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

then Herod when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the Children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the Coal's thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men, this showeth, he stayed not long before he fell upon this persecution. The lamentation which this cruel slaughter raised, is best set forth by the Scripture, Matthew showing that it was a fulfilling of the Prophesy long ago written by Jeremiah. Math, 2.17, 18. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the Prophet, saying, in Ramah was there a voice heard, lamentation and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her Children, and would not be comforted, because they were not. How many hundreds if not thousands of these Innocent babes were martyred for the sake of Jesus Christ, in that populous and prolific Nation, we cannot tell, but we shall know at the day of Judgement when all these things shall be opened and judged by our Lord Jesus, who was thus cruelly persecuted by Herod, it was Jesus Christ that they struck at, though the blow missed him, and fell upon these innocent babes. This flight of Joseph and Mary, and the Child Jesus into Egypt, is to be numbered among the great sufferings of Jesus Christ, and was occasioned by a sore and bloody persecution, he fled for his life, when he fled from under Herod's Jurisdiction he was forced to fly from the Communion of the Church, from the Temple and public worship of God, which his Father David had experienced to be a very black cloud, a bitter distress, he fled to Egypt the place of Israels bondage, sorrow, and affliction. Lo now Israel is in Egypt again, he is an exile from the Church, and fled into the world to save his life. in this sad place and case he lived, even so long as Herod lived after the birth of Jesus Christ which was about two years, all which time Jesus Christ suffered in his person, and he suffered in his Saints, Isai. 63.9.

then Herod when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the Children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the Coal's thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men, this sheweth, he stayed not long before he fell upon this persecution. The lamentation which this cruel slaughter raised, is best set forth by the Scripture, Mathew shewing that it was a fulfilling of the Prophesy long ago written by Jeremiah. Math, 2.17, 18. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the Prophet, saying, in Ramah was there a voice heard, lamentation and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her Children, and would not be comforted, because they were not. How many hundreds if not thousands of these Innocent babes were martyred for the sake of Jesus Christ, in that populous and prolifick Nation, we cannot tell, but we shall know at the day of Judgement when all these things shall be opened and judged by our Lord Jesus, who was thus cruelly persecuted by Herod, it was Jesus Christ that they struck at, though the blow missed him, and fell upon these innocent babes. This flight of Joseph and Mary, and the Child Jesus into Egypt, is to be numbred among the great sufferings of Jesus Christ, and was occasioned by a sore and bloody persecution, he fled for his life, when he fled from under Herods Jurisdiction he was forced to fly from the Communion of the Church, from the Temple and publick worship of God, which his Father David had experienced to be a very black cloud, a bitter distress, he fled to Egypt the place of Israels bondage, sorrow, and affliction. Lo now Israel is in Egypt again, he is an exile from the Church, and fled into the world to save his life. in this sad place and case he lived, even so long as Herod lived after the birth of Jesus Christ which was about two years, all which time Jesus Christ suffered in his person, and he suffered in his Saints,