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A87160	A vindication of the Holy Scriptures. Or the manifestation of Jesus Christ the true Messiah already come. Being the Christians antidote against the poysons of Judaisme and atheisme of this present age. Proved out of sacred scripture, ancient historians, and Jewish Rabbins. / By that learned, and late eminent divine, John Harrison.	Harrison, John, of the Inner Temple.	1656 (1656)	Wing H896; Thomason E1685_1; ESTC R209168	62,938	174

unto his party Whosoever will come and be my servant if he be a Footman I will make him a Horseman if he be an Horseman I will make him ride with Coaches if he be a Farmer I will make him a Gentleman if he possess a Cottage I will give him a Village if he have a Village I will give him a City if he be Lord of a City I will make him Prince of a Region or Country and as for gold I will pour it forth unto them by heaps and weight and not by number This was the Proclamation of Cyrus the great King of Persia to his followers very glorious as we see in pomp of words and to the eye of flesh and blood Let us now compare herewith the proclamation of our Cyrus Jesus Christ to his Disciples and Followers the entrance and preface whereof was this Repent c. And then it followeth instead of whosoever will come and be my servant if he be a Footman I wil make him a Horseman If any man wil follow me saith Christ let him forsake himself and take up his cross and follow me not on horseback as the Pope doth with all his proud Cardinals Bishops in his pontificalibus I have seen servants on horses and Princes walking as servants on the ground So did an Emperour bare-footed to his Holiness But what would Solomon have said if he had seen a Prince hold his stirrop and yet forsooth will this proud Prelate be Servus servorum a follower of Christ and Peter's Successor Insteed of possessing lands and Lordships gold and treasures he saith Possess not gold nor silver nor money in your purses nor a scrip for the journey neither two coats neither shoes nor so much as a staff in your hands Insteed of these preferments and pleasures of the world saith Christ contrary to Cyrus In this world ye shall have affliction yea which is more ' Ye shall be delivered up to the Councels and to the Synagogues ye shall be beaten and brought before Rulers and Kings for my sake ye shall be hated of all men for my names sake ye shall be betrayed also of your Parents brethren kinsmen and friends And which is most of all Ye shall be put to death for whosoever will save his life shall lose it Finally If any man come to me and hate not his Father and Mother and Wife and Children and Brethren and Sisters yea and his own life also he cannot be my Disciple And whosoever beareth not his cross and cometh after me he cannot be my Disciple For which of you minding to build a Tower sitteth not down before and counteth the cost c. So likewise whosoever he be of you that forsaketh nor all that he hath he cannot be my Disciple This was the Proclamation and Edict of Christ to his followers This was the entertainment proposed by Jesus to such as would come and serve under his colours with express protestation that himself was sent into the world not to bring peace rest and ease to flesh and blood but rather to be the cause of sword fire and tribulation Think not that I am come to send peace into the earth I came not to send peace but the sword and yet with these cold offers presented to the world first by himself to his Apostles and Disciples won thereby to follow him even upon the first call they left all and followed him and by them to all others afterwards I say by this Doctrine so cross and opposite to mans nature inclination and sensual appetite he gained more hearts unto him within the space of forty yeers then ever did Monarch in the world possess loving subjects by whatsoever temporal allurements they did or might propose which argueth the omnipotent puissance of him that contrary to mans reason in so short a time could bring to pass so miraculous a conquest were there no other argument in the world of the truth of Christian Religion this were sufficient His Death and Passion FOr his Death and Passion with all the disgrace despite and indignities were done unto him by the Jews it was also foretold by the Prophets and so expounded by their own Rabbins as also by our Saviour himself Behold we go up to Jerusalem and all things shall be fulfilled to the Son of man that are written by the Prophet c. He made his entrance into the Citie upon an Ass in all humility as was prophesied the Messiah should do Rejoyce greatly O daughter Zion shout for joy c. Fulfilled even at the same time when the people spread their garments in the way cut down branches from the Trees and strewed them in the way crying Hosanna to the Son of David c. He was betrayed by his own Disciple as David in divers places had foretold under a type of those his secret enemies in the days of Saul as also himself prophesied beforehand saying He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish he shall betray me Being apprehended he was most barbarously entreated by the Jews according to that of Isai I gave my back to the smiters and my cheeks to the nippers I hid not my face from shame and spitting After all this inhumane dealing he was nailed to the cross hand and foot according to that of David They pierced my hands and my feet I may tell all my bones they beheld and looked upon me they parted my garments among them and cast lots upon my vesture And in another place They gave me gall in my meat and in my thirst they gave me vineger to drink He was crucified between two malefactors or evil doers one on the right hand the other on the left according to that of Isaiah He was counted with the Transgressors yea Barrabas a murderer in the esteem of the Jews preferred before Jesus and quit by a common consent and cry away with him and deliver unto us Barrabas crucifie him crucifie him He prayed for his enemies and persecutors Father forgive them for they know not what they do according to that of Isaiah He bare the sin of many and prayed for the trespassers Not a bone of him was broken according to that Law of the Passover a lively type thereof To conclude that Christ should die for the sins of the world it was a received opinion of the Jews in all ages both prefigured and foretold throughout all the Scripture prefigured by the sacrifice of Isaac the lifting up of the brazen Serpent and by all other sacrifices in the Law Foretold not only by the Scriptures before mentioned but also by Daniel in most plain terms After threescore and two weeks shall the Messiah be slain c. acknowledged also by Caiphas himself high Priest even the self same year that Christ suffered his words are these to the Pharisees taxing their great

saying Behold the time shall come that these tokens which I have told thee shal come to pass c. for my son Jesus shal appear c. and after these same years shal my son Christ dye Here is both his birth and passion both his names Jesus Christ plainly expressed Which book though it be not canonical yet was it extant in the world before ever Christ was born Also Rabbi Haccadosch proveth by art Cabalist out of many places of Scripture that the name of the Messiah at his comming shall be Jesus and among other he addeth this reason that as the name of him who first brought the Jews out of bondage into the Land of promise was Jesus or Josua which is all one so must his name be Jesus that shal the second time deliver them Secondly the Angels appearing to the Shepherds in the night of the Nativity with this joyful message from Heaven Behold I bring you tidings of great joy that shal be to all people that unto you is born this day in the City of David a Saviour which is Christ the Lord And this is shall be a sign unto you ye shal find the child swad'led and laid in a cratch Thirdly the star that appeared notifying his comming into the world whereof not onely the wise men before mentioned but also generally all the Astronomers and Soothsayers of that age took special notice adjudging it to portend universal good to the earth some gathering thereupon that some God descended from heaven to the benefit of mankind and for that cause had that star an image erected to it in Rome and as Plinies words are Is Cometa unus toto orbe colitur That onely Comet in all the world is adored Fourthly his presentation in the Temple according to the Law of Moses where openly came old Simeon by the motion of the spirit for he had a revelation from God that he should not see death till he had seen the Lords Christ took the child in his arms acknowledged him for the Messiah prophesied that he should be a light to be revealed unto the Gentiles appointed for the fall and rising again o many in Israel with other events which afterwards came to pass So did likewise Anne the Prophetess as it is in the same Chapter Fiftly that most pitiful murder of all the Infants in and about Bethlehem upon this occasion as was prophesied by Jeremy saying A voice was heard on high mourning and bitter weeping Rachel weeping for her children and refused to be comforted because they were not Rachel was buried in the way to Ephrath which is Bethlehem and for that cause those infants were called her children albeit she were dead above two thousand years before they were slain and above one thousand and five hundred before Jeremy wrote this prophecy Among which Infants Herod also for more assurance slew an infant of his own for that he was descended by the Mothers side of the line of Judah Which cruelty comming to Augustus his ears he said he had rather be Herods swine then his son for that he being a Jew was prohibited by his religion to kill his swine though not ashamed to kill his Son Sixtly his flying into Egypt hereupon as also to fulfil that prophesie ' out of Egypt have I called my Son which Isaiah enlargeth further saying Behold the Lord rideth upon a light cloud which is his flesh or humanity and shal come into Egypt and all the Idols of Egypt shal tremble at his presence Which latter point Eusebius sheweth was fulfilled most evidently in the sight of all the world for that no nation came to Christian Religion with so great celerity and fervour as did the Egyptians who threw down their Idols before any other Nation And as they had been the first in Idolatry to other countries so were they the first by Christ his comming unto them that afterwards gave example of true return unto their Creator It followeth in Isaiah I wil deliver the Egyptians into the hands of cruel Lords these were the Roman Lords and Princes Pompey Caesar Antony c. ' And a migh-King shal reign over them c. this must needs be Augustus the Emperor who after the death of Cleopatra the last of the blood of the Ptolomies took possession of all Egypt and subjected it as a Province to the Roman Empire But after these temporal afflictions threatned against Egypt behold a most Evangelical promise of deliverance In that day shal five Cities of the Land of Egypt speak the Language of Canaan c. In that day shal the Altar of the Lord be in the midst of the Land of Egypt c. They shal cry unto the Lord because of their oppressors and he shall send them a Saviour and a great man and shal deliver them c. The Lord of Hosts shall bless them saying Blessed be my people of Egypt c. This blessing I say the Egyptians obtained by our Saviours being in Egypt whom here the Prophet calleth by his own name Jesus a Saviour a great man Finally the comming of John Baptist his forerunner or Messenger as was prophesied Behold I will send my Messenger and he shal prepare the way before me and the Lord whom ye seek shal speedily come to his Temple And again I will send you Eliah the Prophet that is to say John the Baptist in the spirit and power of Eliah as an Angel from Heaven expoundeth it appearing to Zacharias his Father in the Temple sent to foretel him both of his birth as also by what name he should call him even John saying Thou shalt call his name John he shal be great in the sight of the Lord he shall go before him in the power and spirit of Eliah And therefore out Saviour in plain terms he calleth him Eliah Mat. 11.14 And if you will receive it this is that Eliah which was to come he that hath ears to hear let him hear And as our Saviour gave him his due before a multitude then assembled calling him Eliah So did this Eliah also give our Saviour his due in acknowledging him for the Messiah not assuming unto himself that honour offered unto him by the Jews but refusing it absolutely and laying it upon Jesus our Saviour the true owner Then this is the record of John when the Jews sent Priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him who art thou and he confessed and denyed not and said plainly I am not the Christ I am not the Messiah I Baptize you with water but there is one among you whom you know not he it is that cometh after me which is preferred before me whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to unloose These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan where John did Baptize The next day John seeth Jesus comming to him and saith behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world This is he whom I said

right hand of God David saith Thou art gone up on high thou hast led captivity captive and received gifts for men c. And in another place The Lord said to my Lord Sit thou at my right hand c. which is the place alledged by our Saviour wherewith he put the Jews to silence both as touching the Deity and the Humanity of the Messiah for saith he If David call him Lord how is he then his Son Where we may see David acknowledgeth him his Lord and consequently his God even the Son of God sitting at the right hand of God for the present as touching his Divinity afterwards to be accomplished also in his Humanity which David believed as verily should come to pass and foresaw by the eye of Faith as did Thomas when it was come to pass putting his hand into his side and crying My Lord and my God so saith David here my Lord The Lord said unto my Lord c. I say this article of our Faith as touching his Ascension it followeth necessarily to be concluded upon his Resurrection it needeth no other proof For that whosoever seeth and acknowledgeth that Jesus being dead could raise himself to life again will easily believe also that he was able to ascend up to heaven at his pleasure And hereof we have also all his Apostles and Disciples for witnesses eye witnesses in whose presence and sight he ascended as it is in that place They looked stedfastly towards heaven as he went and in witness thereof gave up their lives and sealed the same with their blood Therefore I conclude upon all these premisses so necessarily following and depending one upon another to wit his birth life doctrine actions death resurrection ascension seeing nothing hath hapned in the same which was not foretold by the Prophets of God nor any thing foretold by the same Prophets concerning the Messiah which was not fulfilled most exactly in the person of our Saviour We may most certainly assure our selves that as God is truth and therefore can neither foretel an untruth nor yeild testimony to the same so it cannot be but that these things which have been shewed to be so manifestly fore prophesied and so evidently accomplished in the person of this our blessed Lord and Saviour must needs I say assure us Christians that he was indeed the true Messiah and quite confound the Jews in their vain imagination and expectation of another The sending of the holy Ghost with the first Plantation and wonderful increase of the Church NOw for those things that followed after his Ascension as arguments and effects of his Divine power they were also foretold by the Prophets to wit the sending of the holy Ghost that Comforter from on high with the sudden strange and miraculous increase of his Church throughout the world even against all worldly power and policy by the only power and ministry of his word confirmed with signs and wonders that followed wrought by his Apostles Disciples and other his faithful servants and witnesses in the Primitive Church then the which there can be no greater argument in the world of the truth of Christian Religion if we consider how all other Religions in the world have grown and been maintained by force of Arms Fire and Sword this only by the preaching of Christ crucified in all Nations hath encreased and multiplyed and shal do more and more to the end of the world this must increase all others decrease howsoever the Turks have possessed the greatest part of the world at this day yet our Saviours prophesie in the end shall be found true this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached throughout the whole world for a witness unto all Nations Now for the first increase of it How small a number were there gathered together after the ascension at Jerusalem from whence they were to march even the twelve Apostles no great army God wot to conquer the world as it is in that place The Law shall go forth from Zion and the Word of God from Jerusalem There was the Rendevous there they stayed there they rested there they continued in prayer and fasting till such time as Christ after his ascension according to his promise sent them the Comforter even the holy Ghost enduing them with power from on high and arming them at all points for so great a work When and where being gathered together all with one accord in one place suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a mighty wind and filled all the house where they sate And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like fire and it sate upon each of them and they were all filled with the holy Ghost and began to speak with other Tongues as there is mentioned And with these fiery cloven tongues these twelve silly souls without any means men money or munition in a very short time conquered a great part of the world insomuch that at one Sermon of S. Peter at the same time there were added to the Church three thousand souls and so multiplyed successively from time to time and from place to place spreading it self from one Country to another and from one Nation to another and so at length into all Nations There is neither Speech nor Language where their voice is not heard Their line is gone forth through all the earth and their words into the ends of the world as we see it is come to pass this day Of which coming of the holy Ghost in the time of the Messiah Joel prophesied saying And it shall be in the last days that I will pour out my spirit c. and on my servants and on my handmaids I will pour out my spirit c. It filled all the house where they sate and it sate upon each of them and they were all filled with the holy Ghost Here is a deluge of Gods grace poured upon the world immediately upon the ascension of our Lord and Saviour First upon his Apostles and Disciples of those times in greater measure as the first fruits of his spirit by the which they wrought miracles spake all manner of languages healed all manner of diseases cast out Divels raised the dead and lastly sealed the same with their blood Poor Fishermen and such like of no reputation in the world without learning without credit without means as before yet by this means conquered the world to the subjection of their master Christ that stone cast aside of the Builders but now become the head-stone of the corner this the Lords doing and it is marvellous in our eyes The sincerity of the Evangelists NOw for the Evangelists or writers of the Gospel that is to say the registers of his Birth Life Doctrine and Death It is to be noted that our Saviour being God took a different way from the custome of man in delivering unto us his Laws and Precepts For that men who have been law-makers unto the world