Christ the Enlightener and Saviour of man. 45 hath sanctified and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said I am the Son of God? If I do not the works of My Father, believe Me not; but if I do, though ye will not believe Me, believe the works, and know that the Father is in Me, and I in Him. Likewise in the Gospel according to Matthew, And ye shall call His Name Emmanuel, which Mat. 1, is being interpreted, God with us. 7. That Christ our God should come, as the Enlightener and Saviour of the human race. 23. not V. 3_6. not V. 6-8. not V. In Isaiah, Be strengthened, ye weak hands, and be con- Is. 35, firmed, ye feeble knees; ye who are of a fearful heart, be not afraid; our God will recompense judgment, He will come and save us. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall hear. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall be opened; for in the wilderness do waters break out, and a stream in the thirsty land. Likewise in the same place, Not an Elder', Is. 63,9. nor an Angel, but the Lord Himself shall deliver them, be- not V. cause He shall love them, and spare them, and Himself shall redeem them. Likewise in the same place; I the Lord God Is. 42, have called Thee in righteousness, that I may hold Thine hand, and I will keep Thee; and I gave Thee for a covenant of My people, for a light of the Gentiles, to open the eyes of the blind, to bring out the prisoners from bonds, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house. I am the Lord God; that is My Name: My glory will I not give to another, nor My praises to graven images. Likewise in the twentyfourth Psalm, Shew me Thy ways, O Lord, and teach me Thy Ps. 24, paths, and lead me unto Thy truth, and teach me; for Thou [25]4.5. art the God of my salvation. Whence in the Gospel according to John the Lord saith; I am the Light of the world; he John 8, that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have 12. not the light of life. Likewise in that according to Matthew, The Angel Gabriel said unto Joseph, Joseph, thou son of David, Mat. 1, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which 20. 21. shall be born from 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. Likewise in that according to Luke, And Zacharias was filled with the Holy Luke 1, not V. V. not V. 67-69. Elder, senior ;-legatus, Tertull. in Mar. iv. 22. #gioßus, Sept. the Vulgate omits it. not V. 46 Christ not only God but man TREAT. Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of III. Israel, for He hath provided redemption unto His people, and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of Luke 2, His servant David. Likewise in the same place, the Angel 10. 11. said unto the shepherds, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you tidings, that unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Jesus Christ. not V. Ps. 2, 7. 8. V. not V. 8. That Christ, having from the beginning been Son of God, was yet to be begotten anew according to the flesh. In the second Psalm; The Lord hath said unto Me, Thou art My Son, this day have I begotten Thee. Ask of Me, and I shall give Thee the heathen for Thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for Thy possession. Likewise in Luke 1, the Gospel according to Luke; And it came to pass, that 41-43. when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and she was filled with the Holy Ghost, and she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of My Lord should Gal.4,4.come to me? Likewise Paul to the Galatians, But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son, born of 1John 4, a woman. Likewise in the Epistle of John, Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: and he that denieth that He is come in the flesh, is not of God, but is of the spirit of antichrist. not V. 2. 3. not V. Is. 7, not V. 9. That this should be the sign of Christ's nativity, that He should be born of a Virgin, both man and God, Son of man and of God. In Isaiah, The Lord spake again unto Ahaz, saying, Ask 10-15. thee a sign of the Lord thy God, in the height above, or in the depth beneath; and Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord my God. And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; it is not unto you a small contending with men,since God supplies a combut; therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign, Behold, a Virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and ye shall call His Name Emmanuel. Butter and honey shall He eat; before that He know to choose the evil, He shall exchange the good. This seed God had foremonly agrees with Cyprian," Fell. ixλíra Sept. eligere Vulg. choose Eng. Tr. Exchange, commutabit. So also Irenæus, (Hær. iii. 21. §. 4.) "who com That He might be a Mediator. 47 not V. told should come forth of the woman, which should bruise the Devil's head; in Genesis, Then God said unto the serpent, Gen. 3, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed from every kind 14. 15. of beasts of the earth. On thy breast and belly shalt thou creep, and earth shall be thy food, all the days of thy life; and I will put enmity between thee, and the woman and his seed: He shall regard thy head, and thou shalt regard His heel. 10. That Christ is man and God, consisting of either nature, that He might be able to be mediator between us and the Father. He 9. not V. not V. V. In Jeremiah, And He is man, and who shall know Him? Jer. 17, Likewise in Numbers, There shall come a star out of Jacob, Numb. and a Man shall arise out of Israel. Likewise in the same 24, 17. place, A Man shall come forth of His seed, and shall rule Numb. many nations: and His kingdom shall be exalted over Agag, 24, 7— and His kingdom shall be increased, and God brought Him 9. not V. out of Egypt; His glory is as of the unicorn, and He shall eat up the nations His enemies, and shall take away the marrow of their fatness, and pierce the enemy with His arrows. couched, He lay down as a lion, and as a young lion; who shall stir Him up? They who bless Thee are blessed, and they who curse Thee are cursed. Likewise in Isaiah, The Is. 61, Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, wherefore He hath anointed 1. 2. not Me, He hath sent Me to preach good tidings unto the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and sight to the blind, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of recompence. Wherefore in the Gospel, Gabriel unto Mary; And the Angel answered and Luke 1, said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore that Holy Thing which shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God. Likewise in the former Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians, The first man is of the dust of the earth, the 1 Cor. second Man is from heaven. As is the earthy man, such are 49. not they also that are earthy; and as is the heavenly, such also V. are the heavenly; as we have borne the image of the earthy, we must also bear the image of the heavenly. ħ Who shall know him? quis cognoscet eum. So Tertull. (adv. Jud. 14.) and Jerome, (in loc.) who however denies it re- V. 15, 47 TREAT. 7, 5. 17, 3. Is. 11, 1-3. not V. 11. That Christ was to be born of the seed of David, according to the flesh. 2 Sam. In the second Book of Kings, And the word of the Lord 12-16. came to Nathan, saying, Go and tell My servant David, 1 Chron. thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build Me an house 11-14. to dwell in, but it shall come to pass, when thy days not V. be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels; and I will establish His Kingdom; He shall build Me an house for My Name, and I will stablish His throne for ever; and I will be His Father, and He shall be My Son, and His House shall obtain assurance', and His Kingdom for evermore in My sight. Likewise in Isaiah, And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots; and the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of piety, and the Spirit of the fear of the Lord shall fill Him. Likewise in the hundred and Ps. 131, thirty-first Psalm; God hath sworn in truth unto David [132] 11. not himself, and He will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy belly will I set upon thy throne. Likewise in the Gospel Luke 1, according to Luke, And the Angel said unto her, Fear not, not V. Mary; for thou hast found favour with God; behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a Son, and shall call His Name 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. Likewise in the Revelation; And I saw in the right hand of God who sate on the throne, a book written within and on the back-side, sealed with seven seals: and I saw a strong Angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to receive the book, and to open the seals thereof? And no man in heaven nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look therein. And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open the book, or to look upon it. And one of the Elders said unto me, V. 30-33. Rev. 5, 1-5. not V. i His house shall obtain assurance, fidem settle him, Engl. Transl. consequetur, πιστώσω αὐτὸν Sept. I will Christ came in a humble state. 49 Weep not: behold the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 12. That Christ was to be born in Bethlehem. In Micah, And thou, Bethlehem, house of Ephrata, art not Micah 5, little, that thou shouldest stand among the thousands of 2.not V. Judah; out of thee shall He come forth unto Me, that is to be Ruler in Israel, whose goings forth have been from old from everlasting. Likewise in the Gospel: Now when Jesus Mat.2,1. was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the east, and are come to worship Him. 2. not V. not V. 13. That Christ was to come in low estate on His first Advent. In Isaiah, Lord, who hath believed our report, and to whom Is. 53, is the arm of the Lord revealed? We have preached before. 1-7. Him as children, as a root in a dry ground. He hath no form nor comeliness, we saw Him, and He had no form nor beauty: but His form was without honour, and failing beyond the rest of men. He was a man under plague, and knowing to bear weakness; for His face was turned away, He was dishonoured and not accounted. He bears our sins, and suffers sorrow for us; and we did esteem Him stricken, smitten, and afflicted; but He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the discipline of our peace was upon Him, and with His bruise we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray, man has wandered from his way; and God hath delivered Him for our sins, and because that He was afflicted, He opened not His mouth. Likewise in the same, I am not rebellious, Is. 50, neither do I contradict. I gave My back to stripes, and My 5-7, cheeks to smiting, I hid not My face from the shame spitting, and God was My helper. Likewise in the same; Is. 42, He shall not cry, nor shall any one hear His voice in the 2-4. streets; a bruised reed shall He not break, and the smoking flax shall He not quench, but He shall bring forth judgment unto truth. He shall shine forth, and shall not be shaken, till He have set judgment in the earth, and in His Name k Not little, and so Matt. 2, 6. 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