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The Whole Works of Robert Leighton; To Which Is Prefixed a Memoir of the Author
The Whole Works of Robert Leighton To Which Is Prefixed a Memoir of the Author Author:Robert Leighton General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1820 Original Publisher: Ogle, Duncan, and Co. Subjects: Theology Religion / Christian Theology / General Religion / Christian Theology / History Religion / Christian Theology / Systematic Religion / Christianity / General Religion / Theology Notes: This is a blac... more »k and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: EXPOSITORY LECTURES ISAIAH VI. LECTURE I. Ver. 1 -- 5. The division of this chapter (were that to any great purpose) may be stated thus : I. The Prophet's vision, from ver. 1 to 3. 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. 2. Above it stood the seraphims : each one had six wings ; with twain he covered his face, and with twain lie covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. 3. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts ; the whole earth is full of His glory. II. The Effects of it upon him, relating to his calling, from ver. 4 -- 13. And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke, fyc. In the Vision, besides the circumstances of time and place specified, ver. 1, we have a glorious representation of the majesty of God, ver. 2 ; a suitable acclamation, a voice of praise being joined with it, ver. 3, 4. The Effects of it on the Prophet towards his calling, are three, viz., I. His Preparation. II. His Mission. III. His Message. I. The Preparation, in these two particulars : 1 . Humiliation ; 2. Purification (ver. 6, 7.) : a deep conviction, and then, effectual removal of pollution. II. In his Mission we have three things: 1. God's inquiry for a messenger, ver. 8, former part. 2. The Pro...« less