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

Although this Instance only is recorded, yet no doubt there were many more eminent and observable passages in his life. And why the Lord hath said so little of his eminent life, and so much of his sufferings and Death, is a point worth searching into. This I may say, that in this life we have most need to feed, meditate upon, and improve the Sufferings and death of Jesus Christ. At the day of Judgment, and in heaven, we shall be more capable to behold and improve the history of the holy life of Jesus Christ, and his heavenly Sayings and Doings.

The Childhood of Jesus Christ is described by four things, 1. He grew. 2. He waxed strong in Spirit. 3. He was filled with Wisdom. 4. The Grace of God was upon him.

The Childhood of Jesus Christ is described by four things, 1. He grew. 2. He waxed strong in Spirit. 3. He was filled with Wisdome. 4. The Grace of God was upon him.

Here behold the most excellent Child that ever was born of a woman, a most high and glorious pattern for all good Children to set before them, as an high mark to make towards. John Baptist was a famous Child, he was conceived by Faith, as Isaac was a child of Prayer, his birth foretold by the Angel, who spake ⟨p. 19⟩many and great things of him, Luk. 1.13. The Angel said, fear not Zechariah, for thy prayer is heard, & thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a Son, & thou shalt call his name John, and thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth, for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink, and he s•all be filled with the Holy Ghost even from his mothers womb, and many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the Fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. Lo what marvellous things are spoken by the Angel touching John. And when Zechariah objected, and made difficult to believe what the Angel had said touching his haing a child, he gave Zechariah such a sign, as made this matter observable to all Israel: for he was struck dumb till John was born. And what the Angel had said touching his being filled with the Holy Ghost from his mothers womb, ver. 15. was performed, ver. 41, 44. As soon as Elizabeth heard the voice of Mary's salutation, the babe Jon leaped in her womb for joy. His birth was very observable. At his Circumcision his fathers dumb tongue was loosed, and his mouth opened to praise the Lord. And he was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied both touching Jesus Christ, and touching John Baptist, that he should go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his way, according as the Angel had foretold. Many more things are spoken of him in this Prophesy: so famous were these things about John, that