Isaiah 11

4. If God be our Father we are of peaceable spirits: (Matthew 5:9) Blessed are the peacemakers, they shall be called the children of God. Grace infuses a sweet amicable disposition; it files off the ruggedness of men's spirits; it turns the lion-like fierceness into a lamb-like…

Now, that you may throw off distracting thoughts and drowsiness on the Lord's Day, and may hear the Word with reverent attention, consider, 1. It is God that speaks to us in his Word; therefore the preaching of the Word is called the breath of his lips (Isaiah 11:4). And Christ…

Revenge is the proper sin of the Devil; he is no drunkard, or adulterer, but this old serpent is full of the poison of malice; and what shall we say to them who make profession of religion, yet instead of forgiving pursue others spitefully? It was prophesied the wolf should [rec…

Q. How was he furnished with gifts and abilities for discharge of this office? A. As God never calls any to any office, but he gives them gifts requisite thereto: so Christ was furnished with all wisdom and knowledge, and other gifts of the Spirit, that might fully fit him for h…

Hence we learn, that the true valor and manhood that was in Moses, and is in all Gods children, like unto him, is a gift of grace. Among many gifts of the Spirit, poured upon our Savior Christ, the spirit of strength, or courage, is one, Isaiah 11.2. And Jethro's counsel to Mose…

Now, this peace is, when a man is kind and peaceable to all, but especially to those that are of the household of faith. And undoubtedly it is a fruit of faith, which the Prophet Isaiah foretold should be under the Gospel, Isaiah 11:6; that then the Wolf should dwell with the La…

And is it not a commandement of God, that all Churches should be gathered according to the Commission of King Jesus (Matthew 28:18, 19, 20; Mark 16:15, 16)? We onely condemne those Churches (that persecute Christ in his members, from city to city, (as Saul did (Acts 26:9, 10)) f…

I think it is a mistake, that grace only subdues our sinful corruptions; it will if cared for and used as it ought, cure our natural dispositions, so far as any evil, or occasion of evil is as it were incorporated with them. If it maketh not the froward, meek, the angry, patient…

Assured peace with God delivering the souls of his disciples from all trouble and fear, is that which he peculiarly bequeathed to them. And so great a share in this [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] does this peace with God, and the consequents of it in peace with the residue of the c…

There is nothing more evident than that it is inconsistent with, and destructive of all divine perfections, that God should pass a decretory sentence on the actions of men, according to what appears to us to be just and equal. This therefore God declines, namely, to judge accord…

God gave to him the Spirit not by measure (John 3:34). And the Holy Spirit rested on him in all variety of his gifts and operations, especially those of spiritual light, wisdom and understanding (Isaiah 11:2, 3). And in allusion to this candlestick with its seven lamps, is calle…

The power of it in making fruitful the barren soils of our hearts, which as under the curse, would of themselves bring forth nothing but thorns and briars. Therefore to cause our hearts to abound in the fruits of faith, love, meekness, and all holy evangelical obedience, is that…

The laws of this kingdom are the word of God in the books of the old and new testament. Therefore it is called the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 13), the Gospel of the kingdom (Mark 1:13), the rod of his mouth (Isaiah 11:4), the arm of God (Isaiah 53:1). As a king by his laws bring…

It is nothing else but concord which must be kept in a holy manner, with all men, both good and bad, so far forth as can be. Isaiah the prophet speaking of the fruits of the gospel says, The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard with the kid, etc. (Isaiah 11:6). Where…

They are included in God's league; which is as much as if there were an express covenant between us and them, that they shall not do us harm; they are at the beck of Providence, and therefore so far as it conduceth to our good, at our service: So Hosea 2:18, I will make a Covena…

Though it keeps its dart, it has lost its sting. A saint — to allude to Isaiah 11:8 — may play upon the hole of the asp and put his hand into the cockatrice's den. Death is the cockatrice or asp; the grave is his hole or den.

We look also for a more glorious coming of Jesus Christ, before the end be; for the Redeemer shall come to Sion, and turn away ungodliness from Jacob. And he shall destroy Antichrist with the brightness of his coming (2 Thessalonians 2:8), in which place the Apostle has respect…

By peace, in Scripture, is meant the confluence of all blessings; so that the intent of God in bestowing those offices upon Christ, and so great a rule, was for the good and advantage of that church or temple, which he appointed him only to build. And in (Isaiah 11:9), where the…

The laws of this kingdom, is the word of God, in the books of the Old and New Testament. Therefore it is called the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 13), the Gospel of the kingdom (Mark 1:13), the rod of his mouth (Isaiah 11:4), the arm of God (Isaiah 53:1). As a king by his laws brin…

It would be unreasonable to say, These are only bold figures, used after the manner of the Eastern nations, to express the great extent of the Christian Church, at and after the days of Constantine: To say so, would be in effect to say, that it would have been impossible for God…

Moreover, since He was in the bosom of the Father, He was privy to all His counsels and secrets; and for the declaring of the divine will He was committed to Him. The task committed to Him to be duly discharged — He was endowed with the Holy Spirit, not by measure (John 3:34), f…

But nothing occurs more frequently in all the prophecies concerning that state, or is more solemnly set forth, than this true and saving holiness of the members of that church. See Psalms 2:6, 24:3, 4, 45:18, 68:18; Isaiah 11:8-10, 35:8, 54:11-14, 60:21; Ezekiel 47:9; Zechariah…

He was the most excellent scholar among all his school-fellows, and yet the rod of God was heaviest and most frequent on him; he learned his lesson beyond them all. He was quick in understanding, in the fear of the Lord (Isaiah 11:3). He had in him an excellent Spirit — the Spir…

And Verse 21: Sin reigned to death, that grace might reign to life — that Christ's grace might play the King. The saving knowledge of God under the Kingdom of the Messiah (Isaiah 11:9) fills the earth, as the Sea is covered with waters. A Sea of Faith, and an Earthful of the gra…

Now by the Arminian way, he is set upon the throne of David to execute vengeance on all his subjects, and that he may utterly destroy all, if all rebel, and not to save one of Judah and Israel; for he may be a King without any subject; suppose all his subjects were cast in hell.…

And if the Spirit once coming upon his members abides with them for ever, (as Christ promises, John 14:16) then much more does this Spirit abide upon Christ the head, from whom we all (since Christ was in heaven) receive that Spirit, and by virtue of which Spirit's dwelling in h…

If therefore God take from us a wanton and wild heart, a loose and irreverent heart, and work in us an awful reverent fear of his name, in every duty of his service, and our own callings, that keeps us from departing from God, and it keeps God from departing from us, that we alw…

The first is, peace with angels, for man is redeemed by Christ: and by means of this redemption, sinful man is reconciled to good Angels (Colossians 1:20). The second is, peace with the godly: who are all made of one heart and mind (Isaiah 11:9). The third is, peace with ourselv…

True prophecy judges men, discovers the things of the heart, and causes men to say, The Lord is within you (1 Corinthians 14:25). The scepter of Christ whereby he smites the nations, is in his mouth (Isaiah 11:4): that is, in the Ministry of the word (Jeremiah 15:19). And it is…

They suffer wrong, but they do none. In the mount of the Lord there is no hurt done (Isaiah 11:9), they turn their spears and swords, into mattocks and scythes (Isaiah 2:4). And they which do no wrong, but are content to suffer wrong (and that for a good cause,) are in this resp…

Unity may be outside the Church, and dissension in the Church, as here we see. It may be objected that there is peace in the kingdom of God, and that there the wolf and the lamb dwell together (Isaiah 11). Answer: This is but in part verified in the kingdom of grace upon earth:…

So quick motions, sudden perturbations, strong affections, proceeding either from the spirit of God, or of Satan, are termed by the name of spirit. Hence we learn, that the Holy Ghost is author not only of meekness, but of all sanctifying graces, and therefore is called the spir…

And in 2 Chronicles 6:41, Arise O Lord, and enter into your rest. Moreover, we have seen before, in Isaiah 11:10, that God's rest in the Temple should be glorious. In a word, the very name of the Temple was honorable.

There can be no doubt that she was fully convinced of the restoration of the church, and easily gave way to what the flesh would have pronounced to be incredible. And then it is probable that the attention of the public was everywhere directed at that time to the prediction of I…

That its royal dignity had crumbled down long before, and that by slow degrees its supremacy had nearly given way, does not imply such a discontinuance as to be at variance with Jacob's prophecy. For God had promised two things seemingly opposite; that the throne of David would…

Whereas the Scripture speaks of the body, and calls that part the loins, from which from the Father proceeds natural generation, according as we read in Genesis 46, that Christ should spring out of the loins of Judah. Therefore corporally to gird the loins signifies nothing else…

Which grace issues and flows from the knowledge of God, and of our Lord Jesus Christ: as if he should say: This grace no man can have unless he also have the knowledge of God, and of our Lord Jesus Christ. Of this knowledge of God, as well the Apostles as the prophets do very of…

The Lord seeth not as Man seeth; for Man looketh on the outward Appearance, but the Lord looketh on the Heart. Isaiah 11:3. He shall not judge after the Sight of [his Eyes], neither reprove after the Hearing of his Ears

Grace has as great a Tendency to restrain and mortify such Sins, as are contrary to the Spirit that has been spoken of, as it has to mortify Drunkenness or Lasciviousness. Yea the Scripture represents the Change wrought by Gospel Grace, as especially appearing in an Alteration o…

So also the sharpness of its sight or eyes, as Cant. 1. 16. Chap. 4. 1. is fixed on, to represent a quick and discerning Understanding, such as was in Christ from the resting of the Spirit upon him, Isa. 11. 3. He to whom all personal Properties, Attributes, Adjuncts, Acts and O…

If Grace has not cured that Passion, Pride, Causeless Anger, Inveterate Wrath, Intemperance, which mens Constitutions peculiarly incline to, I know not for my part what it has done, nor what a number of outward Dutyes do signifie. The Spirit and Grace of Christ causes the Wolf t…

I would be far from giving Countenance to th[•]sinfull Distempers of any; but yet I doubt not, but that the Infirmities of many are represented by Envy and Hatred of Profession to an undeserved Disadvantage. (3) Whereever there is the seed of Grace and Holiness, there an Entranc…

7. Besides this furniture with habitual grace for the performance of all holy obedience to God, as a man made under the Law, there was a peculiar endowment with the Spirit without and beyond the bounds of all comprehensible measures that he was to receive as the great Prophet of…

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Wherein they further demand whether he were [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉], the Prophet promised by Moses, which he also denies, because that Prophet was no other then the Messiah (John 1:21). To this purpose also is it, that the Spirit of the Lord is promised to rest upon the Mess…

§ 20 Thirdly, they insist on the promises which concern themselves; and these of all others they most mind and urge against their adversaries. Nothing they say is more certain and evident in the Scripture, than that the people of Israel shall be brought into a blessed and prospe…

For the former, they declare that he was to be the Son of God, God and Man in one Person (Psalm 2:7; Psalm 110:1; Isaiah 9:6, 7; Jeremiah 23:5, 6; Zechariah 2:8, 9, 10), and in sundry other places is the same mystery intimated, whereby the Church was farther instructed how God w…

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Where ever that is received or believed, it producs other effects, Titus 2:11, 12. Isaiah 11 6, 7, 8, 9. It teachs men to deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts.

Yes, when that people was divided among themselves, and the true worship of God remained with Judah, and they became the separated people, Ephraim was instantly filled with envy against them. Isaiah 11:13: The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall…