...preservation from entire destruction. Isaiah vi. 8. And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us ? Then said I, Here am I ; send me. 9. And he said ; Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not ; and see ye indeed,...

...terrible terms, expressive rather of the office of an executioner, than of a messenger of peace : " Go, and tell this people, hear ye indeed, but understand not : and see ye indeed, but perceivenot. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes, lest...

...seen the King, the Lord of hosts. Ver. 8. Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us ? Then said I, Here am I, send me. Compared tuith John xii. 41. These things said Esuias, when he saw his glory, and spake «f him. And...

...morning before I was licensed, that awful text was much impressed on my spirits, Isa. vi. 9, 10. " He said go and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not ; see ye indeed, bnt perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and...

...; that is, as our translators have rightly rendered it, do not thou call unclean — Isaiah vi. 10. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy; declare, or foretel, that the heart of this people is fat, &c. Accordingly, Mat. xiii. 15. where this...

...sent with this awful message to them : " Go and tell the people, hear ye, indeed, but understand not : see ye, indeed, but perceive not : make the heart...fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes," Sec. " Then," said I, " Lord, how long?" And he answered, " until the cities be wasted without inhabitant,...

...grace to make it effectual, on account of their insufferable provocations. The alarming expressions, " Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes," cannot possibly mean that God inspired Israel with contempt for his holy word, or disaffection to it;...

...sent with this awful message to them : " Go and tell the people, hear ye, indeed, but understand not : see ye, indeed, but perceive not : make the heart of this people far, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes," 8tc. " Then," said I, " Lord, how long?" And...

...he dealt with the Jews hie ma people ; let us read it and fear the parallel ; Is. vi. 10, 11. " Go make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, ind shut tlieir eyes ; lest they see with their eyes, and hear wtíb. ther ears, and understand with...

...errors. It is God who " sends strong delusions that men should believe a lie," 2 Thess. ii. 11. "Go make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears," Isa. vi. 10. When we violate the laws of righteousness,...