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7. CHRIST'S PERSON AND WORK OFTEN
MISUNDERSTOOD.

Seen in the conduct, and the language of all classes, the disciples, the priests, the rulers, the common people arising from ignorance, national prejudice, and self-righteous pride.

8. CHRIST OFTEN OPPOSED AND REVILED.

By enemies endeavouring to entangle Him in his sayings, throwing odium upon him as being of Nazareth, representing him as a companion of sinners, a glutton and a wine-bibber, and as working his miracles by Satanic agency.

9. CHRIST PERSECUTED AND CONSPIRED
AGAINST,

By the Pharisees, the Herodians, the chief priests
and rulers-to lay hold on him.
V.-VARIOUS SCENES OF CHRIST'S MINISTRY.

1. TEMPTATION IN THE WILDERNESS OF
JUDEA,

By Satan for forty days.

2. LABOURS AND TRAVELS OF JESUS IN VARIOUS

PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

In the districts of Judea, Samaria, Galilee, and beyond Jordan, in the cities of Jerusalem, Capernaum, Bethsaida, Cæsarea, Philippi, Sychar, Nazareth, etc., preaching the Gospel, confirming His commission by miraculous works, calling, ordaining, instructing His apostles, etc.

3. SOLEMN ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM, Páding on an ass's colt accompanied by multitudes strewing the way with branches of palm trees, and filling the air with exclamations.

[JESUS CHRIST.

4. THE LAST PASSOVER,

Observed in an upper room, by Jesus and the twelve Apostles, after which the ordinance of the Lord's Supper was instituted probably in the absence of Judas who had gone out.

5. TREACHERY OF JUDAS,

Bargaining for thirty pieces of silver to hand over Jesus to his enemies, and aproaching his master with a kiss the symbol of friendship, he betrayed him, afterwards smitten with despair, he committed suicide.

6. APPREHENSION OF JESUS, Designed by the chief priests, scribes, and elders,-Jesus in Gethsemane the scene of sorrow, in an agony,-His sweat as great drops of blood,-Judas with a band coming into the garden, apprehended him.

7. HIS TRIAL,

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feted, smitten on the head, crowned with Suffering manifold indignities, spat on, bufthorns, arrayed in a purple robe, worshipped in derision, and ignominiously crucified on Calvary nigh to Jerusalem, between two malefactors, attended by supernatural darkness, an earthquake,-rending of the veil of the temple, and the opening of the graves of saints,-witnessed by the women of Galilee, turion and Roman soldiers, and by many of John, and Mary the mother of Jesus, the Centhe Jews, still mocked on the cross,-He behalf of his presented his prayer on persecutors, his promise to the thief,-his charge to John,-his complaint of thirst,-his attestation of his work being finished, He commended his spirit into the hand of His Father-His death designed as an atonement the determination of God through the instruin the room of sinners,-effected according to mentality of the wicked Jews-variously regarded as foolishness—a stumblingblock, or as the wisdom of God

9. HIS BURIAL.

The body procured from Pilate-was taken down from the cross-wrapt in fine linen with spices, and laid in a new tomb-the persons who took part in it being Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus, etc.

10. HIS RESURRECTION. The tomb secured by a great stone rolled to

the mouth of it-sealed and guarded by a detachment of Roman soldiers,- -was opened on the morning of the third day by an angel descending from heaven-Jesus rising again to life-the event proved by the subsequent appearance of Jesus to Mary Magdalene, to the other women from Galilee, to the disciples on their way to Emmaus, to the ten on the same evening, to the eleven on the following Lord's day, at the sea of Tiberias and on a mountain in Galilee, and by his frequent and familiar intercourse during a period of forty days-resurrection proving his work was finished-approved-the Father giving as firstfruits the hope of a resurrection to all his people.

11. THE ASCENSION.

On the Mount of Olives, and in the presence of His followers, in the act of blessing them, separated from them-seen to ascend and enter into a cloud, the disciples gazing after Him, addressed by two angels, who gave promise of His return again to earth, ascension necessary for the gift of His Spirit, the preparing of heaven for His followers, and making continual intercession for them.

VI-CHRIST'S CHARACTER. Humility-intercourse in social life, friendship, instanced in the case of the family of Bethany, unostentatious manner in which He

ORIGIN OF THE JEWISH NATION.

went about doing good, our example in purity, in meekness, in self-denial, in patience, and in love.

VIL CHRIST'S OFFICES.

A PROPHET.

Confessed under the designations of prophet of Nazareth, the prophet of the Highest, the prophet that should come into the world, a great prophet, a prophet mighty in word and in deed, names veritied in foretelling of false Christs, the downfall of Jerusalem, the treachery of Judas, Peter's denial, His own Apprehension and Death, Burial, and Resurrection, etc.

CHRIST'S OFFICE AS A PRIEST. (See REDEMPTION.)

CHRIST'S OFFICE AS KING.

King of Zion, King of righteousness, etc., His Kingdom being universal, eternal, supreme, yet subordinate to the Father, His mission being to glorify the Father, and to finish the work which the Father gave Him to do; exercising this office, accomplishing the conversion, sanctification, and glorification of His people-the subjugation of his enemies at the last day, sitting as Judge of the righteous and the wicked, with full power to acquit and justify the one and condemn and punish the other.

JEWS.

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THE EXODUS.

Six hundred thousand marching out of Egypt, besides women and children, accompanied by a mixed multitude, along with flocks and herds; achieved by the power of God; Egyptian pursuers drowned in Red sea.

Covenant with God,-dwelling in his land,SUBSEQUENT RELATION OF THE JEWS TO EGYPT, protected by his favour,-enjoying the services of his tabernacle,-the ministrations of His priests, and the teachings of His prophets.

ISRAEL IN EGYPT,

Subjected to cruel bondage, described as a State of oppression, an iron furnace, a rigorous service, but seen and cherished by God; greatly increased in number.

COMMISSION OF MOSES,

Given by God at the burning bush to demand the release of the tribes; executed by doing signs and wonders, calling down plagues upon Pharaoh and his people-eventually leading forth the chosen people to the land of promise.

Forbidden to look back to it, to traffic with it-to form alliances with it-Egypt a bruised reed to trust in, yet in the wilderness Israel often seeking to return to it.

ISRAEL IN THE WILDERNESS, For forty years, by the way of the Red sea, Edom and the plains of Moab, led by Jehovah in the pillar of the cloud, fed by manna, and water from the flinty rock, defended from enemies by the Captain of the Lord's host.

SINS IN THE WILDERNESS, Murmuring against God, and against Moses and Aaron; committing fornication; with the exception of Joshua and Caleb, the entire

generation, above twenty years of age, which the captives to return and build Jerusalem, left Egypt in the wilderness, dying. in conformity with which many went back. (REBUILDING OF JERUSALEM, See under CANAAN.)

ISRAEL IN CANAAN,

Conquering the land, destroying thirty-one kings, settled in it, enjoined to separate themselves from all other nations, were forbidden to make covenant with them.

THE SAMARITANS,

In one of the provinces of Palestine in the time of our Lord, descended from a colony sent by the king of Assyria during the captivity; at first entirely idolatrous, but afterwards mingled the ceremonies of the Jews with their idolatrous rites: held in great aversion by the people of Israel.

WICKEDNESS OF THE JEWS, Forsaking the worship of God, and turning to the worship of idols, in following the customs of surrounding nations, and forming alliances with them, in "hardening their neck," and in disobeying the statutes of Jehovah; famine, and pestilence, and war sent upon the people, God "forsook His dwelling place," and sent the people into captivity.

ISRAEL IN CAPTIVITY,

The ten tribes conquered by Shalmanezer king of Assyria, and carried to Halah, Habor, etc.; Judah, by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and carried to Chaldea, where they remained for seventy years.

CONDITION DURING CAPTIVITY, Their land mourning in solitude, Jerusalem sitting in widowhood, Zion covered with a cloud, and the other cities of the land as a wilderness, the people in captivity as weeping by the rivers of Babylon.

THE PRESERVED REMNANT, With the promise that they should be ga thered again, restored to their own land, and there again take root, animated by the hope of deliverance, and by the expectation of seeing their temple again built up.

RETURN FROM CAPTIVITY,

Accomplished by the proclamation of Cyrus, who had taken Babylon, granting liberty to

I. LAWS PROTECTING LIFE.

MURDER,

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JEWISH FAITH AND JEWISH PREJUDICE.

Seen, the former in the converts on the day of Pentecost, and in the numerous converts to the gospel which were gathered by the apostles from all ranks, the latter seen in the obstinacy and zeal with which the nation at large maintained the perpetual obligation of the ceremonial law, instanced in Peter's preaching to Cornelius, in the church at Antioch, in the synod at Jerusalem.

THE CHURCH AMONG THE GENTILES,

Made up of believers from all nations, Paul, the Apostle of the Gentiles.

FINAL INBRINGING OF THE JEWS, Involved in God's promise to Abraham, often the theme of prediction by Isaiah, repeatedly foretold by Paul.

LAW.

Forbidden, by God to Noah, by the law of

committed in purpose or fact. Cain, David, Pharoah.

HUMAN PENALTY AGAINST MURDER.

Moses, by Christ, and by the Apostles-often Life for life without mercy.

DIVINE PENALTY.

and entail, extending to daughters, on certain

Punishments natural and supernatural-in conditions, as well as sons.

this life and in the life to come.

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IV.-LAW OF DEBT.

Regulations respecting the recovery of it, the remission of it, pledges in security of it, cautionary, etc.; many allusions to it in Scripture; the borrower as servant to the lender.

V.-LAW OF MASTER AND SERVANT. Superiority of master-contracts—Abraham, Mephibosheth, and Solomon, and their servants-servants good and bad; the former, wise and faithful; the latter, as stubborn, unfaithful, and filling their master's houses with violence.

VI-ANCIENT SLAVERY.

SLAVERY,

Or service rendered among the patriarchs, under the kings, in the days of Christ and his apostles, and in foreign nations as well as in Israel.

LAW OF SLAVERY, OR BOND-SERVICE,

Forbidding all trading in the persons of men, stealing of a Hebrew punished with death,— the heathen alone held in bond service, the Hebrew, if so held, might redeem himself, at all events became free on the year of jubilee, and whether Hebrew or stranger, servants were to be kindly treated by their masters.

NEW TESTAMENT PRECEPTS TO SERVANTS.

Obedience to masters, singleness of heart, perforrance of duty, not with eye service as menpleasers; allusions as when Christ's people are called servants of righteousness, as made free by the truth, and when the world is spoken of as the servants of sin, and as being under the bondage of sin.

VIL-POOR LAW.

POVERTY.

An inevitable state of society-the poor shall never cease out of the land; the poor ye have always with you.

BEGGING ALMS.

In thoroughfares and places of public resort, as at the gate of the temple, and of rich mens' houses, the wayside.

RICH AND POOR.

Often alluded to in their appropriate characteristics; the former,as strong, honoured, answering roughly, and having many friends; the latter, using entreaties, being hated, and being separated from their neighbours.

GOD'S CARE OF THE POOR.

Involving peculiar rights of primogeniture Maintaining their right, being their por

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