Critical Remarks on an Alleged Interpolation in Isaiah 7: 8 [pp. 558-575]

Isaiah 7: 8.
emigrated to Western Virginia and to the western part of
Pennsylvania. In 1795, we conversed with an aged man
above 80, who had been an elder in the church of Fagg's
Manor, in the time of Samuel Blair, of whom he could not
speak without tears; but he seemed to think that the world
was entirely changed, for said he, "I hear no man preach
now as did Samuel Blair." But God remembered and visited
these long desolations. ITnder the faithful and diligent labours of their late pastor, the Rev. Mr. White, who settled
among them when a young man, and continued in active
service, about thirty years, this church was again built uip,
and has for many years held a respectable standing in the
presbytery of Newcastle.
We have occupied so much of our allotted space, in giving
a sketch of the life of Mr. Blair and collateral events, that
we have little room left for any remarks on the "Essay on
Predestination;" but as we wish our readers to peruse the
whole discourse, there will be no use in making any selections. It will be sufficient to observe, that it is characterized
by vigour, clearness, and sound orthodoxy. The person who
reads it with attention and impartiality, will need no other
evidence that the author was a man of powerful mind, and
an uncompromising Calvinist. We were also agreeably disappointed, in finding that there is very little objectionable in
the style; and we see not why it may not now be circulated
with as much advantage, as a century ago, when it was first
published. There are some other things in print from the
pen of Mr. Blair, which we should be pleased to see again.
Every relic of such a man is precious, and should be preserved.
ART. V.-Critical Remarks on an alleged interpolation
in Isaiah 7: 8.
SOME of our readers must have heard Mr. Wolfis graphic
account of the orthodox Professor in Germany, who, after
stating various neological interpretations of a certain
passage, ventured to suggest, with all humility, whether it
might not possibly be understood, as having reference to
Jesus Christ. The same sort of feeling, in a less degree,
exists among ourselves, produced by an exaggerated estimate
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