NOTE. The reference of No. &c. at the beginning of every Section, as at SECTION XXVII. Part II., 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. B 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. B2 |