Messiah into your hands: let another take his office;' so another disciple of Jesus, the Messiah, the Lord, was put in his room: so this was fulfilled, Psalm xxii. 16, 17, 'for dogs have compassed me; the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me; they pierced my hands and my feet; they parted my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.' and now, ye Jews, did not ye often assemble together to crucify him? and when you did crucify him, did not you pierce his hands and feet? and did not you part his garments among you, the Messiah, when they crucified him? and did not your soldiers cast lots upon his vesture? and doth not Moses say, in Deut. xviii. the Lord thy God will raise up a prophet in the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like to me, to him shall ye hearken.' And further he saith, I will raise them up a prophet of their brethren, like to thee, and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him; and it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall not hearken to my words that he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.' Now this prophet, like to Moses, was the Messiah, which was the sign born of a virgin, according to the prophecy of Isaiah: and Daniel numbered the years to the Messiah, and the time that he should be cut off, should make his soul a sacrifice, according to the prophet: and there rose not a prophet since in Israel, like to Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face,' as it is said in Deut. xxxiv. So this prophet that God has raised up, like Moses, whom the people should hear in all things, was not Joshua, but the Messiah, whom you would not, nor did not hear; and so not hearing him, you hear not the prophets. And God said to Abraham, 'in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.' Gen. xii. And Gen. xviii. All the nations of the earth shall be blessed in Abraham's seed; and I know he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord to do justice and judgment.' And in Gen. xxii. ‘The Lord said to Abraham, by my self have I sworn, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thine only son; that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thee as the stars of heaven, and in thy seed shall all nations of the earth be blessed.' And so was not Abraham's offering up his only son Isaac, a type of the Messiah's making his soul an offering, the Messiah's making his soul a sacrifice for the sins of men, who according to the flesh was of the seed of Abraham, who was the son of God, a sign and wonder to you to this day, that a virgin should have a child? and did not Jacob say on his death-bed, Gen. xlix. 10, 11, when he called his sons together, he said to Judah, when he prophesied to them all; Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise; thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee; the sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a law-giver from between his feet till Shilo come, and unto him

shall the gathering be of the people?' and now consider, did not the sceptre continue in Judah till Shilo, the Messiah came? but is not the sceptre departed from Judah above sixteen hundred years since, after you had crucified the Messiah? and are not your walls and city of Jerusalem broken down, trodden under foot, and you scattered over all nations? and so is not your sceptre gone? so consider these things, how long it is since you lost your sceptre : it should not depart till Shilo came; and he came, and is come, and you would not hearken to him, being a stiffnecked people.

Is it not clear that the Messiah came of the seed of David and of Abraham, according to the prophets, who was born of a virgin, though you were rebellious, as you may see from Moses through the prophets to the Messiah; though some of you in all ages did believe, yet for the generality of you, what a stiff-necked people you were, that your eyes were blinded, your table was made a snare, and you stuck in the old covenant, and opposed the new: and were not your backs often therefore bowed down; yea, and under all the governments of the world now and so Isaiah's prophecy is come upon you, saying, 'go tell this people.' Isa. vi. 9. 'hearing ye hear not, seeing ye see not, and do not perceive; for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing; and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and should be converted, and I should heal them;' this is a sad condition: you would not receive the Immanuel, born of a virgin; and therefore, was not the salvation sent to the Gentiles, that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy through the Messiah? for this cause I will confess thee among the Gentiles, and sing to thy name.' Psalm xviii. 49. And again he saith, rejoice ye Gentiles, with his people.' Now those Jews that were the believers in the Messiah, the Gentiles can rejoice withal. And Psalm cxvii. 'praise the Lord ye Gentiles, and laud him all ye people.' And again Isaiah saith, there shall be a root of Jesse, and he shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, in him the Gentiles shall trust.' Now this is the Messiah that was born of a virgin, whom ye crucified, who is risen, in whom the Gentiles rejoice and trust, who is their salvation; read Isa. xi. 10. And so it was said before to you; like to me, (saith Moses,) will God raise up a prophet of your brethren, him shall ye hear in all things, whatsoever he shall say to you; and that soul that will not hear this prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.' So was not the Messiah of the seed of David, and of Abraham; and when God had raised up, and brought him forth, you would not hear him, neither before ye crucified him, nor now when he is risen, who came according to Daniel's prophecy: and so in this you neither hear God, nor Moses, nor the prophets, nor the angel, nor the Son, the

Messiah; and so in this you neither keep the law, nor the prophets, nor the old covenant, nor the new, though you often spoke fair with your mouths, but your hearts were far off.

Is not that come to pass which the Messiah spoke to you, 'that you should be led away captive, and many should fall by the edge of the sword, and Jerusalem should be compassed with armies, and you should be led captive, into all nations, and Jerusalem shall be trodden down, (read in Daniel ix.) and was not Jerusalem built and standing till Messiah, the Prince? and when he came, was not he cut off? and after did not Titus, the prince of the people, come to destroy your city and sanctuary; therefore was not this the true Messiah, the Immanuel, born of a virgin, and the prophet, that you should hear in all things; and they that did hear him, and do hear him, do witness the prophecy of Joel to be fulfilled; the Lord is pouring out of his spirit upon all flesh, his sons, his daughters, his old men, his young. men, servants, handmaids: these are the days of the Messiah; for he says, in those days I will pour out my spirit:' so by the spirit of God they can praise God, sons, daughters, old men, young men, servants, handmaids; through the Messiah, the Immanuel, who was born of a virgin, whom you crucified, and is risen, and is at the right hand of God, who is our prophet, and shepherd, and covenant of peace, through him we can praise God, hallelujah forever and ever, amen.

And you that despise him, despise your salvation, and lie under the judgment of the prophets and the Son, as you may see in the scriptures; and therefore, it is time for you to repent, and turn to him.

A Postscript.

NOT a bone of the Pascal-Lamb shall be broken. Numb. ix. 12. And was not this a type of the Pascal-Lamb, the Messiah, of whom you had not power to break a bone, although you broke the bones of the two thieves that were crucified on each side of him.

And in Deut. viii. there you may see how the Lord in the wilderness humbled your fathers to reprove them, and to know what was in their hearts, whether they would keep his commandments or no; therefore he humbled them, and made them to hunger, and fed them with manna, which they knew not, neither did their fathers know it, that he might teach them, that man liveth not by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth a man live; yet how soon did your forefathers forget the Lord, and lusted after Egypt's flesh-pots, as ye may read in the books of Moses, how your forefathers murmured VOL. V.-11

against the Lord, and turned against him, and his prophets, and his Son, the Messiah; against whom you stand in rebellion to this day.

Psalm viii. And was not this fulfilled when the Messiah rode into Jerusalem upon the foal of an ass? out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength.'

And did not the Messiah say these words when you put him to death? Psalm xxxi. 'into thy hand I commend my spirit: and thou hast brought my soul out of the grave, thou hast revived me from them that go down. into the pit, sing praises unto the Lord, ye his saints.' So the saints can sing praises unto the Lord, that know the resurrection of the Messiah, whose grave you watched; yet he rose, and all your watchmen were struck: but your priests taught them to lie, and to say, 'his disciples stole him away' in which lie, and graves of sin and unbelief you lie, that do not believe the Messiah is come, and is risen. Psalm xxx. 3.

And was not this the doctrine of the Messiah to your forefathers, that the meek men should possess the earth, and have their delight in the multitude of peace; but the wicked practiseth against the just, and gnashes his teeth against him.' And was not this the practice of your forefathers against the Messiah? Psalm xxxvii. 12.

And in Psalm lxxviii. I will open my mouth in parables; I will declare high sentences of old.' And did not the Messiah fulfil these sayings, and declare the high sentences of old, and speak in parables when he came?

And in Psalm lxxxii. where it is said, I have said ye are God's, and ye all are children of the Most High.' And did not your forefathers persecute and put to death the Messiah for saying, 'He was the Son of God?'

And in Psalm xci. He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways; they shall bear thee in their hands, that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone.' And was not the Messiah tried and tempted by Satan and you in your days, wherein that scripture was fulfilled upon him, when Satan tempted him, and perverted those words?

And in Psalm cx. where it is said, 'the Lord said unto my Lord, sit thou on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool.' Is not this the Messiah, and the Immanuel, born of a virgin, spoken of Esaiah, which came and said to your forefathers, above sixteen hundred years since, if David in spirit called the Messiah Lord, how was he his son?" which neither your forefathers nor you ever answered?

Also, the Lord swore, and will not repent; thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.' Now was not this the Messiah, who came not after the order of Aaron, which had a beginning of days, and end of life; but He, the Messiah, is a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek, is without beginning of days, or end of life.

And is not the prophecy of Isa. v. fulfilled upon you, where he saith, 'the vineyard is laid waste, and you which were the keepers of it, who stoned the servants, and had killed the son, the heir; and now are you and your vineyard laid waste?' and did not the Messiah when he came, show you the fulfilling of the prophecy in this? and so is not your sun and moon darkened, and your stars fallen, as you may read in the prophets? and the marvellous work the Lord hath done upon you and a wonder? for the wisdom of your wise men is perished; for the Lord hath covered you with the spirit of slumber, and hath shut up your eyes; and the vision is become unto you as the words of a sealed book, so that you can neither read the book of the prophets, nor of the law, that speak of the Messiah, being out of the spirit: though you come near unto the Lord with your mouths, and honour him with your lips, but have removed your hearts far from him; and your fear towards him is taught by the precepts of men; and this did Isaiah foresee and prophesy of; and this did the Messiah see, and find amongst you when he came.

And in Isa. liv. it is said, all thy children shall be taught of the Lord.' And did not the Messiah when he came, show the fulfilling of this prophecy, so that many thousands are witnesses of God's teaching, and his establishing of them in peace?

And was not the saying of Jeremiah the prophet fulfilled. Jer. vii. Is this house become a den of thieves, whereupon my name is called before your eyes? behold I see it saith the Lord.' And was not this fulfilled in the days of the Messiah, above sixteen hundred years since? and did not the Lord say, therefore, I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out your brethren before you?'

And in Hosea vi. did not the Lord say, 'He desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings: but ye like men have transgressed the covenant, and therefore, have ye trespassed against me; and as thieves wait for a man, so doth the company of priests murder in the way by consent; for they work mischief.' Now was not this fulfilled in the days of the Messiah? were not the priests the most mischievous against him? did they not gather together in troops to work mischief against him, and to put him to death? and had you had mercy, and the knowledge of God, you would have received the Messiah when he came, the Son born of a virgin?

And again, in 2 Esdras i. 30. the Lord gathered you, as a hen gathereth her chicken under her wings: but now what shall I do for you? I will cast you out of my sight.' And would not the Messiah have gathered you when he came, and you would not? so that your house is become a desolation, and you cast forth.

And in the sayings of the wisdom of Solomon ii. 'He checks us for