Matth. xxvii, 39-43, 47, 49. And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief priests, mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him nowcome down from the cross, and we will believe him. He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him. John xix, 34, 35, 37. But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came thereout blood and water. And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true; and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. NOT A BONE OF HIM BRoken. Num. ix, 12. They shall leave none of it [the paschal lamb] unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it. away. John xix, 31-33, 36. The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath-day, (for that sabbath-day was an high day.) besought Pilate and that they might be taken that their legs might be broken, Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. Isa. lili, 8, 9. He was taken from prison and from judgment: and tion? for he was cut off out of who shall declare his generathe land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. Luke xxiii, 32, 39, 40, 41. And there were also two others, malefactors, led with him to be put to death. And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering, rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing even was come, there came a rich Matth. xxvii, 57-60. When the thou art in the same condemna-man of Arimathea, named Joseph, tion? And we indeed justly; for who also himself was Jesus' dis we receive the due reward of our ciple: He went to Pilate, and deeds: but this man hath done no begged the body of Jesus. Then thing amiss. Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed PIERCED WITH A SPEAR. Zech. xii, 10, 11. And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications; and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born. In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. And when RAISED AGAIN. Pз. xvi, 8-10. I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: Therefore my heart my flesh also shall rest in hope: For thou wilt not leave my soul in 294 hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. knew not the scripture, that he John xx, 9. For as yet they must rise again from the dead. • Acts ii, 25-31. For David speaketh Lord always before my face; for concerning him, I foresaw the he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also, my flesh shall rest in hope: Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. Therefore being had sworn with an oath to him, a prophet, and knowing that God that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; He, seeing this before, spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. Acts xiii, 32, 33. And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the this day have I begotten thee. second psalm, Thou art my Son, Acts xvii, 3. Opening and alledging that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus. whom I preach unto you, is Christ. 1 Cor. xv, 2, 4. By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless That he was buried, and that he ye have believed in vain. rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. ASCENDED. Ps. lxviii, 18. Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them. Luke xxiv, 25, 26. Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? saith, When be ascended up on Eph. iv, 8-10. Wherefore he high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that AS IN MATTHEW. Matth. i, 18-21, 24. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in 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 Then people from their sins. Joseph, being raised from sleep, did as the angel of the LORD had bidden him, and took unto him his wife. Matth. i, 19-23. But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream Saying, to Joseph in Egypt, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life. And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. AS IN LUKE. Luke i, 28-31, 35, 38, 42-53. And the angel came in unto her, [Mary] and said, Hall, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutaAnd the tion this should be. angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. And the angel Luke il, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17-26, 33, 295 according to the law of Moses, 2.-HIS RELATIONS AND talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. Matth. xiii, 54-57. And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us? brethren were BIRTH OF THE BAPTIST. 66, 80. There was, in the days of Luke i, 5. 6, 8-14, 16, 57, 59, 60, 63, the course of Abia: and his wife tain priest named Zacharias, of Herod the king of Judea, a cer3.-HIS FORERUNNER, JOHN they were both righteous before was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. And THE BAPTIST. apostles saw I none, save James JOHN PREDICTED UNDER THE NAME OF ELIAS. that crieth in tain and hill shall be made low: Mal. iv, 5, 6. Behold, I will send a curse. Mark i, 21. 31. And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. Therefore him in the spirit and power Luke i, 17. And he shall go became then his brethren and his of Elias, to turn the hearts of the mother, and, standing without, fathers to the children, and the sent unto him, calling him. just; to make ready a people predisobedient to the wisdom of the pared for the Lord. Mark vi, 3. Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. John ii, 12. After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples; and they continued there not many days. John vil, 1-3. After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. John vii, 4-10. For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly: if thou do these things, shew thyself to the world. For neither did his brethren believe in him. Jesus said unto them. My time is Then not yet come: but your time is alway ready. The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come, When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee. But when his was spoken of by the prophet Matth. xvii, 10-13. And his dis- confessed, and denied not; but God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. And it came to pass, priest's office before God in the that, while he executed the the custom of the priest's office, order of his course, According to his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the an of the people were praying with Lord. And the whole multitude there appeared unto him out at the time of incense. And right side of the altar of incense. angel of the Lord standing on the And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy But the angel said unto prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. birth. And many of the children ness; and many shall rejoice at his And thou shalt have joy and glad of Israel shall be turn to the Lord their God. to livered, and she brought forth a time came that she should be deNow Elisabeth's full son. And it came to pass, that on called him Zacharias, after the circumcise the child; and they the eighth day they came mother answered and said, Not so; name of his father. but he shall be called John, And And his fear came on all that dwelt round about them; and all these sayings all the hill-country of Judea. And, were noised abroad throughout them up in their hearts, saying all they that heard them laid What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord grew, and waxed strong in spirit, was with him. And the child and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel. CHRIST'S ACCOUNT OF JOHN's MISSION. they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning Matth. xi, 7-9, 11-13, 18. And as John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went in soft raiment? ye out for to see? A man clothed that wear soit clothing are in kings' houses. But what went ye Behold, they out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a Among them that are born of prophet. Verily I say unto you, women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist; not withstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the suffereth kingdom of heaven violence, and the violent take it by force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. Matth. xxi, 23--27. And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? But if we shall say, of men; we fear the people: for all hold John as a prophet. And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. Matth. xxi, 32. For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him. John v, 31-35. If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved. He was a burning and a shining light; and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. John x, 41. And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this inan were true. JOHN'S TESTIMONY TO CHRIST. Matth. xi, 2-6. Now, when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. Luke iii, 3, 4. 15-18. And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water, but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am notworthyto unloose; he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. And many other things, in his exhortation, preached he unto the people. that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease. And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. Acts xiii, 24, 25. When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he but, behold, there cometh obe after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. JOHN'S FAITHFULNESS AND Matth. xiv, 12. And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus. John i, 6--9, 15, 19, 25, 26, 28, 30, Mark vi, 14-16 24 25, 27, 28. And 31. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The king Herod heard of him; (for his same came for a witness, to bear name was spread abroad;) and he witness of the Light, that all men said, That John the Baptist was through him might believe. He risen from the dead, and therefore was not that Light, but was sent mighty works do shew forth themto bear witness of that Light. selves in him. Others said, That That was the true Light, which it is Elias. And others said, That lighteth every man that cometh it is a prophet, or as one of the into the world, John bare wit-prophets. But when Herod heard ness of him, and cried, saying, thereof, he said, It is John, whom This was he of whom I spake, I beheaded: he is risen from the He that cometh after me is pre- dead. And she went forth, and ferred before me; for Ire was before said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me, by and by in a charger, the head of John the Baptist. And immediately the king sent an executioner, and his head to bo commanded me. And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou Christ, nor Elias, be not that neither that prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize with water; but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. John iii, 26-30, 32, 33. And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, 297 brought: and he went and be headed him in the prison, And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother. 4.-CHRIST'S BAPTISM. Matth. iii, 13-15. Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. But John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest theu to me? And Jesus answering, said unto him, Suffer t to be so now; for thus it becomethi us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. Luke iii, 22. And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape, liko a dove, upon him; and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved son; in thee I| am well pleased. What thing is this? what new doc- John i, 32-34. And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a Mark i, 28, 37, 45. And immedi dove, and it abode upon him. And ately his fame spread abroad I knew him not: but he that sent throughout all the region round me to baptise with water, the same about Galilee. And when they said unto me, Upon whom thou had found him, they said unto shalt see the Spirit descending, and him, All men seek for thee. But remaining on him, the same is he he went out, and began to publish which baptizeth with the Holy it much, and to blaze abroad the Ghost. And I saw, and bare re-matter, insomuch that Jesus could cord that this is the Son of God. no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter. John v, 37. And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. 5-FAME OF HIS PREACH ING AND MIRACLES. Mark ii, 1, 2. And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightway many were gathered togeMatth. iv, 25. And there follow-ther, insomuch that there was no much as about the door: and he room to receive them, no, not so preached the word unto them. ed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan. Matth. vii, 28, 29. And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. For Matth. viii, 1, 27. When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! Matth. ix, 8, 26, 31. But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country. Matth. xiii, 1, 2. The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea-side. And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. Matth. xx, 29. And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. Matth. xxii, 22, 23. When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way. The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him. Mark i, 27. And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, Mark iii, 10, 20. For he had Mark vi, 54, 55. And when they not be hid. And he charged them Mark ix, 14, 15. And when he Luke iv, 14, 22, 32, 37 And Jesus Luke v, 15, 18, 19. But so much tudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infir mities. And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. And... they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude. .... Luke vi, 17. And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases. Luke vii, 17. And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about. pass, that, when Jesus was return- John have I beheaded: but who is when there were gathered togethLuke xil, 1. In the mean time, people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Be Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. ware ye of the leaven of the er an innumerable multitude of great multitudes with him: and Luke xiv, 25. And there went he turned, and said unto them. Luke xviii, 36, 37. And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth pass what it meant. eth by. Luke xxiii, 8. And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of heard many things of him; and he a long season, because he had hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. John vi, 2, 5. And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased... Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him... John xil, 17-19. The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, |