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

The Object is Jesus, carrying on the Work of Man's Salvation, in His first Coming in the Flesh, until His Coming again. But because in this long Period we have many Transactions, which we cannot with Conveniency dispatch together; we shall therefore break it into smaller pieces, and present this Object, Jesus Christ: 1. In his Birth. 2. In his Life. 3. In his Death. 4. In his Resurrection. 5. In his Ascension, Session at God's Right Hand, and Mission of his Holy Spirit. 6. In his Intercession for his Saints; in which Business he now is, and will be employed till his Second Coming to Judgment.

1. First, For the Transactions of Jesus in His Birth: Some things we must propound before, and some things after his Birth; so that we shall continue this Period till the Time of John's Baptism, or the Exercise of his Ministry upon Earth. Now in all the Transactions of this Time, we shall especially handle these: 1. The Tidings of Christ. 2. The Conception of Christ. 3. The Duplicity of Natures in Christ. 4. The real Distinction in that Duty. 5. The wonderful Union, notwithstanding that Distinction. 6. The Birth of Christ. 7. Some Consequents after his Birth, whilst yet a Child of Twelve Years old.

1. First, For the Transactions of Jesus in His Birth: Some things we must propound before, and some things after his Birth; so that we shall continue this Period till the Time of John's Baptism, or the Exercise of his Ministry upon Earth. Now in all the Transactions of this Time, we shall especially handle these: 1. The Tidings of Christ. 2. The Conception of Christ. 3. The Duplicity of Natures in Christ. 4. The real Distinction in that Duty. 5. The wonderful Union, notwithstanding that Distinction. 6. The Birth of Christ. 7. Some Consequents after his Birth, whil'st yet a Child of Twelve Years old.

The First Passage in Relation to his Birth, is, The Tidings of Christ: This appears,