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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 2: Cap, 2.
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But alas, this was but small relief to innocent Mary, though her life, and her conception was by this means spared, yet the scandal remained, and the reproach of Incontinency and Whoredom in the Mother, and Illegitimacy on the child, and all this came upon them, not maliciously by adversaries, for then it might have been borne, but regularly by the Law of God, & by Joseph walking regularly, according to the Law of God, doing what he did in obedience to the Law, this was a bitter pill to them both.
But alas, this was but small relief to innocent Mary, though her life, and her conception was by this means spared, yet the scandal remained, and the reproach of Incontinency and Whoredome in the Mother, and Illegitimacy on the child, and all this came upon them, not malitiously by adversaryes, for then it might have been borne, but regularly by the Law of God, & by Joseph walking regularly, according to the Law of God, doing what he did in obedience to the Law, this was a bitter pill to them both.
Oh the distressed cries, prayers, tears, & lamentations would their godly hearts be involved, drowned in! the distress was such, that no creature could help them out of it, nor give counsel and advice in the case, only they cry to God, Lord appear in the Mount. Now the Lord who useth to pity and relieve his children that cry unto him in their distress, relieved these his dear Children, as appeareth, Math. 1.20, 21. while Joseph pondered on these things, behold the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph thou Son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost, and she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call his Name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.
Oh the distressed cryes, prayers, tears, & lamentations would their godly hearts be involved, drowned in! the distress was such, that no creature could help them out of it, nor give counsel and advice in the case, only they cry to God, Lord appear in the Mount. Now the Lord who useth to pity and relieve his children that cry unto him in their distress, relieved these his dear Children, as appeareth,