defpife the Gentiles. As he preacheth Christ to Cornelius and his Company, the Holy Ghoft falleth on them, and they are baptized. To which is annexed, Prophecies in the Old Teftament relating to the Calling and Converfion of the Gentiles, and the Completion thereof; as appears by the Hiftory of the Acts, and the Epiftles of the Apoftles 400 CHA P. XI. CHA P. XII. 406 XIII. 408 CHAP. 410 414 416 419 422 425 427 430 CHA P. XV. CHA P. XVII. XVIII. CHAP. CHA P. XX. CHA P. XXI. CHA P. XXII. CHA P. XXV. XXVII. The CONCLUSION 433 436 438 441 443 445 448 451 454 Note, The Contents of the Chapters of the ACTS of the APOSTLES, to which no References are annexed, are not here inferted, being put before every Chapter. HE DIVINITY of our Saviour is clearly PROVED by many Prophecies in the Old Teftament, relating to the PROMISED MESSIAH; and the Time of his coming into the World, more plainly made known by the Appearance of ANGELS, and VOICES from Heaven, which proclaimed Him to be the Son of GOD. His DIVINE and ALMIGHTY POWER, is evinced by the Miracles he wrought; in his healing all manner of Difeafes, giving Sight to the Blind, raifing the Dead, &c. See Chapter of Miracles. Our Saviour afferts his DEITY in his Difcourfes with the Pharifees, and when He was examined by the High Priest and Sanhedrin, whether He was the MESSIAH. This Truth is established by his RESURRECTION : This all the Apoftles believed, and preached both to Jews and Gentiles, and Devils confeffed; and is the B Bafis Bafis of the Christian Re following Texts. ligion; as appears from the Prophecies in the Old Teftament, defcribing the DEITY of the MESSIAH. i. I. I John N the BEGINNING was the WORD, and the Word was with God, and the WORD WAS GOD. 2. The fame was in the Beginning with GOD. 3. All Things were MADE by Him, and without Him was not any thing made that was made. Pfalm Y Heart is inditing a good Matter, fpeak of the Things which I have made touching the KING. M 4. In Him was LIFE, and the Life was the LIGHT of Men. 5. And the Light fhineth in Darkness, and the Darknefs comprehended it not. 6. There was a Man fent from GOD, whofe Name was John: 7. The fame came for a Witness, to bear witnefs of the LIGHT, that all Men through him might believe. 8. He was not that Light, but was fent to bear wITNESS of that Light. 2. Thou art fairer than the Childen of Men: GRACE is poured into thy Lips: therefore God hath bleffed thee for ever. 3. Gird thy Sword upon thy Thigh, O MOST MIGHTY: with thy GLORY and thy MAJESTY. 4. And in thy Majesty ride profperously, because of TRUTH, and MEEKNESS, and RIGHTEOUSNESS: and thy right Hand fhall teach thee terrible Things. Pfalm 1xviii. 17. The Chariots of GoD are twenty thousand, even thousands of ANGELS; the Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place. 18. Thou haft ASCENDED on high, thou haft led Captivity captive: thou haft received Gifts for Men; yea, for the REBELLIOUS alfo, that the LORD GOD might dwell among them. Pfalm lxxii. 11. All KINGS fhall fall down before him; all NATIONS fhall ferve him. 12. For he fhall deliver the Needy when he crieth; the Poor also, and him that hath no Helper. 9. That was the TRUE LIGHT, which LIGHTETH every Man that cometh into the World. 10. He was in the World, and the World was MADE by him, and the World knew him not: 11. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12. But as many as received him, to them gave he POWER 14. He fhall REDEEM their SOUL from Deceit and Violence; and precious fhall their Blood be in is Sight. 17. His Name fhall ENDURE for EVER; his Name fhall be continued as long as the Sun; and MEN fhall be BLESSED in him: all Na tions fhall call him BLESSED. 19. And bleffed be his GLORIOUS NAME for ever and ever, and let the whole EARTH be filled with his GLORY. Pfalm xcvi. 2. Sing unto the Lord, BLESS his Name: fhew forth his SALVATION from Day to Day. 3. Declare Phil. ii. 5. Let this Mind be in you, which was alfo in Chrift Fefus: 6. Who being in the Form of God, thought it not Robbery to be EQUAL with GOD: 7. But made himself of no Reputation, and took upon him the Form of a Servant, and was made in the Likenefs of Men: 26. While as yet he had not made the EARTH, nor the Fields, nor the highest part of the Duft of the World. 27. When he prepared the HEAVENS, I WAS there; when he fet Compass upon the Face of the Depth : a 28. When he established the Clouds above, when he strengthned the Fountains of the Deep: Decree, that the Waters fhould not 29. When he gave to the Sea his pafs his Commandment: when he appointed the Foundations of the Earth 30. Then was I by him, as one brought up with him; and I was daily his Delight, rejoicing always before him : 31. Rejoicing in the habitable Part of his Earth, and my Delights were with the Sons of Men. 32, Now therefore hearken untò me, O ye Children; for BLESSED are they that keep my Ways. 33. Hear Inftruction, and be wife, and refuse it not. 34. Bleffed is the Man that hear eth me, watching daily at my Gates, waiting at the Pofts of my Doors. 35. For whofo findeth me, findeth LIFE, and fhall obtain FAVOUR of the Lord. 8. And being found in fa36. But he that SINNETH against fhion as a Man, he нUм- ME, wrongeth his own Soul; all BLED himself, and became they that hate me, love DEATH. obedient B2 Haiah |