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CHAP. VII. Of Mans Salvation, and Redemption, how it came, and by what means. (Book 7)

From God only and no otherwise.

NOne can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransome for him: For the redemption of their soul is Pretious, &c. That he should live for ever, Psal. 49. 7, 8.

Will the Lord be pleased with Thousands of Rams, or with Ten thou∣sand rivers of Oil? shall I give my first-born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul, &c. Micha. 6. 7.

Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver or gold, &c. 1 Pet. 1. 18.

He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessour, therefore his arm brought salvation to him, &c. And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, &c. Isa. 59. 16, 20.

The year of my redeemed is come: And I looked, and there was none to help, therefore mine own arm brought salvation to me, &c. Isa. 63. 4, 5.

Then thou spakest in a vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one who is mighty: I have exalted one chosen amongst the people, &c. Psal. 89. 19.

Thus saith the Lord, behold I lay in Zion for a foundation, a stone, a try∣ed stone, a precious corner-stone, a sure foundation, &c. Isa. 28. 16.

The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, &c. Isa. 40. 5. Luk. 3. 4, 5, 6.

Behold, my servant whom I uphold, mine elect in whom my soul delighteth I have put my spirit upon him, he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles, &c. I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, &c. And give thee for a co∣venant of the people: for a light of the Gentiles, to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners, &c. Isa. 42. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7.

I will bring neer my righteousness, it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry, and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel, Isa. 46. 13.

It is a light thing, that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and restore the reserved of Israel, I will also give thee for a light unto the Gentiles, that thou maist be my salvation to the ends of the earth, &c. That thou maist say to the prisoners, go forth, &c. Isa. 49. 6, 9. Act. 13. 46, 47.

To whom is the Arm of the Lord revealed? For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground, &c. Isa. 53. 1, 2.

The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good-tidings to the meek, he hath sent me to bind up the broken-heart∣ed, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them who are bound, to proclaim the acceptable year, &c. To comfort them who mourn, &c. Isa. 61. 1, 2, 3.

Saith the Lord, I will raise unto David a righteous branch, &c. In his days shall Judah be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely, and this his name, whereby he shall be called, the Lord our righteousness, &c. Jer. 23. 5, 6.

Behold, I will bring forth my servant the branch, Zechar. 3. 8.

Behold, I will send my messenger, &c. And the Lord whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple: even the messenger of the covenant whom ye de∣light in: Behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts, Mal. 3. 1.

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his peo∣ple; and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us, in the house of his ser∣vant David; as he spake by the mouth of the holy prophets, &c. That we should be saved from our enemies, &c. To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant, &c. To give knowledg of salvati∣on unto his people by the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring (or, sun-rising, bravith) from on high visited us to give light, &c. Luk. 1. 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 77, 78, 79.

Mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared before all peo∣ple, a light to the Gentiles, &c. Luk. 2. 30, 31.

God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whoso∣ever believed should not perish, &c. That the world through him might be sa∣ved, John 3. 16, 17.

If thou hadst known the gift of God, and who it is, who saith unto thee, &c. John 4. 10.

I came from heaven to do the will of him who sent me: And this is the fa∣thers will who sent me, that of all he hath given me, I should lose nothing, &c. That every one who seeth the son, and believeth on him, may have ever∣lasting life, John 6. 38, 39, 40.

Him being delivered by the determinate counsel, and foreknowledg of God, ye have taken, &c. Act. 2. 23.

Against the holy child Jesus whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, &c. Were gathered together: for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done, Acts 4. 27, 28.

Him hath God exalted with his right hand, a Prince and a Saviour, Act. 5. 31.

God commended his love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us, &c. The grace of God, and the gift by grace, &c. Rom. 5. 8, 15, 16.

What the law could not do, &c. God sending his own son, &c. Rom. 8. 3.

All things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus, 2 Cor. 5. 18.

Jesus who gave himself, &c. According to the will of God and our father, Gal. 1. 4.

God sent forth his son made of a woman, made under the law to redeem them who are under the law, &c. Gal. 4. 4, 5.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, &c. Who hath blessed us, &c. in Christ, and chosen us, adopted us, &c. Ephes. 1. 3, 4, 5, &c. 1 Pet. 1. 3, 4.

God who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us, &c. That in ages to come, he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace, in kindness towards us through Jesus Christ: for by grace are ye saved, Ephes. 2. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. chap. 3. 9, 10. Titus 3. 4, 5, 6.

What is man that thou art mindful of him, or the son of man that thou vi∣sitest him, Heb. 2. 6. Psal. 8. 4.

In this was manifest the love of God towards us, because that God sent his only begotten son into the world, that we might live through him; herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us; and sent his son to be the propitiation for our sins, &c. And we have seen, and do testifie, that the father sent the son, the saviour, &c. 1 John 4. 9, 10, 14.

And this is the record, that God hath given us eternal life, and this life is in his son, 1 John 5. 11.

God willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise, the immu∣tability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath, that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lye, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us, Heb. 6. 17, 18.

Who is he, in and by whom this salvation is conveyed and wrought. John 1. 17.

It is Jesus Christ.

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel, Gen. 3. 15.

The Lord said unto Abram, &c. And in thee shall all families in the earth be blessed, Gen. 12. 3.

Abraham shall, &c. And all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him, Gen. 18. 18.

The Lord said to Isaac, &c. In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, Gen. 26. 4.

The Lord said to Jacob, &c. and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed, Gen. 28. 14.

The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a Lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloe come, and unto him shall the gathering of the nations be, binding his foal unto the vine, and his Asses colt, &c. Gen. 49. 10.

I know my redeemer lives, &c. Job. 19. 25.

Sacrifice and offering thou didest not desire, &c. Then said I lo I come, &c. Psal. 40. 6, 7, 8. Heb. 10. 5, 6, 7.

The stone which the builders refused, is become the head of the corner, Psal. 118. 22. Act. 4. 10, 11, 12.

The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was, &c. Then I was by him, one brought up, and I was dayly his delight, rejoycing always before him, rejoicing in the habitable parts of his earth, and my delight with the sons of men, Prov. 8. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31.

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light: They who dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined, &c. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, &c. Isa. 9. 2, 3, 6. Matt. 4. 15, 16.

There shall be a root of Jesse, who shall stand for an ensign of the people, to it shall the Gentiles, &c. Isa. 11. 1, 2, 10.

O Zion, who bringeth good tidings, &c. Behold, the Lord shall come, &c. His arm shall rule for him: his reward is with him, he shall feed his flock like, &c. Isa. 40. 10.

Behold, my servant whom I uphold, &c. He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles, he shall not cry nor lift up, &c. I will give thee for a Covenant to the people, for a light to the Gentiles, to open the blind eyes, to bring out the Prisoners, Isa. 49. 1, 2, 6, 7. Act. 13. 47.

The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season, &c. I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks, &c. Isa. 50. 4, 6. Matt. 26. 67.

The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings, &c. To bind up the broken heart, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison unto them who are bound, &c. Isa. 61. 1, 2, 3, &c. Luk. 4. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21.

Who is this who cometh from Edom, with dyed garments, &c. Mighty to save, why art thou red in apparel, and thy garment like him who treadeth, &c. Isa. 63. 1, 2, 3.

I will raise unto David a righteous branch, &c. And in his days, Judah shall be saved, &c. He shall be called the Lord our righteousness, Jer. 23. 5, 6. Joh. 1. 45.

I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come, &c. Hagga. 2. 7.

Behold the man whose name is the Branch, and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord, &c. Zech. 6. 12, 13.

Behold, thy king cometh, he is just, and having salvation, lowly, and ride∣ing upon an Ass, and upon a Colt the fole of an Ass, &c. Zech. 9. 9. Matt. 21. 5, 7, 8.

That which is conceived in her, is of the holy Ghost, and she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins, Matt. 1. 21.

The spirit of God, like a dove lighted upon Jesus, and loe a voice from hea∣ven, saying, this is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased, Matt. 3. 16, 17.

John said unto him, art thou he who should come, or do we look for ano∣ther? Jesus said, &c. Shew John, &c. The blind receive their sight, &c. And blessed is he who shall not be offended in me, &c. For this is he of whom it is written, &c. Come unto me all that labour, &c. Matt. 11. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 28, 29.

The voice out of the cloud, said, This is my beloved son, in whom, &c. I am well pleased, hear ye him, Matt. 17. 5.

And the Angel said, &c. I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people: For unto you is born this day in the City of David, a saviour, who is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign to you, you shall find the babe wrapped in swadling clothes, lying in a manger, &c. Glory to God in the high∣est, and on earth peace, good-will towards men, &c. Symeon, to whom it was revealed by the holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord Christ, took up the child Jesus into his arms, and blessed God, and said, &c. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, &c. Luke 2. 10, 11, 12, 14, 25, 26, 28, 30.

They who are whole need not a Physician, &c. I came not to call the righ∣teous but sinners to repentance, Luke 5. 31, 32.

Jesus said unto Zacheus, this day is salvation come to this house, &c. For the son of man is come to seek, and to save that which was lost, Luke 19. 8, 9, 10.

John seeing Jesus coming unto him, said, behold, the Lamb of God who taketh away (or, beareth) the sins of the world, &c. We have found the Mes∣sias, which is (being interpreted) the Christ: and he brought him to Jesus, &c. Phillip said to Nathaniel, we have found him, whom Moses in the Law and the Prophets did write, Jesus, &c. John 1. 29, 30, 41, 42, 45.

As Moses lifted up the Serpent, &c. Even so must the son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believed in him should not perish, but have everlasting life, &c. That the world through him should be saved, John 3. 14, 15, 17. Num. 21. 8, 9.

I know that Messias cometh which is called Christ, when he cometh he will tell us all things. Jesus said unto her, I who speak unto thee, am he, John 4. 25, 26.

The works that I do bear witness of me, that the father sent me, &c. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life, John 5. 36, 40.

Labour, &c. for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the son of man shall give you: for him hath God the father sealed, &c. The bread of God, is he who cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world, &c. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life, he who cometh to me, shall never hunger, &c. I am the living bread which came down from heaven, if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever, &c. John 6. 27, 33, 35, 51.

When ye have lift up the son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, &c. John 8. 28.

Jesus said, doest thou believe on the son of God? he said, &c. who is this Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, thou hast both

seen him, and it is he who talketh with thee, John 9. 35, 36, 37.

I am the door (said Jesus) by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, &c. I am come, that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good sheepherd, &c. I give them eternal life, John 10. 9, 10, 11, 15, 28.

I came not to judge, &c. but to save the world, John 12. 47.

I have glorified thee on earth, I have finished the work thou gavest me to do, John 17. 4.

These things are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is that Christ the son of God, and that believing, ye might have life through his name, John 20. 31.

Jesus Christ, &c. Whom ye crucified, whom God raised, &c. This is the stone which was set at nought, &c. Neither is their salvation in any other: For there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved, &c. Against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, Act. 4. 10, 11, 12, 27.

Jesus whom ye slew, &c. Him hath God exalted, &c. to be a Prince and a saviour, to give repentance unto Israel, and forgiveness of sins, Act. 5. 30, 31.

Through this man, is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins, Act. 13. 38.

We believe, that through the grace of our Lord Jesus, we shall be saved, Act. 15. 11.

Jesus Christ whom God hath set forth (or, fore-ordained) to be a propitia∣tion through faith in his blood, Rom. 3. 24, 25.

Who was delivered for our offences, and raised again for our justification, Rom. 4. 25.

When we were yet without strength, in the set time Christ dyed for the ungodly, &c. While we were yet sinners, Christ dyed for us, &c. If when we were enemies, we were reconciled unto God by the death of his son, &c. our Lord Jesus by whom we have now received the atonement, Rom. 5. 6, 8, 10, 11.

Who shall deliver me from this body of death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord, Rom. 7. 24, 25.

For other foundation can no man lay, than that is laid which is Jesus Christ, 1 Cor. 3. 11.

They were all baptized into Moses, &c. did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they did all drink of the same spiritual Rock which followed (or, went with) them, and that Rock was Christ, 1 Cor. 10. 4.

All the promises of God into him are, yea, and in him are Amen unto the glory of God, 2 Cor. 1. 20.

God who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, &c. God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, 2 Cor. 5. 18, 19.

Jesus Christ who gave himself for our sins, Gal. 1. 3, 4.

In him we are blessed, chosen, adopted, accepted, have remission of sins, all things, Ephes. 1. 3, 4, &c.

The son of God who loved me, and gave himself for me, Gal. 2. 20.

Jesus himself being the chief corner-stone, in whom all the building, &c. Ephes. 2. 20, 21.

Christ is the head of the Church, and the saviour of the body, Ephes. 5. 23.

We look for the saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, Phil. 3. 20.

It pleased the father, that in him all fulness should dwell, &c. By him to re∣concile all things to himself, &c. Christ in (or, among) you the hope of glo∣ry, Col. 1. 19, 20, 27.

Your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life shall, &c. Col. 3. 3, 4.

His son Jesus who delivered us from the wrath to come, 1 Thes. 1. 10.

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, That Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief, 1 Tim. 1. 15.

One mediatour between God and man, the man Christ Jesus, who gave him∣self a ransome for all, to be testified in due time, 1 Tim. 2. 5, 6.

Is now made manifest by the appearing of our saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light, 2 Tim. 1. 10.

Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all ini∣quity, and purifie unto himself a peculiar people, &c. Titus 2. 14. Ephes. 5. 2.

His son, &c. When he had by himself purged our sins, sate down, &c. Heb. 1. 3.

Christ, &c. He became the author of eternal salvation unto all them, &c. Heb. 5. 5, 9.

Christ now once in the end of the world hath he appeared, to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself, &c. Unto them who look for him, he shall appear the second time, without sin unto salvation, Heb. 9. 24, 26, 28.

We are sanctified through the offering of the body of Christ once for all, &c. By one offering, he hath perfected for ever them who are sanctified, &c. Heb. 10. 10, 14.

Who hath begotten us again to a lively hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, &c. The Prophets, &c. who prophesied of the grace, &c. Search∣ing what, &c. The spirit of Christ which was in them, did signifie before hand, the sufferings of Christ, and the glory which should follow, &c. Ye were not redeemed with silver and gold, &c. But with the precious blood of Christ, &c. Who verily was fore-ordained, before the foundation of the world, &c. 1 Pet. 1. 3, 10, 11, 18, 19, 20.

Our Lord Jesus Christ, &c. 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.

Jesus Christ, &c. He is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world, &c. Who is a lyer, but he who de∣nyeth that Jesus is the Christ? 1 John 2. 2, 22.

For this purpose the son of God was manifest, that he might destroy the works of the Devil, 1 John 3. 8.

God sent his only begotten son into the world, that we might live through him, &c. We, &c. testify that the father sent the son the saviour of the world, 1 John 4. 9, 14.

God hath given us eternal life, and this life is in his son, 1 John 5. 11, 12.

Unto him who hath loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, Rev. 1. 5. Col. 1. 14.

They fell down before the lamb, &c. Saying thou art worthy, &c. For thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation: and hast made us unto God, &c. Rev. 5. 8, 9, 10.

The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world, &c. Rev. 13. 8.

I Jesus, have sent mine Angel to testify unto you these things, &c. I am the root and the off-spring of David, and the bright and morning-star, Rev. 22. 16.

See pardon and reconciliation, by Christ only, Chap. 9.

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.