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God's Covenant Engagement with
Christ and us.

Ps. 86: 28-35.

Signs of Messiah's Advent.

Joel 2: 28-32.

Effects of Christ's Advent.
Mal. 3: 1-3.

Import of the Names given to
Christ.

Mat. 1: 21-23. And she shall bring forth
a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS:
for he shall save his people from their sins.
Now all this was done, that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by
the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall
be with child, and shall bring forth a son,
and they shall call his name Emmanuel,
which being interpreted is, God with us.

Christ's Advent a Ground of Joy. Zech. 99. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an

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Christ's Incarnation.

Isa. 9: 6. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall

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be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Christ the Light and Salvation of the Gentiles.

Isa. 49 6. And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

Christ a Great Saviour.

Isa. 10: 20.
And it shall come to pass in
that day, that the remnant of Israel, and
such as are escaped of the house of Jacob,
shall no more again stay upon him that
smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD,
the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

Christ's Incarnation a Call to
Worship him.

Heb. 1: 6. And again, when he bringeth.
in the first-begotten into the world, he saith,
And let all the angels of God worship him.

Christ's Execution of his Pastoral
Office.

Ezek. 34: 16. I will seek that which was
lost, and bring again that which was driven
away, and will bind up that which was bro-
ken, and will strengthen that which was
sick but I will destroy the fat and the
strong; I will feed them with judgment.

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Christ's Compassion towards the
Weak.

Mat. 12: 18-21. Behold my servant, whom
I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my
soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit
upon him, and he shall show judgment to
the Gentiles. He shall not strive, nor cry;
neither shall any man hear his voice in the
streets. A bruised reed shall he not break,
and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he
send forth judgment unto victory. And in
his name shall the Gentiles trust.

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Help.

Isa. 25: 4. For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

Security and Comfort in Christ. Isa. 32: 2. And a man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

Christ's Commission.

Isa. 61: 1-3. The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; to proclaim the accep

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table year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Extent of Christ's Compassion.
Ps. 146: 7, 8. Which executeth judgment
for the oppressed, which giveth food to
the hungry. The LORD looseth the prison-
The LORD openeth the eyes of the
blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed
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Christ Rewarded.

Isa. 52: 13. Behold my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

The Depth of Christ's Humiliation. Isa. 52: 14, 15. As many were astonished at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: so shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.

Christ's Death a Condition of our
Salvation.

Isa. 53: 10. Yet it pleased the LORD to

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bruise him; he hath
thou shalt make his so
he shall see his seed, he
days, and the pleasure of
prosper in his hand.

Christ's Satisfaction in his

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Isa. 53: 11. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

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Isa. 53: 12. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sins of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Christ's Resurrection and Glory.
Ps. 16: 8-11. I have set the LORD always
before me because he is at my right hand,
I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart
is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh
also shall rest in hope. For thou wilt not
leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou
suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Thou wilt show me the path of life in thy
presence is fulness of joy; at thy right
hand there are pleasures forevermore.

The End of Christ's Ascension.
Ps. 68: 18. Thou hast ascended on high,