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Speculum theologiæ in Christo, or, A view of some divine truths which are either…
Speculum theologiæ in Christo, or, A view of some divine truths which are either practically exemplified in Jesus Christ, set forth in the Gospel, or may be reasonably deduced from thence / by Edward Polhill ..., Esq.
London: printed by A.M. and R.R. for Tho. Cockerill, 1678
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.
The Truth of God doth in an excellent manner appear in Jesus Christ; He is the Complement of the Law, the Pearl of the Gospel. The Truths of the Old Testament run unto him as to an Ocean, to be swallowed up in his Perfection. The Truths of the New meet in him as in the Centre, to receive all their strength and stability from him. The Divine Truth is manifested in Jesus Christ several ways.
The Truth of God doth in an excellent manner appear in Jesus Christ; He is the Complement of the Law, the Pearl of the Gospel. The Truths of the Old Testament run unto him as to an Ocean, to be swallowed up in his Perfection. The Truths of the New meet in him as in the Center, to receive all their strength and stability from him. The Divine Truth is manifested in Jesus Christ several ways.
First, It is manifested in him, in that all the Promises and Predictions of a Messiah to come, are accomplished and completed in him. Two things will clearly evidence this:
First, It is manifested in him, in that all the Promises and Predictions of a Messiah to come, are accomplished and compleated in him. Two things will clearly evidence this:
The one is this: It is plain that the promised-Messiah is already come: The Sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a Law-giver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be, saith Jacob, Gen. 49.10. Shiloh is the Name of the Messiah, the ancient Rabbins confess it: Messiah, saith one of them, shall not come till there be a clean riddance of Judges and Magistrates in Israel. The Jews had Kings in their own Land, Heads or Princes of the Captivity in Babylon; and after their return from thence, they had Governors and Judges: but now Government and Judiciary Power