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.

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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.

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Jackson, Thomas, 1579-1640.

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London :: Printed by M. Flesher for John Clark, and are to be sold at his shop under S. Peters Church in Cornhill,

M DC XXXV. [1635]

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Contents

• title page
• 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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• Errata.
• THE HVMILIATION OF THE SONNE OF GOD: OR The eighth Booke of Commenta∣ries upon the Apostles CREED.
  • SECTION I. Of the Humiliation of the Sonne of God, and the end why he did so humble him∣selfe in the generall.
    • CHAP. I. In what sense the Sonne of God is said to have humbled himselfe.
    • CHAP. 2. That the dignity from which the Sonne of God had de∣scended, and unto which the Sonne of man was to be exalted, were testifyed by many signs and documents during the time of his humiliation.
    • CHAP. III. Whether our sinnes could have beene remitted without the humiliation of the Sonne of God, is a point not determinable by men: That the manner of the re∣mitting our sinnes by his humiliation, was the most admirable way, which Wisdome, Iustice, or Mercy could require.
    • CHAP. IV. From what beginning the Divell is said by S. John to sinne. Whether sinne consist in meere privati∣on, or have a positive entity, or a cause truely ef∣ficient, not deficient onely.
    • CHAP. V. Of the first sinne of Angels and man, and wherein it did especially consist.
  • SECTION 2. Of the more speciall qualifications, and undertakings of the Sonne of God for dissolving the works which the Devill had wrought in our first Parents, and in our nature, and for cancelling the bond of mankindes servitude unto Sa∣tan.
    • CHAP. VI. Of the peculiar qualifications of the Sonne 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.
    • CHAP. VII. Of Legall servants, and of the analogie betwixt their Civill estate, and the estate of wicked men.
    • CHAP. VIII. The Sonne of God was properly a servant to his Fa∣ther, yet not by birth as hee was the sonne of his handmaid, but by voluntary undergoing this hard condition for the redemption of man.
    • CHAP. IX. Gods servant Job the most illustrious Type of the Sonne of God, as hee was invested with the forme of a servant.
    • CHAP. X. How the Sonne of God did conquer Satan at those weapons, wherewith hee had conquered our first Parents.
    • CHAP. XI. A parallel between Jobs second temptation, and the Sonne of Gods sufferings in our flesh before the houre of his Agony or his Crosse.
    • CHAP. XII. Of Christs full satisfaction for the sinnes of men, and whether to this satisfaction the suffering of Hell paines were necessarily required: And of the Circumstances of his Agony.
    • CHAP. XIII. The bloody Sacrifice of the Sonne of God, was all sufficient to make full satisfaction for the sinnes of the world, without his suffering of any supernatu∣rall or unknowen paines.
    • CHAP. XIV. That our Saviour in his Agony (at least) did suffer paines more than naturall, though not the paines of Hell or Hellish paines: That the suffering of such paines was not required for making satisfaction for our sinnes, but for his Conquest over Satan.
    • CHAP. XV. Christs suffering of the unknowen paines, or of paines greater than ever any of his Martyrs or others in this life have suffered, requisite for his qualifi∣cation, as hee was to become the high Priest of our soules.
  • SECTION 3. Of the harmonicall parallel betweene the predictions or types of the old Testa∣ment, and the Evangelicall relations, concerning our Saviours triumphant comming unto Ierusalem, and of his entertainment there, untill the instituti∣on of his Supper.
    • CHAP. XVI. Of the King of Sions comming to Ierusalem, and how the maner of his comming was for circum∣stance of time, prefigured by the Law or rite of the Paschall Lamb; and for other circumstances, ex∣presly foretold by the Prophet Zachary.
    • CHAP. XVII. A Comment or Paraphrase upon the first eight ver∣ses of the ninth of Zachary: And of the connexion betwixt them and the ninth verse, in which the manner of our Saviours comming to Ierusalem was most expresly foretold.
    • CHAP. XVIII. The fulfilling of Zachariah his Prophecy, Cap. 9. ver. 9. recorded by all the Evangelists; but most fully and most punctually by S. Matthew.
    • CHAP. XIX. Of the meaning or importance of [Hosanna to the Sonne of David.]
    • CHAP. XX. At what time and upon what occasions the 118. Psalme was composed; And at what solemne Feast especially used.
    • CHAP. XXI. That the Messias was to bee proclaimed King of Sion at some one or other of their great and solemne Feasts, was a prenotion or received opinion amongst the Iews.
    • CHAP. XXII. That the honour done to our Saviour at his comming to Ierusalem, did (though not in the distinct appre∣hension of the multitude or of his Disciples) con∣cludently declare him to be the Sonne of God, or the God of their Fathers.
  • SECTION 4. The Evangelicall relations of the indigni∣ties 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 E∣vangelicall History, from the institution of his Supper unto his death and buriall.
    • CHAP. XXIII. Of the betraying of our Saviour, of his apprehension, and dismission of his Disciples: And how they were foretold or prefigured in the old Testament.
    • CHAP. XXIIII. Of the predictions or prefigurations of our Saviours sufferings after his apprehension in the High Priests hall, &c.
    • CHAP. XXV. The unjust proceedings of the high Priest and Elders against the Sonne of God, were punctually fore∣told by the Prophets.
    • CHAP. XXVI. The false accusations made by the Priests, and El∣ders against the Sonne of God, when they brought him before Pilat, foretold by our Saviour him∣self and by the Prophets.
    • CHAP. XXVII. Of such repentance as Judas 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.
    • CHAP. XXVIII. The cleare resolution of the third difficulty proposed: of the fearfull end of Judas, and how it was both forepictured, and foretold.
    • CHAP. XXIX. Of the Harmony betwixt the Evangelists narrations or historie [from the time our Saviour was senten∣ced to death, untill his expiration upon the Crosse:] and the Mosaicall prefigurations or Prophecies concerning his death and sufferings.
    • CHAP. XXX. That the Sonne of God should be offered up in bloody sacrifice, was concludently prefigured by the intended death of Isaac.
    • CHAP. XXXI. That the Sonne of God should be offered upon a tree or crosse, was prefigured by Moses his erection of the brazen Serpent in the wildernesse.
    • CHAP. XXXII. That the Sonne of God should suffer without the gates of Ierusalem, prefigured by the sacrifice of the Atone∣ment.
    • CHAP. XXXIII. At what houre of the day our Saviour was crucified, at what houre taken down from the crosse, and of the mysteries ensuing his death.
  • The Conclusion of this Treatise.
• A CATALOGVE OF the severall Treatises heretofore published by the Author.