till Shilo come. 'As a Proof that this Sceptre, the enfign of Govern'ment was departed from Judah at our Saviour's Birth.'

Luke ii. 3. Jofeph and Mary with others, went to be taxed by the Authority of a Heathen Emperor.

Dan. ix. 24. Seventy Weeks are determined upon thy People, and upon thy holy City, to finish the Tranfgreffion, and to make an end of Sins, and to make Reconciliation for Iniquity, and to bring in everlafting Righteousness, and to seal up the Vision of Prophefy, and to anoint the moft Holy.

Ver. 25. Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the Commandment to restore and build Jerufalem, unto the Meffiah the Prince, fhall be seven Weeks; and threescore and two Weeks, the Street shall be built again, and the Wall, even in troublesome Times.

Ver, 26. And after threefcore and two Weeks fhall the Meffiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the People of the Prince that fhall come, fhall destroy the City and the Sanctuary, and the End thereof shall be with a Flood, and unto the End of the War, Defolations are determined.

Hag. ii. 7. The Defire of all Nations fhall come, and I will fill this Houfe (viz. the Temple) with my Glory.

Ver. 9. The Glory of this latter Houfe, fhall be greater than that of the former Houfe.

The only Glory it had above the former, but was in other Respects inferior to it (Ezra 3. 12.) this fixes the coming of Chrift while the Temple was ftanding.

6. The Country and Town where Chrift should be born.

Mic. v. 2. Thou Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thoufands of Judah, yet out of thee fhall he come forth unto me, that is to be Ruler in Ifrael.-Fulfilled.

Matt. ii. 1. Jefus was born in Bethlehem. Luke 24. 6. 7.

John vii. 42. Chrift cometh of the Seed of David, and out of the Town of Bethlehem where David was.

7. Of his Forerunner John Baptift. Ifa. xl. 3. The Voice of him that crieth in the Wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord.

Mal. iii. 1. I will fend my Meffenger, and he fhall prepare my Way

before me.

iv. 5. I will fend you Elijah the Prophet.-Fulfilled.

Matt. iii. 1. In those Days came John the Baptift, preaching in th Wilderness of Judea, faying, repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is a Hand. Luke 1. 17.

Matt. xi. 14. This is Elias which was to come.

xvii. 12. Elias is come already. Mar. 9. 13.

8. His purging the Temple. Pf. Ixix. 9. The Zeal of thine House hat

eaten me up.

Matt. xxi. 12. Jefus caft out all them that fold and bought in th Temple. Mark 11. 15.-Luke 19. 45.—John 2. 13.

9. His working Miracles. Ifa. xxxv. 5. The Eyes of the Blind shall opened, the Ears of the Deaf shall be unstopped.

Ver. 6. The Lame fhall leap as an Hart, and the Tongue of the Dur fhall fing.-Fulfilled.

Matt. xv. 29. Great Multitudes came unto him, having with th

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those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and he healed them. See new Teftament Miracles.

10. That the Spirit of the Lord fhould be upon him. Ifa. xi. 2. The Spirit of the Lord fhall reft upon him, the Spirit of Wisdom and Underftanding, &c. Ver. 3.

Ixi. i. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach.

Pf. xlv. 7. God hath anointed thee with the Oyl of Gladness, above thy Fellows.-Fulfilled.

Matt. iii. 16. He faw the Spirit of God descending like a Dove, and lighting upon him, John i. 33.

John iii. 34. God giveth not the Spirit by Measure unto him.

Acts iv. 27. Jefus whom thou haft anointed. Ch. 10. 38.

11. That he jhould be a Prophet. Deut. xviii. 15. The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet, unto him shall ye hearken. Ver. 18. Heb. i. 1. God who spake unto the Fathers by the Prophets, hath in these last Days spoken to us by his Son Chrift. Heb. 2. 3. See Chrift's Predictions concerning his Death, &c.

12. That he should preach or teach. Pf. xl. 9. I have preached Righteoufness in the great Congregation.

Isa. lxi. 1. He hath anointed me to preach good Tidings unto the Meek. See Ifa. 11, 2, 3, 4.—2. 3. Mic. 4. 2.

Matt. iv. 23. Jefus went about preaching the Gospel. Ch.9. 34. Mar. 1. 14. Luke 8. 1.

Matt. xi. 27. Neither knoweth any Man the Father, fave the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. Ch. 17. 26.

John vii. 14. Now about the midst of the Feaft, Jesus went up into the Temple and taught.

Ver. 26. My Doctrine is not mine, but his that fent me. Ch. 8. 28. xii. 49. I have not spoken of myself, the Father which sent me gave me Commandment what I should fay. Ch. 14. 10. 24.-For the Nature of his preaching. See his Sermon. Matt, 5th, 6th, 7th. Chapters. 13. That he should not feek the applaule of Men. Ifa. xlii. 2. He shall not cry nor lift up, nor cause his Voice to be heard in the Streets. John v. 41. I receive not Honour from Men.

When he wrought Miracles, he often said,

Matt. viii. 4. See thou tell no Man. Ch. 9. 30. 16. 20. Mar. 7. 24. Mark v. 43. See that no Man know it. Ch. 9. 30.

14. That he should be a Sufferer, Ifa. lii. 14. His Visage was more marred than any Man.

liii. 3. A Man of Sorrows, and acquainted with Grief.

Heb. iv. 15. Was touched with the feeling of our Infirmities.
The Infirmities were.

Matt. iv. 1. He was tempted of the Devil.

Ver. 2. He fafted and hungred. Ch. 21, 18.

John ix. 28. He thirfted. Ch. 4. 10.

iv. 6. He was weary,

Matt. viii. 24. He flept. Ch. 11.

Mar. iii. 5. He was grieved.

xii. 27. His Soul was troubled.

Matt. xxvi. 37. He was forrowful.

Luke xxii. 24. In an Agony he prayed.

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Matt. viii. 20. He had not where to lay his Head.

15. That he should be despised of Men. Ifa. xlix. 7. Thus faith the Lord to him whom Man defpifeth, whom the Nation abhorreth.

liii. 2. He hath no Form nor Comeliness, nor Beauty that we should defire him.

Ifa. liii. 3. He was despised and rejected of Men, and we efteemed him not.

Pf xxii. 6. I'am defpifed of the People. 18. 22.

John i. 11. He came to his own, and his own received him not. Luke xix. 14. They fay we will not have this Man to reign over us. Matt. xxvii. 23. The People faid let him be crucified. Ver. 25. His Blood be upon us, and our Children. Ver. 25. Luke xxiii. 18. Man.

John xviii. 40.

They cried out all at once, faying, away with this

Release unto us, not this Man, but Barabbas. Ch. 19. 15. Acts 3. 14.

16. That he should be hated. Luke xix. 14. His Citizens hated him. John vii. 7. The World hateth me.

xv. 18. It hated me before it hated you.

Matt x. 22. Ye fhall be hated for my Name's Sake. Ch. 24. 9. Mar, 13. 13. Luke 21. 17.

17. That be should be reproached. Pf. xxii. 6. I am a Reproach of Men. 18. The Reproaches caft upon him were, Matt. xiii. 55. Is not this the Carpenter's Son.

Ver. 57. And they were offended in him.

Mar. vi. 3. Is not this the Carpenter, the Son of Mary.

John i. 46. Can any good Thing come out of Nazareth.

vii. 52. Out of Galilee arifeth no Prophet.

Luke vii. 39. If this Man were a Prophet, he would have known who and what manner of Woman this is. that toucheth him, for she is a Sinner.

John ix. 24. This Man is a Sinner.

Luke xv. 2. He receiveth Sinners, and eateth with them.

Matt xi. 19. He is a Man Gluttonous, and a Wine-bibber, a Friend

of Publicans, and Sinners. Luke 7. 34.

xxvii. 63. A Deceiver. John 7. 12. He deceiveth the People. John ix. 16. This Man is not of God.

Matt. ix. 3. This Man blafphemeth.

xxvi. 65. Ye have heard his Blafphemy. John 10. 33.

John x. 20. He hath a Devil, and is mad, why hear ye him?

viii. 48. Thou art a Samaritan, and haft a Devil. Ver. 52.

Matt. xii. 24. This Fellow doth not caft out Devils, but by Beelze

bub the Prince of Devils. Ch. 9. 20.

Luke xvi. 14. They derided him. Ch. 23. 35.

Matt. xxvii. 29. They mocked him. Ch. 31. Mar. 15. 20. Luke 22. 63.-23.11.

John v. 16. They call him a Sabbath-breaker.

Heb. xii. 3. He endured fuch Contradiction of Sinners against himfelf.

19. That he foould be perfecuted. Ifa. liii. 4. We did efteem him ftricken, fmitten of God and afflicted.

P. xix. 26. They perfecute him whom thou haft fmitten, they fpeak to the Grief of thofe whom thou haft wounded. Pf. 7. 1.

John

John v. 16. The Jews did perfecute Jefus, and fought to slay him, because he had done thefe Things on the Sabbath Day.

Ver. 18. They fought the more to kill him, because he said that God was his Father.

xv. 20. If they have perfecuted me, they will perfecute you also. Ver. 24. 25.

20. That Jews and Gentiles fhould join against him. Pf. ii. 1. Why do the Heathen rage, and the People imagine a vain Thing. Kings of the Earth do fet themselves, and the Rulers take Counfel together against the Lord, and against his anointed. Acts 4 25.

Matt. xii. 14. The Pharifees held a Counsel together, how they might deftroy him. Mar. 3. 16. John 11. 53.

Luke xxiii. 12. Pilate and Herod were made Friends together.

Acts iv. 27. Against thy holy Child Jefus whom thou haft anointed, both Herod and Fontius Pilate with the Gentiles and People of Ifrael were gathered together, for to do whatsoever thy Hand and thy Coun fel determined before to be done.

21. Should be Sold for Money. Zech. xi. 12. They weighed for my Price thirty Pieces of Silver, a goodly Price that I was prised at of them.

Amos 2. 6.

Matt. xxvi. 15. They covenanted with Judas for thirty Pieces of Silver, and from that time he fought Opportunity to betray him. Ver. 47. to 50.

22. The ufe they apply the Money to, foretold. Zech. xi. 13. I took thę thirty Pieces of Silver, and caft them to the Potter in the Houfe of the Lord.

Matt. xxvii. 7. They bought with them the Potter's Field, to bury Strangers in.

Ver. 8. Wherefore that Field is called the Field of Blood unto this Day. Acts 1. 16. 19:

23. Prophefies concerning the Perfon who should betray Chrift. John vi. 64. Jefus knew from the Beginning who should betray him.-Fulfilled. Ver. 70. He laid have not I chofen you twelve, and one of you is a Devil.

Ver. 71. He fpake this of Judas, for he it was that should betray him.

Matt. xxvi. 21. One of you fhall betray me.

Ver. 23. He that dippeth his Hand with me in the Dish, shall betray me.

Luke xxii. 21 The Hand of him that betrayeth me is on the Table with me.

John xiii. 18. He that eateth Bread with me hath lift up his Heel against me.--Fulfilled.

Matt. xxvi. 14. Then one of the Twelve called Judas Iscariot went into the chief Priests.

Ver. 15. And faid unto them, what will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you, and they covenanted with him for thirty Pieces of

Silver.

Ver. 16. And from that time he fought an Opportunity to betray him. Matth. xxvi. 47. Judas, one of the Twelve came, and with him a great Multitude.

Ver. 48. He gave them a Sign, saying, whomsoever I shall kifs, the

fame is he.

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Matt. xxvi. 49. And forthwith he came to Jefus, and said, hail, Mafter, and kissed him.

Pf. cix. 7. When he fhall be judged, let him be condemned.

Ver. 8. Let his Days be few, and let another take his Office. Acts

1. 20.

24. Thus exprefed by Chrift. Matt. xxvi. 24. Wo unto that Man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed, it had been good for that Man if he had not been born.-Fulfilled.

Matt. xxvii. 4. Judas faid, I have finned in that I have betrayed innocent Blood.

Ver. 5. And he went and hanged himself.

Acts i. 25. That he might go to his own Place.

25. That Chrift fhould be forfaken. Zech. xiii. 7. Awake, O Sword, againft my Shepherd, and against the Man that is my Fellow, faith the Lord of Hofts, fmite the Shepherd, and the Sheep fhall be scattered. The fame thus expreffed by Christ.

Matt. xxvi. 31. All ye fhall be offended because of me this Night. Mar. 14. 27. John 16. 32.-Fulfilled.

Ver. 56. They all forfook him and fled.

26. Peter's denying him. Matt xxvi. 34. Peter thou shalt deny me. Ver. 70. Peter deny'd.

Ver. 72. He denied again with an Oath.

Ver. 74. He denied, and began to curfe and to fwear.

27. Beaten and Spit on. Pf. xxii. 16. The Affembly of the Wicked have inclofed me.

Ifa. 1. 3. I gave my Back to the Smiters, and my Cheeks to them that plucked off the Hair, I hid not my Face from Shame and Spitting. Fulfilled. Matt. 26. 67.

Mic. v. 1. They fhall fmite the Judge of Ifrael, with a Rod upon the Cheek.-Fulfilled. Matt. 27. 30.

28. Chrift's own account of this. Matt. xvi. 21. From that time forth Jefus began to fhew unto his Ditciples, how that he must go unto Jerufalem and fuffer many Things, of the Elders and chief Priefts and Scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third Day. 17. 12. 22. 23. Mar. 8. 31.-9. 12. 31.-10. 33. 25.-18. 31. 32.

See Ch.

Luke 9. 22.-17.

Matt. xx. 18. Behold we go up unto Jerufalem, (Luke 13. 33. For it cannot be that a Prophet perith out of Jerufalem) and the Son of Man shall be betrayed unto the Chief Priefts, and unto the Scribes, and they shall condemn him to Death, and fhall deliver him unto the Gentiles, to mock. Mar 10. 34. To fpit upon and to scourge, and to crucify him, and the third Day he fhall rife again.

29. What kind of Death be fhould die. Pf. xxii. 16. They pierced my Hands and Feet.

Zech. xii. 10. They fhall look on him whom they have pierced.

John iii. 15. As Mofes lifted up the Serpent in the Wilderness, fo muft the Son of Man be lifted up.

Matt. xxvi. 2. After two Days is the Paffover, and the Son of Man is betrayed to be crucified.

Ver. 45. The Hour is come, that the Son of Man fhould be glorified. 30. Chrifi's Silence. Ifa. liii. 7. He was oppreffed, and he was affitted, yet he opened not his Mouth, he was brought as a Lamb to

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