The Scripture Testimony to the Messiah

THE

SCRIPTURE TESTIMONY

THE MESSIA H:

INQUIRY WITH A VIEW TO A SATISFACTORY DETERMINATION

OF THE

DOCTRINE TAUGHT IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

CONCERNING

THE PERSON OF CHRIST.

JOHN PYE SMITH, D.D. F.R.S.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

FIFTH EDITION.

EDINBURGH: WILLIAM OLIPHANT AND COMPANY.
LONDON: HAMILTON & CO. JACKSON & WALFORD.

MDCCCLIX.

MURRAY AND GIBB, PRINTERS, EDInburgh,

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

BOOK III.-CHAP. III. (continued.)

Capit. IV. On the perpetual Presence of Christ promised to his Disciples;

Matt. xxviii. 19, 20.

PRINCIPAL NOTES.-On the Jewish Designations of large Periods of
Time; pp. 5, 10, 11.-Critical Characters of Bishop Pearce, Ruhnken,
and Gilbert Wakefield; p. 22.—On the Scriptural Descriptions of the
Intercession of Christ; p. 23.-Hegesippus on the Descendants of the
Apostle Jude, and Mosheim's Opinion; p. 24.

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Capit. V. On the perpetual Presence of Christ promised to worshipping
Assemblies; Matt. xviii. 20.

Capit. VI. On our Lord's Declarations of his personal Agency in the

Resurrection of the Dead, and the final Judgment

PRINCIPAL NOTES.-Michaelis and Koppe on Rom. xiv. 10; p. 39.-

The Doctrine of the Jews, that the Messiah would be the Author of

the universal Resurrection; p. 41.-The Neologists, Eberhard and

Röhr; p. 46.-Mr Belsham's opinion, p. 47.

Capit. VII. On the Homage which Christ permitted to be paid to himself 48

PRINCIPAL NOTES.-Gesenius on Elohim; p. 56.-Wetstein on the N. T.

Use of Terms of Singularity to denote Eminence; p. 66.—Michaelis,

Seiler, Tittmann, and Kuinöl, on the Address of the Apostle Thomas

to Jesus Christ; p. 69.

Capit. VIII. Miscellaneous Declarations of Christ, intimating the Exist-

ence and Action of a Superior Nature in himself

PRINCIPAL NOTES.-Narrative of the Death of Hugo Grotius; p. 82.-

Observations by the Rev. John Medway; p. 89.

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Capit. IX. Summary of the Evidence collected in this Chapter

PRINCIPAL NOTES.-Hallevy, a modern Jew, on the Charge of Blas-

phemy against Jesus; p. 94.

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CHAP. IV. On the real Humanity of Jesus Christ, its Characters and

Affections

Sect. 1. The Human Nature, with all its innocent properties, affirmed of

Jesus Christ

PRINCIPAL NOTES.-Owen on the Union, without Interconversion, of

the two Natures in Christ; p. 98.-A remarkable Concession of Dr

Priestley; p. 101. On the Term Flesh; p. 103.-Chrysostom,

Cameron, Ernesti, etc. on Heb. ii. 16; p. 110.

Sect. II. Scriptural Descriptions of the Messiah's Humanity involving

the Recognition of a Superior Nature

PRINCIPAL NOTES.-On the Aorists; p. 118.-Gregory Naz. on Christ's

becoming poor; p. 119.-Michaelis on the same; p. 121.-On the

Form of God; p. 133.-Michaelis, Ernesti, Storr, Seiler, Stolz,

Scholz, and others, on Philip. ii. 6-8; p. 144.-Illustrations from

Heliodorus and others; p. 147.

CHAP. V. On the State of Mind, and the Extent of Knowledge, concerning

the Person of Christ, which the Apostles possessed during the Period

of their Attendance upon him

ib.

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149

PRINCIPAL NOTES.-On some of the Antisupernaturalist Interpretations;

p. 158. On their Notions concerning a Saviour, the Expectations of

the early Jews with regard to the Messiah, and the Diffusion of those

Expectations; p. 163.-Oriental Tradition; p. 166.

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BOOK IV.

ON THE DOCTRINE TAUGHT BY THE APOSTLES IN THEIR INSPIRED MINISTRY,
CONCERNING THE PERSON OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.

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CHAP. I. On the Examples of the Apostolic Instruction contained in the
Book of Acts

Review of the Evidence from this Book.

PRINCIPAL NOTES.-On the Baptismal Formula; pp. 177, 181.—
Schleusner rescued from an inequitable citation; p. 189.-On the
scriptural Terms for Invocation; pp. 189, 192, 194.-On the Salvation
in Acts iv. 12; p. 205.-On the Readings of Acts xx. 28;-Scholz,
Laurence, Henderson, Tischendorf; p. 206.

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CHAP. II. On the Testimony of the Apostle John

Sect. 1. The Introduction to the Gospel of John

PRINCIPAL NOTES.-Criticism of the passage; p. 214.-Admissions

of the most learned Neologists upon the Jewish Doctrine of the

Word; pp. 216, 217, 225, 244.—On the Design of the Gospel of

John;-Paulus, Michaelis, Tittmann, De Wette, and Bertholdt;

p. 247.-Michaelis on the LOGOS; p. 250.

Sect. I. Information from the Epistles of John

PRINCIPAL NOTE.-On the disputed Passage in chap. v. ; p. 253.

Sect. III. Evidence from the Book of Revelation

PRINCIPAL NOTES.-On John the Presbyter; p. 259.-On the Genuine-