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alludes, "many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken" (xxxiv. 19, 20). The piercing of his side by the Roman soldier in order to ascertain, or to ensure his death, is thus mentioned in another part of prophetic scripture; "and I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of supplication, and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced" (Zech. xii. 10).

So minute is the prophetic history of the Messiah, as to mention even the circumstance attending his burial, for it declares that though he was to be numbered with transgressors, or to be put to death in the company of malefactors, yet an honourable interment should be given to his body. "He made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth (Is. liii. 9). The exact accomplishment of this prediction, when Joseph of Arimathea obtained the body of Jesus from Pilate, and laid it in his own tomb, is a coincidence which cannot be justly considered as accidental, nor attributed to human contri

vance.

The most glorious event in the history of Christ, and that in which we are most interested, is the circumstance of his resurrection, in the assurance of which our faith is con

firmed and the certainty of a future state determined.

This great article of our creed also forms a part of the chain of prophecies relating to the Messiah, and there is connected with it a plain declaration of his ascension into Heaven. The royal psalmist says, "Thou wilt not leave my soul in Hell," or in the state of the dead, "neither wilt thou suffer thy HOLY ONE to see corruption. Thou wilt shew me the path of life; in thy presence is fulness of joy, and at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore." (Ps. xvi. 10, 11.) This passage is cited by St. Peter, (Acts ii. 27.) and is proved to have been fulfilled only in the person of Jesus; for as the Apostle justly observes, "David was both dead and buried, and his sepulchre still continued," so that the prediction could not relate to him: but in the resurrection and ascension of Christ it was in all its parts completely verified.

Thus have we an exact harmony between the books of prophecy and the gospel history, agreeable to the solemn declaration of Jehovah, "I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me; de claring the end from the beginning; and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, my counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure." (Is. xlvi. 9, 10).

FINIS.

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INDEX

to the Plates contained in this Volume.

To front

FRONTISPIECE, Salvator Mundi, to face the Title.

1 Salutation

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2 Nativity

13

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33 Crowning with Thorns
34 Condemned by Pilate

35 Led to be Crucified

36 Crucified

37 Two Thieves ditto

38" Woman behold thy Son”
39 Yielding up the Ghost

40 Breaking the Legs of the Thieves

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page 268
269

270

271

272

273

274

275

41 Preparing the Sepulchre

276

42 Laid in the Sepulchre

277

43 Angels rolling the Stone from ditto

278

44 Jesus appearing the First Time to his Disciples

284

45 Incredulity of St. Thomas

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286

46 Ascension

291

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5, line 1, for full came read full time came
21, read strait

48 Christ's mother comes to him a second

time, out

6, for he read ye

89, for a fourth time read fifth

95, for Timeus read Timeas

113, line 12, insert the way

line 21, insert time

129, for Cleopas read Cleophas.

N. B. The Plates may be had separate.

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