despise the Gentiles. As he preacheth Christ to Cornelius and his Company, the Holy Ghost falleth on them, and they are baptized. To which is annexed, Prophecies in the Old Testament relating to the Calling and Conversion of the Gentiles, and the Completion thereof; as appears by the History of the Afts, and the Epistles of the Apostles 400 CHAP. XI. 406 CHAP. XII. 408 CHAP. XIII. 410 CHAP. XIV. 414 CHAP. XV. 416 CHAP. XVI. 419 CHAP. XVII. 422 Note, The Contents of the Chapters of the Acts of the ArosTLES, to which no References are annexed, are not here inserted, being put before every Chapter. OF OF THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST JESUS the Messiah, OUR REDEEMER. HE DIVINITY of our Saviour is clearly known by the Appearance of ANGELS, and VOICES from Heaven, which proclaimed Him to be the Son of God. His DIVINE and ALMIGHTY POWER, is evinced by the Miracles he wrought; in his healing all manner of Diseases, giving Sight to the Blind, raising the Dead, &c. See Chapter of Miracles. Our Saviour asserts his DEITY in his Discourses with the Pharifees, and when He was examined by the High Prieft and Sanhedrin, whether He was the MESSIAH. This Truth is established by his RESURRECTION : This all the Apostles believed, and preached both to Jews and Gentiles, and Devils confefsed; and is the B Bafis 1 Basis of the Christian Religion; as appears from the Prophecies in the Old Teftament, nent, describing the following Texts. DEITY of the MESSIAH. was made. 4. In Him was LIFE, and the Life was the LIGHT OF Men. 5. And the Light shineth in Darkness, and the Darkness comprehended it not. 6. There was a Man sent from God, whose Name was John: 7. The fame came for a Witness, to bear witness of the LIGHT, that all Men through him might believe. 8. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear wITNESS of that Light. 9. That was the TRUE LIGHT, which LIGHTETH every Man that cometh into the World. 10. He was in the World, and the World was MADE by him, and the World knew him not: 11. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12. But as many as received him, to them gave he KING. 2. Thou art fairer than the Chil dien of Men: GRACE is poured into thy Lips: therefore Gon hath bleffed thee for ever. 3. Gird thy Sword upon thy Thigh, O MOST MIGHTY: with thy GLORY and thy MAJESTY. 4. And in thy Majesty ride prosperoufly, because of TRUTH, and MEEKNESS, and RIGHTEOUSNESS: and thy right Hand shall teach thee terrible Things. Pfalm lxviii. 17. The Chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of ANGELS; the Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place. 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. Pfalm lxxii. 11. All KINGS shall fall down before him; all NATIONS shall ferve him. 12. For he shall deliver the Needy when he crieth; the Poor also, and him that hath no Helper. 14. He shall REDEEM their SOUL from Deceit and Violence ; and precious shall their Blood be in his Sight. 17. His Name shall ENDURE for EVER; his Name shall be continued as Sun; MEN along as the sun and tions shall call him BLESSED. 19. And blessed be his GLORIOUS NAME for ever and ever, and let the whole EARTH be filled with his GLORY. Psalm xcvi. 2. Sing unto the Lord, BLESS his Name: thew forth his SALVATion from Day to Day. POWER 3. Declare POWER to become the SONS of Gon, even to them that BELIEVE on his Name: 13. Which were born, not of Blood, nor of the Will of Flesh, nor of the Will of Man, but of GOD. 14. And the Word was made Flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his GLORY, the Glory as of the ONLY BEGOTTEN of the Father) full of GRACE and TTUTH. Matt. xvi. 27. The Son of MAN shall come in the GLORY of his Father, with his Angels, and then he shall reward every Man according to his Works. Chap. xix. 28. And Jesus faid unto them, Verily I fay unto you, that ye which have followed me in the Regeneration, when the Son of Man shall fit in the THRONE of his GLORY, ye also shall fit upon twelve Thrones, judging the twelve Tribes of If rael. Phil. ii. 5. Let this Mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6. Who being in the Form of Gon, thought it not Robbery to be EQUAL With GOD: 7. But made himself of no Reputation, and took upon him the Form of a Servant, and was made in the Likeness of Men : 8. And being found in fashion as a Man, he HUM 3. Declare his GLORY among the Heathen, his WONDERS among all People. 4. For the Lord is GREAT, and greatly to be praised; he is to be FEAKED above all Gods. Prov. viii. 22. The Lord posseffed me in the Beginning of his WAY, before his WORKS of OLD. 23. I was set up from EVERLASTING, from the Beginning, or ever the EARTH was. 24. When there were no Depths, I was brought forth; when there were no Fountains abounding with Water. 25. Before the Mountains were fettled; before the Hills was I brought forth: 26. While as yet he had not made the EARTH, nor the Fields, nor the highest part of the Duft of the World. 27. When he prepared the HEAVENS, I WAS there; when he fet a Compass upon the Face of the Depth 29. When he gave to the Sea his 31. Rejoicing in the habitable part of his Earth, and my Delights were with the Sons of Men. 32, Now therefore hearken unto me, ye Children; for BLESSED are they that keep my Ways. 33. Hear Instruction, and be wife, and refuse it not. 34. Blessed is the Man that hear eth me, watching daily at my Gates, waiting at the Posts of my Doors. 35. For whoso findeth me, findeth LIFE, and shall obtain FAVOUR of the Lord. 36. But he that SINNETH against ME, wrongeth his own Soul; all BLED himself, and became they that hate me, love DEATH. obedient |