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THE
237/
SCRIPTURE TESTIMONY
TO THE
MESSIAH:
AN
INQUIRY WITH A VIEW TO A SATISFACTORY DETERMINATION
OF THE
DOCTRINE TAUGHT IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
CONCERNING
THE PERSON OF CHRIST.
BY
JOHN PYE SMITH, D.D.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
A Deo discendum est quid de Deo intelligendum sit: quia nonnisi se auctore cognoscitur." HILARIUS.
THIRD EDITION,
IMPROVED AND ENLARGED.
LONDON:
JACKSON AND WALFORD,
18, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD ;
HATCHARD AND SON, PICCADILLY; J. H. PARKER, OXFORD; AND
T. STEVENSON, CAMBRIDGE.
PRINTED BY R. CLAY, BREAD-STREET-HILL.
ON THE INFORMATION TO BE OBTAINED CONCERNING THE PER-
SON OF THE CHRIST, FROM THE NARRATIVES OF THE
EVANGELICAL HISTORY, AND FROM OUR LORD'S OWN ASSER-
TIONS AND INTIMATIONS
1
CHAP. I. On the Narrative of the Miraculous Conception
PRINCIPAL NOTES.-Griesbach on the initial Chapters of
Matthew; p. 7.-Löffler, Bevans, Hahn, and Olshausen,
on Luke and Marcion; p. 12.-Paulus, Leighton, Charnock,
and Hartley on the Miraculous Conception; pp. 19, 23.-
Leclerc on the Discrimination of genuine and spurious
Writings; p. 24.-Kuinöl and Knapp on the "fulfilment
of Passages from the O. T. p. 26.-On the Star, the Visit
of the Magi, and the Massacre at Bethlehen; p. 26.-On
the Ebionite Gospel; p. 27.-On apostolic Allusions to
the Miraculous Conception; p. 28.-Olshausen on the
Fulfilment of the Prophecy in Isaiah; p. 30.
CHAP. II. On the Evidence relative to the Person of the
Christ, which may be derived from the Office and Testi-
mony
of John the Baptist
PRINCIPAL NOTES.-On the translation of John i. 15, 27;
p. 39. On that of Luke i. 17; p. 42.-Michaelis and
Rosenmüller on the Power and Authority of Christ; p. 43.
333
CHAP. III. Declarations, Intimations, and Admissions of Jesus
Christ concerning himself
PAGE
44
Capit. I. Declarations made, or acquiesced in, by Jesus Christ,
elucidating the Import of the Appellation, SON OF GOD. 46
Sect. 1. Son of the Most High; Luke i. 32
Sect. II. Son of God, by human Birth; Luke i. 35
48
50
Sect. III. Son of God, in a higher Sense; Mark i. 1, &c.
53
Sect. IV. His Person, equally with that of the Father, sur-
passing human Knowledge
Sect. v. Son of God, claiming a Parity in Power and Honour
with the Father
PRINCIPAL NOTES.-Michaelis on the Appellation, Son of
God; p. 82. Scholten on the Propriety of a Man being
the Judge of Men; p. 83.-Elucidations of the Phraseology
of the Evangelist John, from the Poet Nonnus; p. 84.
61
67
Sect. vi. Son of God, One with the Father; John x, 24-38
88
Capit. II. Passages elucidating our Lord's Use of the Appel-
lation, the Son of man
98
Sect. 1. On Christ's descending from Heaven; John iii. 13.. 103
PRINCIPAL NOTE.-Semler, Michaelis, and Brucker on
descending from heaven; p. 116.
118
Sect. 11. On his coming from above, and from Heaven; John iii. 31
PRINCIPAL NOTES.-On 1 Cor. xv. 47; p. 121.-Nonnus;
Semler; and Michaelis; p. 122.
Sect. III. On Christ's descending from Heaven, as the Bread
of Life; John vi..
123
Sect. iv. On His coming from above, and from God; John
yiii, 14, &c.
Sect. v. On His Glory possessed with the Father, before the World; John xvii. 5.
PRINCIPAL NOTES.-On the Preposition rapá p. 153.—
Semler, p. 155.-Calvin on the Glory of Christ ;-
D'Alembert, Servetus, Castellio, Baxter; p. 156.
Capit. III. On our Lord's Declaration of an Existence before
Abraham; John viii. 58.
PRINCIPAL NOTES.-On the Verb of Existence; pp.
160-164, 167.—Michaelis on the Argument of our Lord's
Words; p. 181.-F. Socinus on the passage; p. 183.
Capit. IV. On the perpetual Presence of Christ promised to his Disciples; Matt. xxviii. 19, 20
133
139
158
. 185
PRINCIPAL NOTES.-On the Jewish Designations of large
Periods of Time; pp. 190, 191, 193, 198.-Critical Cha-
racters of Bishop Pearce, Ruhnken, and Gilbert Wake-
field; p. 216.-On the Scriptural Descriptions of the
Intercession of Christ; p. 218.-Hegesippus on the De-
scendants of the Apostle Jude, and Mosheim's Opinion;
p. 219.
Capit. V. On the perpetual Presence of Christ promised to
worshipping Assemblies: Matt. xviiii. 20.
. 221
Capit. VI. On our Lord's Declarations of his personal Agency
in the Resurrection of the Dead, and the final Judgment 236
PRINCIPAL NOTES.-Michaelis and Koppe on Rom. xiv. 10;
p. 242.-The Doctrine of the Jews, that the Messiah
would be the Author of the universal Resurrection; p. 245.
-The Neologists, Eberhard and Röhr; p. 253. Mr.
Belsham's opinion, p. 254.