C.b1p. t .Seer. x Book lV. .ing firaine, from the lirtcral doctrine of the law; as it is uken in rhe fenfe of the Jewes, forthat called all for works. and for exact performance, du thu nnd live; but {ohn called for repentance. and for renewing of the minde, and for belief in him that wc~s c~ming after, dilclaiming all righteoufnelfe by the works of the law ; fo that here was_ new heavens, and a new earth begun to be created, a new Commandement given, a new Church founded, jollification by works cryed down, and the doctrine of faith and _ repentance advanced, and fet up. . Hence one ?bferves, tha: the Evangelift Lukf points o_ut t~is Light f. har. of )'Car in a fpenal manner; tt was the fifteenth yeare of Ttbenus the foure Evan. Cefar; at which time (fayes he) Pil11te waJ governour of Judea, Luk~ 3s 1, 1.,. Hrrod WIIJ Tetrarch of G11lifee, Philip waJ Tetrarch Df Iturea, Ly[anras was Trtrarih of.Abilene, And Anhas nnd (aipha.r were hi ~r h Priefts. And then, even then the Word of God came unto {obn th~ (onm, Zacharia.r in the-wi!dernrfs. See how exact the Evan- _gelill feems, that fo remarkable a yeare of the beginning of the Gofpel might be fixed, and made known to all the world. In this refpeet J £hall begin the firft yeare of Chrifts life, with the beg~nning of {ohn; prea-ching, which was Gx months current before ~he JDinifrry ofChrift ; and in the compalfe of this firfr yeare, I fhall handle thefe particulars.- !. The preaching of John Baptift. 2. The Baptifme of Chrift Jefus. 3. The fa fling and temptation of Chrifi in the wildernelfe. 4. Tht! firft manifeftation ofJefus by his feveral witneffes. s .:. hnfis whiping the buyers and fellers out of the Temple. Ob-f~rve that every of thefetour years, I fhall end at one ofthe Paffeovers, ofwhich we reade during Chrills minifrry . as of the iirft Palfeover in {ohn 2. r ~. of the fecond Pa.lfeover i~ {~hn 5. 1. of the third Paffeover, {ohn 6. 4· of the fourth Palfeover, John .13. I. And firfi: of the firft yeare to end at the· firft Paife- ~~ . . SECT.
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