wants, and becomes to us wayfaring men "the lamp to our feet, and the light to our path."
How full of condescension are these words of wisdom—"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land." (Isa. i. 18, 19.) Human reason becomes enlightened and the soul filled with good when God and man reason together, and not apart or separate, for then the light, though shining in his darkness, is nevertheless received and comprehended. The Divine Wisdom, as the very truth, then rules and governs his affections; thence directing all his thoughts and actions, he becomes a willing, an obedient follower of the Divine teaching, and he thus eats "the good of the land."
O my soul! light the little torch of thy understanding at Revelation's flame, and the light of heaven shall guide thy footsteps in the way of peace. By the Wisdom of God all the arrangements both in heaven and earth are made: "O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches." (Ps. civ. 24.) O my soul! chant thy morning and evening song "to Him that by Wisdom made the heavens; for his mercy endureth for ever." (Ps. cxxxvi. 5.) And remember that thou wilt become wise unto salvation, as thou shalt be found to ascribe all things of truth and goodness to the Lord.
