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The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…

Name: The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…
Author: John Eliot

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 ...

John Eliot 1604–1690Boston: printed by John Foster, 1678

[5], 131 p. · 87k words · Wing E512 · ESTC W4384

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The Harmony of the GOSPELS in the holy History of the Humiliation a… › Chapter 10

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7. The next act that passed, was an act of Peter, who seeing Malchus a forward bold fellow, a servant of the high Priest, and spirited like his Master, begin to lay hold on Jesus, peter drew his Sword, and first asked Master shall I smite? but before he could receive an Answer, Malchus going on, he gave Malchus one Slash, and cut off his right ear, Luk. 22.49.50. upon which act of Peter, Jesus Christ did three things.

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First. He rebuked the sword, and commanded Peter to put it up into its sheath. He rebuked it by that text of Scripture Gen. 9.6. he that draweth the sword shall perish by the sword. Again, Jesus Christ declareth, that if he had need or desire of rescue, I could ask my Father, and have more then ten legions of Angels to rescue me. All that Jesus Christ did for us was by voluntary dispensation. Again Jesus Christ argueth, If I should rescue my self from them, how should the Scripture be fulfilled, which have foretold, that thus it must be? Mat. 26.50.53, 54. Again he argueth, Joh. 18.11. The cup which my heavenly Father hath given me to drink shall I not drink it? He had already thrice in Prayer submitted to drink it, and now submitteth again.

First. He rebuked the sword, and commanded Peter to put it up into its sheath. He rebuked it by that text of Scripture Gen. 9.6. he that draweth the sword shall perish by the sword. Again, Jesus Christ declareth, that if he had need or desire of rescue, I could ask my Father, and have more then ten legions of Angels to rescue me. All that Jesus Christ did for us was by voluntary dispensation. Again Jesus Christ argueth, If I should rescue my self from them, how should the Scripture be fullfilled, which have foretold, that thus it must be?

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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 ...

Author

John Eliot 1604–1690

Place

Boston

Printer

John Foster

Year

1678

Size

[5], 131 p.

Words

87,193

Catalogue

Wing E512 · ESTC W4384

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EEBO-TCP A39227

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896

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The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…

CAP. XI.

The History of the Sufferings of Jesus Christ before the Council of the Jews, who condemned him to dye, and delivered him to the Roman power to be crucified Joh. 18.12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.

The History of the Sufferings of Iesus Christ before the Council of the Iews, who condemned him to dye, and delivered him to the Roman power to be crucified Ioh. 18.12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.

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CAP. XI.

The History of the Sufferings of Jesus Christ before the Council of the Jews, who condemned him to dye, and delivered him to the Roman power to be crucified Joh. 18.12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.

The History of the Sufferings of Iesus Christ before the Council of the Iews, who condemned him to dye, and delivered him to the Roman power to be crucified Ioh. 18.12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.