...which he speaks with the utmost precision of the approach of the Messiah, and of his precursor. — " Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare...delight in : behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts5."— The volume of the Old Testament concludes with a solemn injunction to a steady observance...

...willbringforthmyservant, the Branch. — Zech. iii. 8. vi. 12, 13. Behold, I will send my messenger, &c. And the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to...; Behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts, &c. Then shall the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord. — Mai. iii. 1. 4....

...LORD COMING TO HIS TEMPLE. MALACHI, iii. 1 — 3. The Lord whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple; even the Messenger of the covenant, whom ye...hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming ? and who shall ttand when he appeareth ? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' sope — And...

...il .II • t| v • ! ( • i SERMON XXXIII. » >i .i.».ii : . j. . .. ,... MALACHI, iii. 1, 2. — And the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to...whom ye delight in: Behold He shall come, saith the Lprd of Hosts, i But who may abide the day of his coming ? and who shall stand when he appeareth ?...

...Thus the prophecy of Malachi was fulfilled, " The Lord, whom ye . " seek, shall suddenly come to his temple ; even " the Messenger of the covenant, whom...the Lord of " hosts, but who may abide the day of his " coming ? " 4 At this time, he wrought such miracles that Nicodemus, one of the Sanhedrin, acknowledged...

...flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken itz." Secondly, that of Malachi. " Behold I will send my Messenger, and he shall prepare...in : behold he shall come, saith the Lord of Hosts V The accomplishment of these predictions appears from St. Matthew and St. Mark's histories. ".In those...

...understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. Mai. iii. 1. Behold, I will sefld my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me; and the Lord,...in; behold, he shall come saith the Lord of hosts. John zii. 37—41. But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on hirn...

...messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LOUD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye...the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appearcth? for he is like refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap, Mai. iii. 1 , S. Behold, what manner...

...plain." Malachi, favored with the same prophetic vision, says, in plainer and more express terms, " Behold, I will send my Messenger, and he shall prepare...temple, even the messenger of the Covenant, whom ye delight in." We may farther observe, that, before our blessed Lord's incarnation, that wonderful event,...

...at present is to be found in the 3d chapter of Malachi, and the 1st verse. Here are these words : " Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare...temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in." What is to be observed of this prophecy lies in a very little compass. " Behold, I will...