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after many temporal blessings,
says: "Who is wise, and he shall understand these things?" etc.) "And the
visions of all the prophets are become unto you as a sealed book, which men
deliver to one that is learned, and who can read; and he saith, I cannot
read it, for it is sealed. And when the book is delivered to them that are
not learned, they say, I am not learned.

"Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people with their lips do honour
me, but have removed their heart far from me,"--there is the reason and the
cause of it; for if they adored God in their hearts, they would understand
the prophecies,--"and their fear towards me is taught by the precept of man.
Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people,
even a marvellous work and a wonder; for the wisdom of their wise men shall
perish, and their understanding shall be hid."

Prophecies. Proofs of Divinity.--Is. 41: "Shew the things that are to come
hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: we will incline our heart unto
your words. Teach us the things that have been at the beginning, and declare
us things for to come.

"By this we shall know that ye are gods. Yea, do good or do evil, if you
can. Let us then behold it and reason together. Behold, ye are of nothing,
and only an abomination, etc. Who," (among contemporary writers), "hath
declared from the beginning that we may know of the things done from the
beginning and origin? that we may say, You are righteous. There is none that
teacheth us, yea, there is none that declareth the future."