The humiliation of the Sonne of God by his becomming the Son of man, by taking the forme of a servant, and by his sufferings under Pontius Pilat, &c. Or The eighth book of commentaries vpon the Apostles Creed: continued by Thomas Jackson Dr. in Divinitie, chaplaine to his Majestie in ordinarie, and president of Corpus Christi Colledge in Oxford. Divided into foure sections.

A TABLE OF THE PRINCIPALL Arguments of the severall Se∣ctions and Chapters contained in this BOOKE.

SECTION. I. OF the Humiliation of the Son of God, and the end why he did so humble himselfe in the generall. Page 3.

• 1. Chap. In what sense the Son of God is said to have humbled himselfe. 3
• 2. That the dignity from which the Son of God had de∣scended, and unto which the Son of man was to bee exalted, were testified by many signes and documents during the time of his humiliation. 9
• 3. Whether our sins could have been remitted without the humiliation of the Son of God, is a point not de∣terminable by men: That the maner of the remitting our sins by his humiliation, was the most admirable way, which Wisdome, Justice, or Mercy could require. 17
• 4. From what beginning the Divell is said by S. Iohn to sin. Whether sin consist in meere privation, or have

• a positive entity, or a cause truly efficient, not deficient onely. 29
• 5. Of the first sin of Angels and man, and wherein it did especially consist. 41

SECTION. II. OF the more speciall qualifications, and underta∣kings of the Son of God for dissolving the workes which the Devill had wrought in our first Parents, and in our nature, and for cancelling the bond of mankindes servitude unto Satan. 51

• 6. Chap. Of the peculiar qualifications of the Son of God for dissolving the first actuall sinne of our first Parents, and the reliques of it, whether in them, or in us their sinfull posterity. ib.
• 7. Of Legall servants, and of the analogie betwixt their Civill estate, and the estate of wicked men. 63
• 8. The Son of God was properly a servant to his Father, yet not by birth as he was the sonne of his handmaid, but by voluntary undergoing this hard condition for the redemption of man. 69
• 9. Gods servant Iob the most illustrious Type of the Son of God, as hee was invested with the forme of a ser∣vant. 81
• 10. How the Sonne of God did conquer Satan at those weapons, wherewith hee had conquered our first Pa∣rents. 89
• 11. A parallel between Iobs second temptation, and the Son of Gods sufferings in our flesh before the houre of

• his Agony or his Crosse. 97
• 12. Of Christs full satisfaction for the sinnes of men, and whether to this satisfaction the suffering of Hel paines were necessarily required: And of the Circumstances of his Agony. 111
• 13. The bloody sacrifice of the Son of God, was all suffi∣cient to make full satisfaction for the sins of the world, without his suffering of any supernaturall or un∣knowen paines. 138
• 14. That our Saviour in his Agony (at least) did suffer paines more then naturall, though not the paines of Hell or Hellish paines: That the suffering of such paines was not required for making satisfaction for our sins, but for his Conquest over Satan. 152
• 15. Christs suffering of the unknowen paines, or of pains greater then ever any of his Martyrs or others in this life have suffered, requisite for his qualification, as he was to become the high Priest of our soules. 163

SECTION. III. OF the harmonicall parallel between the predicti∣ons or types of the old Testament, and the Evan∣gelicall relations, concerning our Saviours trium∣phant comming unto Ierusalem, and of his enter∣tainment there, untill the institution of his Supper. 172

• 16. Chap. Of the King of Sions comming to Jerusalem, and how the maner of his comming was for circum∣stance of time, prefigured by the Law or rite of the Paschall Lambe; and for other circumstances, expres∣ly foretold by the Prophet Zachary. ib.
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• 17. A Comment or Paraphrase upon the first eight ver∣ses of the ninth of Zachary: And of the connexion be∣twixt them and the ninth verse, in which the maner of our Saviours comming to Jerusalem was most expres∣ly foretold. 179
• 18. The fulfilling of Zachariah his Prophecy, Cap. 9. ver. 9. recorded by all the Evangelists; but most fully and most punctually by S. Matthew. 196
• 19. Of the meaning or importance of [Hosanna to the Son of David.] 213
• 20. At what time and upon what occasions the 118. Psalme was composed; And at what solemne Feast especially used. 219
• 21. That the Messias was to be proclaimed King of Sion at some one or other of their great and solemn Feasts, was a prenotion or received opinion amongst the Jews. 234
• 22▪ That the honour done to our Saviour at his comming to Jerusalem, did (though not in the distinct appre∣hension of the multitude or of his Disciples) conclu∣dently declare him to be the Son of God, or the God of their Fathers. 245

SECTION. IV. THe Evangelicall relations of the indignities done unto our Saviour by sinfull men, and of his patience in suffering them, respectively prefigured and fore∣told by the Prophets and other sacred Writers: Or a Comment upon the Evangelicall History, from the institution of his Supper unto his death and buriall. 256

• 23. Chap. Of the betraying of our Saviour, of his appre∣hension, and dismission of his Disciples: And how they were foretold or prefigured in the old Testament. ib.
• 24. Of the predictions or prefigurations of our Saviours sufferings after his apprehension in the high Priests hall, &c. 270
• 25. The unjust proceedings of the high Priest and El∣ders against the Son of God, were punctually foretold by the Prophets. 284
• 26. The false accusations made by the Priests, and Elders against the Son of God, when they brought him be∣fore Pilat, foretold by our Saviour himselfe and by the Prophets. 292
• 27. Of such repentance as Iudas found: of his casting downe the thirty pieces of silver in the Temple: and of the difficulties or varietie of opinions, by which of the Prophets it was foretold. 301
• 28. The cleare resolution of the third difficulty propo∣sed: of the fearefull end of Iudas, and how it was both forepictured, and foretold. 317
• 29. Of the Harmony betwixt the Evangelists narrations or historie [from the time our Saviour was sentenced to death, untill his expiration upon the Crosse:] and the Mosaicall prefigurations or Prophecies concerning his death and sufferings. 327
• 30. That the Son of God should be offered up in bloody sacrifice, was condudently prefigured by the intended death of Isaac. 349
• 31. That the Son of God should be offered upon a tree

• or crosse, was prefigured by Moses his erection of the brazen Serpent in the wildernesse. 355
• 32. That the Son of God should suffer without the gates of Jerusalem, prefigured by the sacrifice of the atone∣ment. 364
• 33. At what houre of the day our Saviour was crucified, at what houre taken downe from the Crosse, and of the mysteries ensuing his death. 370

FINIS.