THE REV. J. J. LIAS, M.A., ON THE UNITY OF ISAIAH. 79 



Covenant in favour of one which would be written in the 

 hearts of God's people ; the description of the entry of the 

 Gentile world into that New Covenant; the picture of the 

 Servant of the Lord, Who should be " despised and rejected 

 of men," and yet exalted above them all ; — that all these 

 are fulfilled in the history of Christ and His Church, and in 

 no one and nothing else. And so the Christian Church con- 

 tinues to spread, in fair weather and in foul, and the world, in 

 spite of all (I raw! >acks, does become more and more conformed 

 to the teaching of Jesus Christ. His '-sound has gone out into 

 all lands, and His words unto the ends of the world." The 

 days are drawing nearer when " the wolf shall dwell with the 

 lamb, and the leopard lie down with the kid, and a little child 

 shall lead them." 



Yes, in spite of this terrific war, in which the last trace of 

 Christ's morality has disappeared from the country which for 

 years has been dishonouring the Scriptures, we may still venture 

 to say this. Europe, which for many hundreds of years had 

 been an armed camp, has, as a whole, had peace for a century. 

 And when this terrible outbreak of the hosts of anti-Christ has 

 been brought to an end, it may well have peace for a century 

 more. 



Our criticism is truly scientific. We find our belief in 

 Scripture supported by a comparison with facts. He Whom 

 we preach and in Whom we have believed is truly the Lord 

 from heaven and the King of all the earth. Therefore, we 

 cannot be among those who teach others to look down on the 

 sacred Volume and belittle its contents. From the beginning 

 of the world to the last days, — from the Fall of man to this 

 present hour, — it witnesses to the Lord Whom we worship. 

 We therefore cannot treat it like any other book. We must 

 recognize it as one which from one end to the other testifies 

 authoritatively to the work and to the coining of the Judge 

 and Saviour of the world. 



Was there ever a prophecy which, when it was uttered, 

 seemed less likely to be fulfilled than this : — 



" Arise, shine ; for thy light hath come, 

 And the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. 

 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, 

 And gross darkness the people : 

 But the Lord shall arise upon thee, 

 And His glory shall be seen upon thee. 

 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, 

 And kings to the brightness of thy rising " % 



