« A wonderful modeſty and hv-1'? cy in ſo great a man :he takes | well P/:{;p's interpoling, and queſtioning with him ; he acknow- | I-dacs his igmorence, and detires farther inttruction, and condelcends to be t2:.ghr by one fo ravch his inferior.
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at x a yl a "IM, . k . . y 4 . . , 32 i he x place of tne {cripiure which was read, was eynuch taw him no more: and he went on his Way 4 this, He was lead asa ſheep to the ſlaughter, and like | rej yCing.
a lamb & cumb before his ſhearer, to he opened nor his _ noutn;
x Gods Providence 15 remarkable, thit the Eunvch ſhould be | m
reading this very Scripture, which contains 10 fundamental truths, | him. j | Ln | fans 1 -Þ (C ; 1s Cha ' fiiied, he had peace with God througa our Lord Jetus uit;
2nd which he had moſt need for to be informed of : The words
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p Philip was ſuddenly, and extraordinarily taken away fromti zore aflurcd of the truth of thoſe things which had been taught by g The rejoycing was the eftect of his faith ; being now ju
r:f-1r<d unto, arein 1/2 5;. 7. whether read in the H:brew tongue, | Rem. 5, 1.
which the Eunuch Taight have learned of many Fews liviny in |
40 But Philip was » feund at Azotus : and pailis
Erriopis ; Or whether they were read out of the Tranſlation of the through, he preacned in all the Cities, till he camet Seventy, which was then in common uſe, is not ſo neccil:ry an in- Ceſar __
Guiry ; borh being ro the ſameintenr and purpole. 3 Chrift was 1n- | died asa jbep for his patience : | his own cate ; Mr efpecially he was asa ſheep, in being a Sacrifice for us; the true Patchai Lamb that cauſerh the deſtroyer to paſs from us; and yet he is our Shnerherd too, to ſupply and prelerve us, Pix; 23. I.
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and who fhe!} declare c his generation d for his lite is taken from tne earth,
a ha our bI:ikd Swiour was in bis loweſt condition, and the neo degree of his exinanition ; {ks foul being made a Sacrifice | for us, and {u!tering © that detertion for a time, we had merited for } ever 3 and bn body Jaid in the grave asin a priſon; Thzn þ hs * 2, 22778, Tac puniſh'21:a7 which was 1n{l.cted on him in our {tead, was 1aken amy; 108 he brake the bonds of death, and opencd the priion-goor : 10155 Wes foretold, although in ſomewhat differing apretions, by the Prophet 1aiah, 53.7,8. c Thoſe that ſhall hb. bronght forth by this travail ef his Soul, are innumerable, or his own Eternal generation ( who could do ſuch great things, as overcame ceath ir zelt for us ) is mexpreitible; bur by generation, others ( more to the ſcope of this place } underſtand Cariftts dura- tion. or abiding. notwithſtanding thit he died, 34vze does often | _—_— GUration 5 and thus *ts an ardinary expreflion with the |
ropnet. 12129 34.10.17. from gourration 30 generation; NOW noe | C2 comprenend chat erernal duration of Chi iit who dizs no more, | - Rom. 6 9. and of wacie Kingdom there is no end, Luke 1. 33. &@ Chriſt acquired bis glory by his ſuffering; his very excecdirg | gieat Weight of g'ory, Was indced wiought for him by his atfli-
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