The Star of the Wise Men: Being a Commentary on the Second Chapter of St. MatthewH. Hooker, 1850 - 116 pages |
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affirm allusion Antt apud Arabia Archelaus Augustine Aurum Balaam Bethlehem birth born Cels certainly Chalcidius Christ Christian Christum Church connexion cradle death divine earth East enim Ephratah Epiphany erant etiam Evang Evangelist Exod faith fear flight into Egypt frankincense fuisse fulfilment fulness Gentiles gifts glorious glory Greek hæc heathen heaven Herod Holy homage illa imperia infant inter ipsi Isai Israel Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews Joseph Josephus Judæa King kingdom land later light Lord Lord's Luke Macrobius Magi magorum magos manifest Marcion Matt Matthew Messiah Micah motive myrrham natural natus Nazareth Old Testament passage present preters princes probably prophecy prophet puer quæ quam quod reges sacred Saviour's Scripture sense Septuagint Serm sermon speaks spolia Star stella Suetonius sunt suppose Tertullian thousand tion tribes truth vero whole wise word worship young Child
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Page 109 - And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither : notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee : and he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, " He shall be called a Nazarene.
Page 53 - And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and search diligently for the young child, and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
Page 78 - AND when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word : for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. When he arose, he took the young child' and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt...
Page 75 - And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down and worshipped him; and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
Page 81 - THE burden of Egypt. BEHOLD, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: And the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, And the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
Page 14 - The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
Page 111 - The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light : they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Page 44 - For thus it is written by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda ; for out of thee shall come a Governor that shall rule my people Israel.
Page 53 - When they had heard the king, they departed; and lo, the star which they saw in the east went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
Page 113 - Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?