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ii. 13. Ye are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Col. i. 20. Having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things to himself.

Heb. i. 3. He by himself purged our sins. ix. 12. By his own blood, he entered into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.-Ver. 14. How much more shall the blood of Christ purge your conscience from dead works, to serve the living God.Ver. 22. Without shedding of blood is no remission.

x. 19, 20. Having boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated through the veil, that is to say, his flesh.

Ver. 29. The blood of the covenant wherewith he was sanctified. Ch. xiii. 20. The blood of the everlasting covenant.

xii. 24. Ye are come to the blood of sprinkling, which speaketh better things than that of Abel.

xiii. 12. Jesus, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.

not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, till Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. Numb. xxiv. 17. There shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel. Ps. ii. 6. Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Zion.

xlv. 6. The sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

lxxxix. 27. I will make him my first-born, higher than the kings of the earth.

Song i. 4. The King has brought me into his chambers.

Isa. xxxii. 1, 2. Behold a King shall reign in righteousness: A man shall be as a hidingplace from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place; as a shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

Dan. vii. 14. There was given him dominion and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations and languages should serve him : his dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away, his kingdom shall not be destroyed. Ver. 27.

Zech. ix. 9. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: Be

1 Pet. i. 2. Elect, according to the fore-hold, thy King cometh unto thee; he is just knowledge of God the Father, through sanc- and having salvation. Isa. lxii. 11. Matt. tification of the Spirit, unto obedience and xxi. 5. sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ.-Ver. 19. Precious blood of Christ.

1 John i. 7. The blood of Christ cleanseth as from all sin. Ver. 9.

v. 6. This is he that came by water and blood.

Rev. i. 5. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, &c. v. 9. Thou hast redeemed us by thy blood. vii. 14. These have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

xii. 11. They overcame by the blood of the Lamb. Hence the title of Lamb given to Christ in Isa. liii. 7. John i. 29. 36. Rev. v. 6. 8. 12, 13.—vi. 1. 16.—vii. 9, 10. 17.xiii. 8.-xiv. 4. 10.-xv. 3.-xvii. 14.—xix. 7. 9.—xxi. 9. 14. 22, 23. 27.—xxii. 1. 3.

XXXIII. Christ a propitiation. Rom. iii. 25. Jesus Christ, whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, for the remission of sins.

1 John ii. 2. He is the propitiation for our sins-for the sins of the whole world. 1 John iv. 10. God sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

XXXIV. Atonement. Rom. v. 11. We joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by

whom we have received the atonement.

XXXV. Christ styled a king having dominion. Gen. xlix. 10. The sceptre shall

xiv. 9. The Lord shall be King over all the earth. Ps. lxxii. 8.

Matt. ii. 2. Where is he that is born King of the Jews?

John i. 49. Thou art the Son of God, thou art the King of Israel.

xii. 13. Blessed is the King that cometh in the name of the Lord.

xviii. 36. My kingdom is not of this world. Ver. 37.

Matt. xxv. 34. Then shall the King say to them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you.

1 Cor. xv. 24. Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father. Ver. 27, 28.

Heb. ii. 9. Jesus crowned with glory, and honour, and all things put under him. Ver. 8.

Rev. xi. 15. The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ.

XXXVI. Prince. Dan. ix. 25. From the going forth of the commandment, to Messiah the Prince. Isa. ix. 6. The Prince of peace. Acts iii. 15. The Prince of life. Acts v. 31. A Prince and Saviour, to give repentance and forgiveness of sins.

XXXVII. Governor. Ps. xxii. 28. He is the governor among the nations.

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XXXVIII. Christ is styled David. Jer. xxx. 9. They shall serve the Lord their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up

unto them. Ezek. xxxiv. 23.-xxxvii. 24.

Hos. iii. 5. The children of Israel shall seek the Lord their God, and David their king.

Amos ix. 11. I will raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof, and will raise up his ruins, and will build it as in the days of old.

XXXIX. The offspring of David. Isa. xi. 1. There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out

of his roots.-Ver. 4. With righteousness shall he judge. Rom. xv. 12.

xxii. 22. The key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder.

Jer. xxiii. 5, 6. I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely.

xxxiii. 15. He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. Ver. 17.

Zech. iii. 8. I will bring forth my servant, the Branch.-Ver. 9. I will remove the iniquity of the land in one day.

vi. 12, 13. The man whose name is The Branch; he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord: he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne.

Rev. v. 5. The Lion of the tribe of Judah hath prevailed.

the bright and morning star. xxii. 16. The root and offspring of David,

XL. The Son of David. Luke i. 32, 33. his father David. He shall reign over the The Lord shall give unto him the throne of house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom

there shall be no end.

Rev. iii. 7. These things saith he that hath the key of David, that openeth and no man shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth. Ch. i. 18. That hath the keys of hell and death.

CHAPTER XI.

BAPTISM AND THE LORD'S SUPPER.

FOR ADMISSION INTO THE JEWISH CHURCH -See Circumcision appointed. Gen. 17th chap. from ver. 9 to 25.

I. BAPTISM before Christ's death. Luke iii. 16. John said, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. John i. 26. 31. 33. Acts i. 5.

Acts xix. 4. John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

John iv. 2. Jesus baptized not; but his disciples baptized.

1 Cor. x. 2. Our fathers were all baptized in the cloud, and in the sea.

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II. Baptism after Christ's resurrection. Matt. xxviii. 18-20. All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and, lo, I am with you always even unto the end of the world.

Mark xvi. 16. He that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved.

John iii. 5. Jesus said, Except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Acts ii. 38. Peter said, Repent, and be baptized every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins.-Ver. 41

They that gladly received his word were bap- conscience toward God,) by the resurrection

tized.

viii. 12. When those who had been deceived by Simon Magus believed Philip, preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.-Ver. 13. Simon believed also, and was baptized.

viii. 36-38. The eunuch said to Philip, Here is water, what doth hinder me to be baptized? Philip said, If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And they both went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

x. 47, 48. Peter said, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized which have received the Holy Ghost? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord.

xvi. 15. Lydia, whose heart the Lord touched, and her household, were baptized.—Ver. 33. Also the jailer, and all his house.

xix. 5. Some that had been baptized with John's baptism, were again baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

xxii. 16. Ananias said unto Saul, Why tarriest thou? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. Ch. ix. 18. And he arose and was baptized.

of Jesus Christ.

THE LORD'S SUPPER.

See The passover instituted to the Jews. Exod. ch. xii. To be eaten by all of them, even by some that were unclean. Numb. ix. 6 to 11. And was eaten by some such. 2 Chron. xxx. 18, 19.

1 Cor. v. 7, 8. Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: therefore let us keep the feast.

III. The institution of the Lord's supper. Matt. xxvi. 26. As Jesus and his disciples were eating the passover, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. Luke xxii. 19. My body given for you: this do in remembrance of me.

Ver. 27, 28. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it. For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for the remission of sins.

Ver. 29. But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. See the parallel places,

Mark xiv. 22 to 25. Luke xxii. 14 to 21.

Rom. vi. 3, 4. As many of us as were bap- See St. Paul's account of the Lord's suptized into Jesus Christ, were baptized into his per. 1 Cor. xi. 23-26. I have received of death. Therefore we are buried with him by the Lord, that which also I delivered unto you, baptism into death, that like as Christ was That the Lord Jesus, the same night in which raised up from the dead, by the glory of the he was betrayed, took bread; and when he Father, even so we also should walk in new-had given thanks, he brake it; and said, Take, ness of life.

1 Cor. i. 14. Paul baptized Crispus and Gaius. Ver. 16. He baptized also the house of Stephanas.

xii. 13. By one Spirit we are all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, bond or free.

Gal. iii. 27, 28. As many of you as have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. Ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Col. ii. 12. Ye are buried with Christ in baptism; wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

Tit. iii. 5. He saved us by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost. Heb. vi. 1, 2. Baptism is one of the principles of the doctrine of Christ along with the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judg

ment.

1 Pet. iii. 20, 21. In the ark eight persons were saved. The like figure whereunto, baptism, doth now save us (not the putting away the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good

eat; this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood; this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

IV. The Lord's supper to be received frequently. Acts ii. 42. The primitive Christians continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine, and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

xx. 7. On the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them. Ver. 11.

V. And with suitable preparation. 1 Cor. v. 7, 8. Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened; for even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and

wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of and drink this cup of the Lord unworthily, sincerity and truth.

x. 3-5. Our fathers did all eat the same spiritual meat, and did all drink the same spiritual drink (for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ) But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in

the wilderness.

shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation_to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. See abuses of this ordinance committed by the Corinthians, reproved and threatened in this Chap. from ver. 17 to 23, and from ver. 30 to 32.

See Mal. i. 7. The wicked say, The table of the Lord is contemptible.

Portions of Scripture affording suitable matter of meditation, at, before, and after re

Ver. 6-10. These things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things as they lusted-Neither be ye idolaters as some of them were-Neither let us commit fornication as some of them did-Neither let us tempt Christ as some of them tempted—ceiving the Sacrament. Ps. cxvi. 7. 12, 13, 14. Neither murmur as some of them murmured. Ver. 16, 17. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? the bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we, being many, are one bread, and one body; for we are all partakers of that one bread.

Ver. 20, 21. The things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God; and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of devils; ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table and of the table of devils.

Ver. 31, 32. Whether ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. Give none offence neither to Jews nor to Gentiles, nor to the church of God.

xi. 27-29. Whosoever shall eat this bread,

Song ii. 3, 4.-v. 1. Isa. xxv. 6 to 10.-lv. 1. Rev. xxi. 6.-xxii. 17. John iv. 14.-vi. 35. 48. 51 to 63.

N. B. The preparation required to the acceptable receiving the Lord's supper, are those same qualifications that are required in acceptable prayer; which see at large in the chap. upon Prayer. The sins for which men ought to be excluded from this ordinance, are the same sins, persisted in, for which the sacred Scriptures allow that they should be excluded from Christian society, and declare that such shall be excluded out of the kingdom of heaven; which see in the various characters of sinners, and threats against them. Also see, Persons that cannot enter into the kingdom of God; and, Persons that shall be cast into the lake of fire.

CHAPTER XII.

OF THE HOLY GHOST.

I. THE Spirit's influences upon the material and animal world. Gen. i. 2. The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the

waters.

Job xxvi. 13. By his Spirit he hath garnished the heavens.

xxxii. 8. There is a spirit in man, and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth understanding.

xxxiii. 4. The Spirit of God hath made me. xxxiv. 14, 15. If he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath, all flesh shall perish together.

Ps. civ. 30. Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created.

Isa. xxxiv. 16. His Spirit hath gathered them, (viz. the vultures to destroy.)

II. The Spirit's influences upon the minds of mankind. Upon the prophets. Numb. xi. 25. The Spirit rested upon the seventy elders, and they prophesied.

Ver. 26. The Spirit of the Lord rested upon Eldad and Medad, and they prophesied.

Ver. 29. Moses said, would to God that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them.

xxiv. 2, 3. The Spirit of the Lord came upon Balaam, and he took up his parable, and said, &c.

1 Sam. x. 10. The Spirit of God came upon Saul, and he prophesied. Ch. xix. 23.

xix. 20. The Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they prophesied.

2 Sam. xxiii. 2. David said, the Spirit of

the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

2 Chron. xx. 14. Upon Jahaziel came the Spirit of the Lord, in the midst of the congregation.

Neh. ix. 30. Thou testifiedst against them by thy Spirit, in thy prophets.

Isa. xlviii. 16. The Lord God and his Spirit hath sent me.

1. 4. The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned.

Ezek. ii. 2. The Spirit entered into me, when he spake unto me. Ch, iii. 24.

iii. 12. The Spirit took me up, and I heard a voice, saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord. Ch. xi. 24.

Ver. 14. The Spirit lifted me up, and the hand of the Lord was strong upon me. Ch. viii. 3.—xi. 1.

xi. 5. The Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak, &c.

Joel ii. 28. I will pour out my Spirit upon

all flesh. Acts ii. 17, 18.

Mic. iii. 8. I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.

Zech. vii. 12. The words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his Spirit, by the former prophets.

Matt. xxii. 43. How doth David in spirit call him Lord?

Luke i. 15. John shall be filled with the Holy Ghost.-Ver. 76. Shall be called the prophet of the Highest. (Ch. vii. 28. There hath not arisen a greater prophet than John the Baptist.)

Ver. 41. Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost, &c.-Ver. 67. Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and he prophesied.

ii. 25, 26. The Holy Ghost was upon Simeon. It was revealed to him, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 2 Kings ii. 9.

Ver. 27-30. He (Simeon) came by the Spirit into the temple. He took up the child [Jesus] in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word, for mine eyes have seen thy salvation.

Acts i. 16. This Scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost, by the mouth of David, spake concerning Judas.

xi. 28. Agabus signified by the Spirit, that there should be a great dearth, which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cæsar.

xxi. 11. Agabus said, Thus saith the Spirit,

So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle.

1 Tim. iv. 1. The Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith.

Heb. ix. 8. The Holy Ghost thus signifying, that the way into the holiest was not yet made manifest.

1 Pet. i. 10, 11. Of which salvation the prophets inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you. Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.-Ver. 12. They ministered to those who have preached the gospel, with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven.

2 Pet. i. 21. Prophecy came not in old time by the will of man, but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

III. The Spirit's influences upon Jesus Christ. The formation of his body. Matt. i. 18. Mary was found with child of the Holy Ghost.-Ver. 20. That which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

Luke i. 35. The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee, shall be

called the Son of God.

IV. Endowments of his mind. Isa. xi. 2, 3. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of knowledge, and of the fear of the Lord; and shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord. Ver. 3.

xlii. 1. Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. Matt. xii. 18.

Ixi. 1. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek. Luke iv. 18.

Matt. iii. 16. Jesus saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him. Mark i. 10. Luke iii. 22.

Luke ii. 40. Jesus waxed strong in spirit, and the grace of God was upon him.

John i. 32. John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

iii. 34. God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

Acts i. 2. Jesus, through the Holy Ghost, gave commandments unto the apostles.

x. 38. God anointed Jesus of Nazareth

with the Holy Ghost, and with power.

V. Upon the actions of his life. Matt. iv.

xxviii. 25. Well spake the Holy Ghost by 1. Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into

Esaias the prophet.

the wilderness.

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