A30167:97
Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and…
Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and that he undertook to accomplish by himself the eternal redemption of sinners also, that the Lord Jesus addressed himself to this work, with undeniable demonstrations that he performed the same : objections to the contrary answered / by John Bunyan.
London: printed for Francis Smith, 1675
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
10. He was promised to Haggai as the desire of all Nations. I will shake all Nations, and the desire of all Nations shall come, and I will fill this house with Glory, saith the Lord of Hosts, Hag. 2. 7.
11. He was promised by Zechariah under the name of Servant and Branch. For behold, I will bring forth my Servant the Branch: and again, Behold the Man whose name is the Branch, he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the Temple of the Lord, and he shall bear the Glory, Zech. 3. 8.
12. He was promised by Malachi under the name of the Lord, and the Messenger of the Covenant. Behold, I send my Messenger, and he shall prepare the way before thee, and the Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his Temple; even the Messenger of the Covenant whom ye delight in, behold he shall come saith the Lord of Hosts, Malachi 3. 12.
Indeed the Scriptures of the Old-Testament are filled with Promises of the Messiah to come, Prophetical Promises, Typical Promises: For all the Types and shadows of the Saviour, are virtually so many Promises. Having therefore touched upon the Prophetical, I will briefly touch the Typical Promises also; for as God spake at sundry times to the Fathers, so also in divers manners, Prophetically, Providentially, Typically, and all of the Messiah,