...my hand made, and all these things have been ;' but ' unto this man will I look, even to him that is poor, and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my word.' And if the great preacher of the Gentiles, when planting the infant Church of his converts, avoided...

...with this Beatitude. Isaiah t emphatically announces " to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit and that trembleth at my word." The unquestionable object of obedience to the moral law is the « Luke, ch. xviii, v. 11. f Chapter...

...of the contrite ones";" and again, " to this man will I look, saith the Lord, " even to him that is poor and of a contrite spi"rit, and that trembleth at my word'." Our Saviour has pronounced a peculiar blessing on men of this description ; " Blessed are the poor...

...revive the heart of the contrite ones 4." And again, " To this man will I look, even to him that is poor, and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my word V — And our Saviour declares, " The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to...

...has as yet none of those that will endear him to God. " To this man mill I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my word." Are these the chief ornaments of the temple ? They are not only such as I would never have reckoned...

...a contrite heart! Listen to the declaration of God: " To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at My word." My reader, has your heart been so uncovered as to reveal to you its plague ? Have you so seen and felt...

...is of a contrite and humble spirit " (Isa. Ivii. 15). "To this man will I look, even to him that is poor, and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my word " (Isa. Ixvi. 2). He revealed Himself still further, though prophetically, as "the Redeemer from death;"...

...that ye build Me ? and where is the place of My rest ? To this man will I look, even to him that is poor, and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at My word." And this valley is ever the dwellingplace of such poor and contrite ones. This valley, moreover, is...

...heaven is MY throne, and the earth is MY footstool : but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at MY word. — ISA. Ixvi, I, 2. How sweet are THY words ! — PSA. cxix, 103. JANUARY 3. But will GOD in very...

...says, ' Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool; but to this man will I look, to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my word.' Jesus called a little child unto Him, and set him in the midst of them and said, ' Verily I say unto...