5.34_ in him. And this was molt punctually aceomplith'd. Mirth. z7. 39i 43. And they that pallid by, reviled him, wagging their heads, and Paying, He trolled. inGod, let (.him deliver him now, if he will have him. It was foretold that he fhould cry out under his Sufferings, Pfal. 22. r. My 'God, my God, why ball thou forfaken me ,z why .art thoisfo far from helping me, and from. the words of my roaring ? That he should pray for his wicked Pcrfecutors, jfa. 53: r2.. that he made interceffton for the Trenfgrefors : and fo he did molt afhe. Etionately, Father forgive them, for they know not what they do. That they fhould call lots for his garment, Pfal. z2. 18. All, or molt of which Predictions, were by the ancient Jews underftood of the Meffas, and wereexadly fulfill'd in Jefus Ghrijl, as appears fully out of the Hifl:ory of 'the Gofpel. And.then for the Circumffances of his Burial. It was foretold, that he fhoúld matte his grave with the rich, Ifa. 53. 9. which was accomphfh'd in that he was put into ofeph of Arimathea sown Tomb. His Rcfurredion was foretold tobe after three days, Hof. 6. z4 as feveral of the Rabbits undedfood that place 5 however that he fhould rife again, may be plainly argued from thofe Tests, where it is faid, that his Kingdom 'hall have no end ; and, Ifa. 53. so. where it is faid, that after his Death, Hejhall fee his feed, andprolong hii days ; and that the pleafure of the Lord (hall profper in his hand. But molt exprefly. Pfal. 16.1o. Thou wilt not leave mÿ Soul in Hell, neither wilt thou fpfer thine holy one to fee corruption. And his fisting at the right hand of God, which fuppofeth his Afcénfion into Heaven, Pfal. 1 ta, r. Sit thou at my right hand, until Imake thine enemies thy foot- The wonderful fuccefs of the Gofpel, and the univerfal fpreading of it thro' the World, was foretold. Gen. it. 3. In thee (hall all the nations of the earth be blefed ; which implies, that the Blefling of the Gofpel, which the Mello brought to the World, fhould be univerfally diffufed. Gen. 49. ro. To him 'ball the gathering of the people be. Pfal. 2: 8. Cod promifeth there,' to give Chrift the Hearken far his inheritance, and the utmoll parts of the earth for his poffeffion. Befides feveral other places of the Pfa{ms and Prophets, too many to be reckoned up. Now the accomplilhment of all thefe Prophecies happened in their days who fawour Saviour, and'convers'd with him : So that they were capable ofreceiving full fatisfa&ion concerning his Divine Authority, and that he was a Perlon fent of God to teach the World, and affure them that he was the Mefas, foretold and prophe- fled of in the Books of the Old Teftament, which being by them received as of Divine Infpiration, did confequently allure them that he was fromGod. IL The Second way whereby we may be fatisfied concerning the Divine Au- thority of a Perfon, is by the Teftimony of an immediate Voice from Heaven : and this Teftimony Chrift had twice given to him ; the firft publickly before a great Aflembly of People at john's Baptifm, which was juft before he began his publick Miniftry, Matth. 3. 16, 17. The Holy Gholl defcending upon him like a Dove, as he came out,of the Water 5 and there was a voicefrom Heaven, which faid, Thu is my be- loved Son, in whom I am well pleafed. The fame Voice was heard by Peter, 5'ames and john, at his Transfiguration on the Mount, as you may fee, Luke 9.35. And this Sr. Poter mentions, as a confiderable Argument of Ghtift's Divine Authority, 2. Pet. a. 16, 17, r 8. For we have not followedcunningly deviled fables, when we made known unto you thepower and coming of our Lord jefùs Chrill: but were eye.witnefes of his Majefly. For he received from God the Father, Honour and Glory, when there came loch a voice to him from the excellent Glory, This is my .beloved Son, in whom 1 amwell pleated. And this voice which came from Heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount, Indeed he makes this Teftimony to be fuch an Argument, as concurring with that which I mentioned before, is fuficient to perfwade one that Chrift was lent from God ; but he does not make it to be equal to that, which he adds at the 19. ver. We have alfo- a morefareword of prophecy, whereuntoye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that fhineth in a darkplace, &c. Intimating, the Prophecies of the Old 7he Evidences of the Tr,ith Vol. 11.
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