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2. It encourageth us to take up the Crors of
Chrift, and willingly and chearfully to fuffer all
Affliftions for his Nanne fake, afluring us in the
Words of the Apoftle St. Paul^ that the Sufferings
of this prefent time are not to be compared
with the Glory that JhallbereveaVd.
SECT. X.
Sefveral other F roofs for the Chrijiian
MY
fieligion.
Guide having thus proved the truth of
the Chriftian Religion by its Evidences and
its Obje£l, he gave me fome other Arguments to
confirm me, which are not of a little value. I
fhall contraO: them as much as I can.
I. As the Jews own that there was a Meffias
promlfed, fo they cannot deny but that they crucified
a Man whofe Name was Jefus^ in whom
we find all that's foretold of the Meffias in the
Old Teftament fulfilled r as, that he fhould be
born of a Virgin, in the City oi Bethlehem^ of the
Tribe of Judah, and of the Pofterity of David ^
;hat he fhould begin to preach in Galilee^ do many
Miracles, be the Saviour not only of the Jewt
but the Gentiles ^.Ifo •, that he fhould eftablifh the
Worfhip of one true God, and deftroy that of
Idols and falfe Gods-, that he fhould be betrayed,
and fold for Thirty Pieces of Silver •, the Time,
Manner, and Circumftances of his Sufferings and
Death •, the very parting his Garment, the Scoifs
ofjhe Multitude, his Behaviour, laft Words,
the