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NOTE.

The reference of No. &c. at the beginning of every Section, as at SECTION XXVII. Part II.,

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is to the situation where the event will be found depicted in the Pictorial Chart.

HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS,

PART FIRST:

OR

MATTHEW, CHAP. I. II. LUKE I. II. III. 23-38.
ARRANGED IN THE ORDER OF TIME;

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Comprehending the space of 31 years; viz. from u.c.748, в c. 6,

to U.C. 779, A.D. 26.

HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS,

PART FIRST.

SECTION I. PART I.

PREFACE(1) OF THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. LUKE.

No. 1, W. of Jerusalem.

LUKE i. 1-4.

1. Forasmuch-as many have-taken- good to-me-also, having-had-perin-hand to-set-forth-in-order (ava- fect-understanding-of all-things Tážaσ0) a-declaration of those from-the-very-first (apnroλoventhings which-are-most-surely-be- κοτι ανωθεν πασιν ακριβως) tolieved (πεπλŋрopopnμɛvwv) among write unto-thee in-order (κα0εğns) 2 us, even-as they-delivered them most-excellent Theophilus, that 4 unto-us, which from the-begin- thou-mightest-know the certainty

ning were eye-witnesses, (2) and (aopaλetav)of-those-things,where3 ministers of the word; it-seemed- in thou-hast-been-instructed.

(1) Diss. i. p.5. Vol. I. On the possession of a Preface, and on the regularity of the Gospels; and p. 132, Vol.I. on the time and order of St. Luke's Gospel.

(2) p. 70, Vol. I. Note on Eye-witnesses.

SECTION II.

THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST IS FORETOLD TO ZACHARIAS.

No. 2, W. of Jerusalem.

LUKE i. 5-23.

5 There was in the days of-Herod, the king of Judea, a-certain priest named Zacharias, of the-course of-Abia and his wife was of the daughters of-Aaron, and her name 6 was Elisabeth. And they-were both righteous before God, walk

ing in all the commandments and ordinances (dikaiμaoi) of-the Lord blameless. And they had no child, 7 because-that Elisabeth was barren, and they-both were now wellstricken in years.

(1) Diss. x. p. 377, Vol. I. For the time when the course of Abia was in office.

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