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The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…
The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings of Jesus Christ from his incarnation to his death and burial published by John Eliot ...
Boston: printed by John Foster, 1678
The Harmony of the GOSPELS in the holy History of the Humiliation a… › Chapter 6
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.
4. The fourth branch of the description of this holy •h ld Jesus, (the grace of God was upon him) that word (upon him) showeth the meaning partly to be that visible port and outward carriage, the demeanour of his person in his conversing with men. This outward grace is that part of Gods Image, which shineth in the gravity and Authority of his port, gestures and actions, which command acceptation, Deut 33.24. acceptable to his brethren, so was Jesus Christ, Math. 7.29. he spake as one having Authority, Mark. 1.22. and Luk. 4.32. his word was with power, Joh. 7.46. ne•• man spake as he speaketh, Joh. 18.6. as soon as he said I am he, they went backward and fell to the Earth, good gesture, good voice, good speech, gentle, grave, loving behaviour, such things make up this outward grace of God; in which, some persons both men and women are eminent. So was Jesus Christ, and yet more may be meant by that word.
4. The fourth branch of the description of this holy •h ld Iesus, (the grace of God was upon him) that word (upon him) sheweth the meaning partly to be that visible port and outward carriage, the demeanour of his person in his conversing with men. This outward grace is that part of Gods Image, which shineth in the gravity and Authority of his port, gestures and actions, which command acceptation, Deut 33.24. acceptable to his brethren, so was Iesus Christ, Math. 7.29. he spake as one having Authority, Mark. 1.22. and Luk. 4.32. his word was with power, Ioh. 7.46. ne man spake as he speaketh,