Graphautarkeia, or, The Scriptures sufficiency practically demonstrated wherein whatsoever is contain'd in Scripture, respecting doctrine, worship or manners is reduced to its proper head, weighty cases resolved, truths confirmed, difficult texts illustrated and explained by others more plain.

The excellency of this Saviour, and his fulness and dignity.

In his person and authority.

Yet have I set my king (or, anointed) upon my holy hill of Sion, &c. The Lord hath said, thou my son, this day have I begotten thee, &c. I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, &c. Thou shalt break them with a rod of Iron, &c. Psal. 2. 6, 7, 8, 9.

Thou art fairer than the children of men, grace is poured into thy lips, &c. Gird thy sword upon thy Thigh, O Mighty, with thy glory, and thy majesty, and in thy majesty ride, &c. Thine arrows sharp in the hearts of the kings ene∣mies, whereby the people shall fall under thee. Thy throne, O God, for ever and ever: The scepter of thy kingdom a right scepter, &c. God thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness, above thy fellows, &c. The king, &c. He is thy Lord, and worship thou him, Psal. 45. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11.

Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive, thou hast re∣ceived gifts, Psal. 68. 18. Ephes. 4. 8.

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth, They, &c. shall bow before him: and his enemies shall lick the dust, &c. All kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him, &c. His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued, as long as the sun (or, shall be as a son, to continue his fathers name for ever:) &c. And all nations shall call him blessed, Psal. 72. 8, 9, 11, 17, 18.

I will set his hand also in the sea: and his right hand in the rivers, &c. Also I will make him first-born: higher than the kings of the earth, &c. His Throne as the days of heaven, &c. As the sun before me, Psal. 89. 25, 27, 29, 36.

The Lord said unto my Lord, sit thou at my right hand: until I make thine enemies thy footstool, &c. Rule thou in the middest of thine enemies, Psal. 100. 1, 2.

The stone which the builders refused, is become the head of the corner, Psal. 118. 22. Act. 4. 11, 12. Matt. 21. 42.

Wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things which may be desired, are not to be compared unto it, &c. Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I under∣standing, I strength, by me kings reign, and princes decree justice. By me

princes rule, and nobles, yea, all the judges of the earth, &c. Riches and ho∣nour are with me, yea, durable riches, and righteousness. My fruit better than gold, &c. I may cause those who love me to inherit substance: and I will fill their treasures, &c. The Lord possessed me in the beginning, &c. When he ap∣pointed the foundation of the earth, then was I by him, &c. His delight, who∣so findeth me, findeth life, &c. Prov. 8. 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 29, 30, 35.

Thy name is as ointment poured out, &c. Cant. 1. 3.

The beauty of his person described by the parts thereof, and said in the close to be altogether lovely, Cant. 5. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. Rev. 1. 13. 14, 15.

A virgin shall, &c. bear a son, and shall call his name Emanuel, God with us, &c. Isa. 7. 14. Matt. 1. 23.

Unto us a child is born, &c. His name shall be called wonderful Counseller, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace: of the increase of his government and peace, no end, upon the Throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, Isa. 9. 6, 7.

There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, &c. And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spi∣rit of counsel and might, &c. Isa. 11. 1, 2.

And the key of the house of David, will I lay upon his shoulder: So he shall open and none shall shut, and he shall shut and none shall open, Isa. 22. 22. Rev. 3. 7.

I lay in Zion, &c. a stone, a tryed stone, a precious corner-stone, a sure foun∣dation, Isa. 28. 16.

Him whom man despiseth, &c. Kings shall see and arise, Princes also shall worship, &c. Isa. 49. 7.

Behold, my servant shall prosper (or, deal prudently) he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high, &c. The kings shall shut their mouths at him, Isa. 52. 13, 15.

Behold, I have given him, &c. A leader and a commander to the people, Isa. 55. 4.

I will overturn, overturn, &c. until he come whose right it is: and I will give it him, Ezek. 21. 27.

I will raise up for them a plant of renown, &c. Ezek. 34. 29.

And my servant David, their Prince for ever, Ezek. 37. 25.

From the going forth of the commandement, &c. unto the Messiah the prince, &c. Dan. 9. 25.

They shall smite the judg of Israel with a rod upon his cheek, &c. Beth-le∣hem ephratah, &c. Out of thee shall come forth unto me to be ruler in Israel: whose goings forth have been from of old (or, the days of eternity) Micah 5. 1, 2.

The desire of all nations shall come, Haggai 2. 7.

He shall bear the glory; and shall sit and rule upon his throne, &c. Zech. 6. 13.

Rejoice greatly, &c. behold, thy king cometh unto thee, &c. Zech. 9. 9.

Awake, O Sword, &c. against the man my fellow, Zech. 13. 7.

And the Lord shall be king over all the earth, &c. Zech. 14. 9.

Who may abide the day of his coming? And who may stand when he ap∣peareth? For he is like a refiners fire, &c. Malachi 3. 1, 2, 3.

Mary, &c. was found with child of the holy Ghost, &c. That which is con∣ceived in her, is of the holy Ghost, Matt. 1. 18, 20. Luk. 1. 35.

He taught as one having authority, and not as the scribes, Matt. 7. 29. Luk. 4. 32.

The Devil cryed out saying, &c. Jesus thou son of God, &c. Matt. 8. 29.

Jesus knowing their thoughts, &c. That ye may know that the son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, Matt. 9. 4, 6.

All things are delivered unto me of my father, and no man knoweth the son but the father: Neither knoweth any man the father but the son, and he to whom, &c. Matt. 11. 27. John 10. 15.

Behold, a greater than Jonas is here, &c. A greater than Solomon is here, Matt. 12. 41, 42.

The woman of Canaan came and worshipped him, and said Lord help me, Matt. 15. 25.

Why callest thou me good? there is none good, but one God, Matt. 19. 17.

The mother of Zebedees children, with her sons came to him, and worship∣ed, Matt. 20. 20.

When Christ was riding, &c. the multitude cryed Hosanna to the son of David, blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest, Matt. 21. 9.

Jesus said, all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth, &c. Matt. 28. 18.

The unclean spirit said, I know thee who thou art, the holy one of God, &c. With authority commanded he even the unclean spirits, and they obey him, &c. He cast out many Devils, and suffered not the Devils to speak, because they knew him (or, to say that they knew him,) Mark 1. 24, 27, 34. ch. 5. 7.

Christ said to the man sick of the palsie, son, thy sins are forgiven thee, &c. Who can forgive sins but God only? &c. The son of man hath power, &c. To forgive sins, Mark. 2. 5, 6, 7, 9, 10.

Jesus, he shall be great, and shall be called the son of the highest, and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David, and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end, &c. The holy thing which shall be born of thee, shall be called the son of God, Luk. 1. 31, 32, 33, 35.

At twelve years old, he sate in the middest of the Doctors, in the Temple, both hearing them, and asking them questions. And all who heard him, were astonished at his understanding and answers, Luke 2. 46, 47. John 7. 46.

In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God, &c. All things were made by him, and without him was not any thing made which was made, &c. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, &c. And the word was made flesh and dwelled amongst us, and

we beheld his glory, as the glory of the only begotten son of the father, full of grace and truth, &c. Is preferred before me, for he was before me, John 1. 3, 10, 14, 15. ch. 3. 16.

Jesus, &c. knew all men, and needed not that any man should testify of man: For he knew what was in man, John 2. 24, 25. Luk. 9. 47.

No man hath ascended up to heaven, but he who came down from heaven, even the son of man who is in heaven, &c. He who cometh from above, is a∣bove all, &c. The father loved the son, and hath given all things into his hands, John 3. 13, 31, 34, 35.

Whatsoever things the father doeth, those also doeth the son likewise, &c. for as the father raiseth up the dead and quickeneth them, even so the son quickeneth whom he will, &c. He hath committed all judgment to the son: That all men should honour the son, even as they honour the father, &c. As the father hath life in himself, so hath he given the son to have life in himself: And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because, &c. John 5. 19, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27.

I came down from heaven, &c. If ye see the son of man ascend up where he was before, &c. Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him, &c. We believe, and are sure, that thou art that Christ the son of the living God, John 6. 38, 51, 62, 64, 69.

Jesus said, I am the light of the world, &c. Jesus said unto them, verily, ve∣rily, I say unto you, before Abram was I am, John 8. 12, 58. ch. 9. 5.

Jesus knowing that the father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God, &c. Ye call me Master, and Lord, and ye say well, for so I am, John 13. 3, 13.

Philip said unto him, Lord, shew us the father, and Jesus said, &c. He who hath seen me hath seen the father, &c. Believe me that I am in the father, and the father in me, &c. The Prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me, John 14. 8, 9, 11, 30.

When the spirit of truth comes, &c. He shall glorify me, for he shall receive of mine and shall shew it unto you. All things which the father hath are mine, therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, &c. We are sure that thou camest forth from God, &c. John. 16. 13, 14, 15, 28, 30.

O Father, glorify thou me, &c. with the glory which I had with thee be∣fore the world was, John 17. 5.

When Jesus said I am he, those who came to take him, went backward and fell to the ground, John 18. 5, 6.

Thomas said unto Jesus, my Lord and my God, John 20. 28. chap. 21. 12.

Jesus, &c. a man approved of God, &c. He hath made the same Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ, Act. 2. 22, 36.

But ye denyed the holy one, and killed the prince of life, &c. Act. 3. 14, 15. ch. 7. 52.

Against the holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, &c. Act. 4. 27, 30.

Jesus Christ, he is Lord of all, &c. God anointed Jesus, &c. with the holy Ghost and power, Act. 10. 36, 38. 2 Cor. 4. 5.

Feed the Church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood, Act. 20. 28.

Concerning his son Jesus Christ our Lord, &c. And declared to be the son of God, with power according to the spirit of holiness, &c. Rom. 1. 3, 4.

Christ who is over all, God blessed for ever, Amen, Rom. 9. 5.

Christ both dyed, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living, Rom. 14. 9.

There is one Lord Jesus, by whom are all things, and we by him, 1 Cor. 8. 6.

When he shall have put down all rule, and all authority and power, for he must reign till he hath put all enemies under his feet, 1 Cor. 15. 24, 25.

He hath made him, &c. who knew no sin, &c. 2 Cor. 5. 21. Heb. 4. 15.

He raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the hea∣venly places, far above all principalities and powers, might and dominion, and every name which is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come; and hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the Church, &c. Who filleth all in all, Ephes. 1. 20, 21, 22, 23.

The unsearchable riches of Christ, &c. God who created all things by Jesus Christ, &c. Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, Ephes. 3. 8, 9, 15.

He descended first into the lower parts of the earth: He who descended is the same who ascended up far above all heavens, Ephes. 4. 9, 10.

Jesus, who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God, &c. God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in hea∣ven, and things in earth, and things under the earth: and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, &c. Phil. 2. 5, 6, 9, 10, 11.

Jesus Christ: who shall, &c. according to the working, whereby he is able even to subdue all things to himself, Phil. 3. 21.

Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature. For by him were all things created that are in heaven, and which are in the earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or pow∣ers, all things were created by him and for him, and he is before all things, and by him all things consist, and he is the head, &c. That in (or, amongst) all things he might have the preeminency: for it pleased the father, that in him all fulness, &c. Col. 1. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. 2 Cor. 4. 4.

Christ, for in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily, &c. The head of all principalities, and powers, &c. Having spoiled principalities, &c. Col. 2. 9, 10, 15.

God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen of Angels, &c. received up, &c. 1 Tim. 3. 16.

Jesus Christ, who in his times, he shall shew who is the blessed and only po∣tentate, the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords: who only hath immortality dwelling in the light, which no man can approach unto, which no man hath seen, &c. To whom honour, &c. 1 Tim. 6. 14, 15, 16.

The doctrine of God our Saviour, &c. Titus 2. 10. chap. 3. 4.

His son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds, who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sate down on the right hand of the majesty on high, being made so much better than the Angels, &c. As he hath a more excellent name, &c. Unto which of the Angels said he at any time, thou art my son, &c. He saith, and let all the Angels of God worship him, &c. Thy God, O God, hath anointed thee, Heb. 1. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, &c. chap. 8. 1. ch. 10. 12. ch. 12. 2. Col. 3. 1.

We see Jesus, &c. crowned with glory and honour, &c. Heb. 2. 9.

Having neither beginning of days, nor end of life: but made like unto the son of God, &c. Such a high priest became us, holy, &c. And made higher than the heavens, Heb. 7. 3, 26.

Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever, Heb. 13. 8.

Our Glorious Lord Jesus Christ (or, our Lord Jesus Christ of Glory) &c. That worthy name by which we are called, James 2. 1, 7.

The precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without spot or blemish, 1 Pet. 1. 19. 1 John 2. 1.

A living stone, &c. chosen of God and precious, &c. Who did no sin, 1 Pet. 2. 4, 22.

Jesus Christ; who is gon into heaven, and is on the right hand of God, An∣gels, and authorities, and powers, being made subject unto him, 1 Pet. 3. 22.

The power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, were eye-witnesses of his Majesty: for he received from God the Father, honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory: This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased, 2 Pet. 1. 16, 17. 1 Pet. 1. 21.

Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, to him be glory both now and for ever, 2 Pet. 3. 18. Jude vers. 25.

In him is no sin, &c. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us, 1 John 3. 5, 16. 1 Pet. 3. 18.

His son Jesus Christ, This is the true God and eternal life, 1 John 5. 20.

Jesus Christ, &c. The Prince of the kings of the earth, &c. To him be glory, and dominion for ever and ever, Amen. I am Alpha and Ome∣ga, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty, &c. I am the first and the last, I am he who liveth and was dead, and behold I am alive for evermore, Amen, and have the keys of hell and death, Rev. 1. 5, 6, 8, 17, 18.

I am he who searcheth the reins and hearts, Rev. 2. 23.

Those things, saith he, who hath the seven spirits of God, &c. Who is holy &c. Who hath the key of David, he who openeth and no man shutteth, &c. Rev. 3. 1, 7.

Worthy is the lamb which was slain to receive power, and riches, and wis∣dom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing, &c. Blessing, honour, and glory, and power, be unto him who sitteth upon the Throne, and unto

the Lamb for ever, &c. The elders fell down and worshipped him who liveth for ever, Rev. 5. 12, 13, 14.

And the kings of the earth, and the great men, &c. Said to the mountains, &c. Hide us from the face of him who sitteth upon the throne, and from the wrath of the lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come, and who shall be able to stand, Rev. 6. 15, 16, 17.

The Lamb shall overcome them, for he is the Lord of Lords, and King of Kings, Rev. 17. 14. ch. 19. 16.

See more of the one God, Father, Son and Spirit, or the Trinity, Chap. 3.

In his Nature.

He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, smoaking (or, daily burning) flax shall he not quench, Isa. 42. 2, 3. Matt. 12. 18, 19, 20.

I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them who plucked off hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting, Isa. 50. 6. Matt. 26. 67.

He was oppressed, &c. He opened not his mouth, he is brought as a Lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth, &c. He had done no violence, neither was guile found in his mouth, Isa. 53. 7, 9. Mal. 2. 6.

Thy king cometh unto thee, he is just, &c. lowly and riding upon an Ass, &c. Zech. 9. 9.

The son of righteousness shall arise with healing in his wings, Mal. 4. 2.

Jesus sate at meat, &c. Many publicans and sinners came, &c. The Pharisees said, why eat your Master with Publicans and sinners, &c. Jesus said unto them, they who are whole need not a Physician, but they who are sick; but go and learn what that meant, I will have mercy and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance, &c. When he saw the multi∣tude, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted (or, were tired) and were scattered abroad as sheep having no sheepherd, &c. He healed their sick, &c. Would not send them away fasting, &c. Matt. 9. 10, 11, 12, 13, 36. chap. 14. 14. ch. 15. 30, 32.

Learn of me, for I am meek and lowly of heart, Matt. 11. 29.

When Peter was sinking, and cryed out Lord save me, and immediately Je∣sus stretched forth his hand and caught him, and said unto him, &c. wherefore didest, &c. Matt. 14. 30, 31.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou who killest the prophets, &c. how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not, Matt. 23. 37.

Christ excused his Disciples when they slept, &c. He said the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak, Matt. 26. 41.

When he came neer the City he wept over it, saying, if thou hadest known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong to thy peace, &c. Luk. 19. 41, 42.

And the word was made flesh, &c. full of grace and truth, John 1. 14.

When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, &c. He groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, &c. Jesus wept, then said the Jews, behold how he loved him, John 11. 33, 35, 36.

Let not your hearts be troubled, ye believe in God, &c. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you, &c. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid, John 14. 1, 27.

When Mary sought Jesus, weeping, he appeared to her to comfort her, &c. He shewed himself also to his Disciples, his hands and feet, and the second time to Thomas, when he would not believe the report of the rest, John 20. 11, 14, 15, 16, 19, 25, 27.

Christ gives charge three times to Peter, that, if he loved him, he should feed his lambs and his sheep, John 21. 15, 16, 17.

Ye denied the holy and just one, Act. 3. 14.

I obtained mercy, for this cause, that in me first, Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern to them who should hereafter believe on him, 1 Tim. 1. 16.

In that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them who are tempted, Heb. 2. 18. chap. 4. 15.

Who is holy, harmless, undefiled, &c. Heb. 7. 26.

Christ, as of a Lamb, without spot and blemish, 1 Pet. 1. 19.

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us, &c. 1 John 3. 16.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock, if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him and sup with him, and he with me, Rev. 3. 20.