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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.
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.
Oh what an ease and lifting up of heart was this to Joseph! and what a fullness of confirmation of the Faith of Mary, and consolation to her distressed Soul, when Joseph related the same unto her.
Oh what an ease and lifting up of heart was this to Joseph! and what a fulness of confirmation of the Faith of Mary, and consolation to her distressed Soul, when Ioseph related the same unto her.
Now Joseph with all speed consummated (according to their public manner) their marriage, and took her to his house. Yet they now both being divinely informed of the divinity of her Conception, and well knowing the promise of the Messiah, and the expectation of all Israel, of his coming about this time, and believing the Divine Oracle, that this is he, by consent and agreement, out of holy reverence to the Lord, he knew her not till she had brought forth her first born Son, and he called his Name Jesus, Math. 1.25.
Now Ioseph with all speed consummated (according to their publick manner) their marriage, and took her to his house. Yet they now both being divinely informed of the divinity of her Conception, and well knowing the promise of the Messiah, and the expectation of all Israel, of his coming about this time, and believing the Divine Oracle, that this is he, by consent and agreement, out of holy reverence to the Lord, he knew her not till she had brought forth her first born Son, and he called his Name Iesus, Math. 1.25.
3. Though the present breaking forth of this Scandal, was now divinely and wonderfully prevented from coming forth by Joseph, yet they were in danger that some degree of Scandal might break forth, by an over soon time of her Birth, and in that case they never want observers of the time of marriages, especially when there be signal Characters upon the Parents, or concerning the Birth, as it was eminently in this case. But we shall see in the sequel of the History, that the Divine Providence of God did draw two Mantles over this danger, whereby the matter was put out of the reach of all observations of any man, viz.