Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-05
sUNDAY-sCHooL LESSON,
Sunday, May IL. Isaiah All.


assurance of the success of his work. In
the present lesson we have an invitation
to partake of the benefits procured by
the Saviour, and various arguments to
to enforce this invitation.
% Ho, every one that thirsteth come We to the
waters and he that hath money; We. buy and
eat yea come buy wine and milk without money and
without price. (2 Wherefore do you spend money for
that which not bread? and your labor for that which
satisfeth not? hearken diligently unto me- and eat We
that which good, and let your soul delight selfn
fairness. 81 Incline your ear, and come unto me;
hear, and your soul shall live; and will make an
everlasting covenant with you even the mercies
of David.
EOery one come ye-the combi-
nation here of singular and plural sug
gests how every individual is included
and specified in the invitation extended
to all it is both general and particular.
The universally of the invitation thus
given proves the universally of the pro-
vision made for salvation. That thirst.
ETH. e., feels an urgent need and
vehement desire; this is the only condi-
tion of the offer, and the only Limitation
of salvation is in the nonfulfllment of
this condition. 1t is limited, therefore,
not by Gods disposition to bestow, but
by mans reluctance to accept. WoterS
floods, copius fountains, overlooking
streams. He that hath no money-the
things offered are already paid for, bought
"with the precious blood of Christ, +" they
are therefore within the reach of the
poorest, since no money is required for
their purchase, and the richest do not
possess any greater facilities or have any
better chance of obtaining them, since
they cannot be bought with money.
Buy-make the blessing your own eat
make it still more your own. With
out money and aoithout price-no pay
ment is required, so free is the bestowal.
Wheretore-the invitation to come to
the Saviour is now enforced by an allu-
sion to the unsatisfying nature of other
means by which men seek at great cost
and pains to slake the thirst of their
souls. Bread, is put for food in general.
The idea of this verse is, not that men
refused food nor even that they were un-
willing to buy it; but that they mistook
for it that which was not nourishing.
Eat ye that sohich IS good. etc.-here
we have an argument based upon the
unspeakable advantages to ourselves from
accepting this invitation. Hear and
yoatr soul shall Hce-"the words that |
speak unto you, they are spirit and they
are life" an everlasting cOvenant-
''its continuance to everlasting; the
covenant of grace founded in Gods eter-
nal love, designed for the accomplish
ment of his eternal purpose. The sure
naercies Of David-the solemn promises
made to David of kingdom to be estab-
lished forever on his throne were fulfilled
in Christ, to whom the words of our
text are explicitly applied, and are per-
petually realized through him by all
who accept the gospel.
people, a leader and commander TO the people. (5
Behold thou shalt call nation that thou knowest
and nations that knew not thee shall unto thee
because OF the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One
Israel; for he hath glorfed thee.
For acitness-This office is ascribed
to Christ Jesus Christ is promised fol
the making good of all the other prom
Uses which we are here invited to accept
of, as we can do with absolute confidence
in view of the confirmation he has giver
of their truth. Leader-this title (trans
, lated Prince is specially applied to the
Messiah by Daniel, and corresponding
, titles are applied to Christ in the New
Testament Comma,ader-"Ye call IN,
, Master and Lord and ye say we'll. fol
so am" "The Captain of their sal
> walton" A prince and a Saviour.
+ "King of kings and Lord of lords.
Behold, thou shalt caN-Jehovah, VIII
f in the preceding verse has been speaking
3 about the Messiah, is here represented
9 as speaking to him. Thou shalt call {
nation that thou knoUeSt NOT e, for
n eign people, the Gentiles who wer
= without Christ and aliens from tn
n commonwealth of Israel" The promi
e nent thought in both these verses is tina
:. the Messiah is to be the Saviour of tn
a Gentiles as we'll as of the Jews. .Shal
q ram aaato Mee-indicating the eagernes
r with which they shall attach themselve
1 to him and engage in his service. BE
n cause Of the Lord thy God-because Q
h love and power and grace of God mani
II tested in Christ He hath glortted the
II this phrase is repeatedly used In tn
# New Testament with reference to Christ
d Christ's being glorifed in his resurrec
Il ton and ascension was the great argu
q ment by which multitudes were move
- to run unto him.
, (6' Seek We the Lord while he may be found; ca
- We upon him while he is "a Let the wicke
forsake his way, and the unIghteous man b
thoughts and let him return unto the Lord. and
will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for /
% will abundantly pardon. (8) For my thoughts
~ your thoughts, neither your ways my ways salt
the Lord. (9) For the heavens higher than IL
earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and n
f. thoughts than your thoughts
IL The prophet turns suddenly from tn
Messiah to those whom he had come