...him. So that he has all power to bless his people, yea in all things that they put their hands unto. In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.—ISAIAH xxx. 15. THIS Scripture seems to express the real nature of the Christian Sabbath—that...

...to let our requests be made known unto God, so the prophet, in this Lesson, declares to the Jews, " Thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, In...returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength." Wogan has well expounded this chapter: '• Under the character...

...uphold thee with the right-hand of my righteousness." See also Isa. xl. 1 1 ; xli. 17 ; John x. 9. " In returning and rest shall ye be saved ; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength." Here is your duty and your privilege — quiet confidence. " JEHOVAH is your Shepherd — you shall...

...; even like to the sherds of a broken pitcher. XXX. 15. For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy Oneof Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved ;...confidence shall be your strength : and ye would not. Thus saith the Lord ; Did not I tell you, that your safest and surest way was to call back your messengers...

...or to take water withal out of the pit. 15 For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; xln returning and rest shall ye be saved ; in quietness...confidence shall be your strength : * and ye would not. 16 But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses ; therefore shall ye flee : and, We will ride upon...

...in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth or to take water withal out of the pit 15 s clean. 15 II And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came and caved ; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength : ai*d ye would not. 16 But ye" said,...

...to his people Isreal, and which that stiff-necked people refused : " Your strength is to sit still : in returning and rest shall ye be saved ; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength." How much more happy would you be if, instead of crying continually, " Woe is me for my hurt ! my wound...

...sufficient for me, that the Most High declares it to be the way which leads the soul into peace. " For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel...quietness, and in confidence shall be your strength." (Isaiah xxx. 15.) In which heavenly counsel, there is something that commends itself to every heart...

...take fire from the hearth, Or to take water tcUhal out of the pit 1 5 For thus saith the Lord Goo, the plagues in the wilderness. Be strong, and quit...Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as the 16 But ye said, No ; for we will вее upon horses ; Therefore shall ye flee : And, We will ride upon...

...appears to be from the piece before us. The poem is mottoed by the verse from Isaiah's prophecy : " In returning and rest shall ye be saved ; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength." It opens with the time of sunset, and we arc introduced to the scenery around the ancient Abbey of...