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greater than those of Moses. ' I will put 

 words in thy mouth,' God said to Moses ; and 

 our Saviour says, f I have not spoken of my- 

 self; but the Father which sent me,, he gave 

 me a commandment what I should say, and what 

 I should speak. 3 



" There is another circumstance to which 

 I would call your attention. There are in- 

 stances of kings, both Pagan and Jewish, who 

 were described, long before their birth, by 

 those holy men, whom the Lord inspired ; 

 but we do not find that any prophet was 

 ever foretold by an antecedent prophet ; this 

 pre-eminence was peculiar to the promised 

 Deliverer. 



" Several prophecies in the Old Testament 

 plainly ascribe the destruction of the Jewish 

 church and nation to their rejection of the 

 Messiah. The words in Deuteronomy xviii. 19 

 are remarkably strong. * Whosoever will not 

 hearken unto my words, which he shall speak 

 in my name, I will require it of him.' Daniel 

 expressly assigns this as the cause of the de- 

 struction of their city and temple; and Ze- 

 chariah describes the future repentance and 

 mourning of the whole nation for their sin of 

 1 piercing' or crucifying Christ, as preparatory 

 to their general restoration. 



''And," added my uncle as he finished, " Let 

 us hope that the time is fast approaching, when 



