Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

4. God himself in other places of Scripture doth expressly declare that this Seed here promised is Christ, and only Christ: mark but where this promise is repeated to the Patriarchs, as when the Lord said to Abraham, ¹in thy Seed shall all the Nations of the Earth be blessed: and when the Lord said to David, I will raise up thy Seed after thee, which shall be of thy Sons, and I will establish his Kingdom; ²and you may see it clear that this Seed is Christ, and only Christ, concerning that promise to Abraham, the Apostle so interprets it, now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made; he saith not, ³and to Seeds, as of many, but as of one, and to thy Seed, which is Christ: and concerning that promise to David, the Prophet so interprets it, He shall sit upon the Throne of David, ⁴and upon his Kingdom to order it, & to establish it,—who is that? in the former verse, his name is Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace, (i.) Christ and none but Christ; for unto us a Child is born, and unto us a Son is given, &c. and who is that but Jesus Christ?

4. God himself in other places of Scripture doth expresly declare that this Seed here promised is Christ, and only Christ: mark but where this promise is repeated to the Patriarches, as when the Lord said to Abraham, ¹in thy Seed shall all the Nations of the Earth be blessed: and when the Lord said to David, I will raise up thy Seed after thee, which shall be of thy Sons, and I will establish his Kingdom; ²and you may see it clear that this Seed is Christ, and only Christ, concerning that promise to Abraham, the Apostle so interprets it, now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made; he saith not, ³and to Seeds, as of many, but as of one, and to thy Seed, which is Christ: and concerning that promise to David, the Prophet so interprets it, He shall sit upon the Throne of David,