. xiv. 21.-" Behold I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste," Isaiah xxviii. 16. "As it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling-stone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed," Rom. ix. 33. See also I Peter ii. 6, 7, 8.*" Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and

It is remarkable of this quotation that it is introduced by Paul with the words "It is written," and by Peter with the words " It is contained in scripture"-marking the equivalency of the two phrases.