ISBN: 9780217768672

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either pa… Plus…

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. Books Religion~~General Tracts-on-the-Church-and-the-Prayer-Book~~Frederick-William-Faber General Books LLC Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: present is the ground from which we are to view them. The past filling us with thoughts of joy, not unmixed with sadder and more penitential feelings; and the future being matter of faith, and hope, and prayer, and a loud call to a stricter and more obedient life. The Church, in the lessons which she has selected from Isaiah, puts before us the weight of prophecy which rests upon the Gentile Church; and of which, lying as it does so plentifully up and down the Bible, these two chapters are, so to speak, rich specimens, like the grapes of Eshcol, proofs sent on beforehand, of plenty and abundance yet to be fulfilled. Something therefore may be said of these prophecies, as they concern the Church, and as we ourselves, being Churchmen, are practically concerned therein. It must be obvious to any one reading the prophecies about the Gentile Church with common devoutness, and who has too much reverence and too much lowly-mindedness to put them aside after the summary fashion in which many do, on the score of allegory, eastern figures, or poetical expression, it must be obvious either that they are yet unfulfilled,except in part, or that the sins of the Church and the littleness of her faith have so interfered with and disfigured the fulfilment that we are not able to recognise it: not able, by comparing the present state of the Church with the lines and pictures of prophecy, to ascertain whereabouts the Church is, to what point she has arrived on that path of mingled suffering and glory which is allotted her in prophecy. Whichever view we take, it renders the past history of the Church Catholic, and her prospects for the future, a subject of lively and indeed of fearful interest. Looking at her present condition, either as regards the restoration of the Jews, or the conversion of th...<

ISBN: 0217768679

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ISBN: 0217768679