And again, the prophet says, “Behold, I have appointed Thee as a light to the nations, that
Thou mightest be for salvation even to the ends of the earth, saith the Lord God that re-
deemeth thee.”215 And again, the prophet saith, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because
He hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the humble: He hath sent me to heal the
broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind;
to announce the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of recompense; to comfort all that
mourn.”216
215 Isa. xlix. 6. The text of Cod. Sin., and of the other mss., is here in great confusion: we have followed that
given by Hefele.
216 Isa. lxi. 1, 2.
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