l he widences of the Truth, &c. Vol. I[ Death, but deliver, him to the Gentiles, to mock, and fiourge, and crucifie him, which was afterwards-done by piiate the Roman. Governour. He foretold like- wife the manner how this fhouldbe brought about, Mattb.;zo. s8, that he fhould be betrayed into the hands of men. And he did particularly point out before-hand the Man that was to betray him, Matth, z6. z3. He that dippeth his band with me its the difh, the fame (hall betray me. He foretold that his Diiciples'fbould forfake him. Matth. z6. ; r. Alt of you ¡ball be offendedbecaufe of me this night : for it is written, 1 will finite the Shepherd, and theSheep (hall befcatter'd. And when Peter declared his confident refolution to flick to him, he foretold that he fhould deny him, with very particular Circumftances of the time and manner of ir. Match. r4. 30. This night, before the Cock crow twice, thou fhalt deny one thrice; Which was all punctually accomplifh'd. 2. He pun&ually foretold his Refurre&ion with the Circumfiances of it, that he fhoald rife again the third day, Match. 16. zr. and that after he was rifen, he wouldgo before th.n into Galilee, Matth. 26. 3z. which was accompliffd, !klatch. z8.t6. 3. He foretold likewife the Defcent of the Holy Ghoft upon the Apoftles in Miraculous Powers and Gifts. Luke 24. 49. Behold, 1 fend the promife of my Fa. ther upon Sou: but tarryye in the City of Jerufalem, until ye be indewedwithpower from on high. He fpecifies the place where the Holy-Ghoft fhould defcencE5 and what the Ef%&s of this Defcent of the Holy-Ghoft upon them fhould be, he tells them particularly Marl; t6. 57, 18. And theft figns(hall follow them that believe: in my flame (hall they call out devils, and they frail fpeak with new tongues ; they ¡ball take up Serpents, and if they drink any, deadly thing, it ¡hall not hurt them ; they (hall lay hands on the lick, and they (hall recover. All which was pun&ually fulfifl'd in the fecond of the Atli, and the following parr of that Hi hory. There are yet Two other Inftances of our Saviour's Prophetical Spirit, which I mentioned ; but thofe I referve to the next Difcourfe. S E R.
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