50. But that when He had become man for our sakes, Christ's
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Him should not acknowledge Him when He came: His words Apol. were spoken as in the Person of Christ Himself, and are'tliese
; ^- — I was manifest to them that asked not for me, I was found o/Isa. G3, thein that sought me not; I said, Behold, I come, unto a''^*^* nation that called not on My name : I have spread out my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people, to them that walk in no good way, hut after their own sins; a people that provoketh me to anger to my face.
For the Jews who had the prophecies, and ahvays looked for Christ to come, knew Him not ; and not only so, but even ill-treated Him
; whilst the Gentiles, who never heard any thing about Christ until the Apostles went out from Jerusalem, and preached the things concerning Him, and gave them the prophecies, were filled with joy and faith, and put away their idols, and " dedicated themselves to The Unbegotten God, through Christ.
But that these infamous things which were to be spoken against those who confess Christ were foreknown, and that they who slandered Him, and who said that it was well to keep the ancient customs, were to be miserable, hear what is briefly said by Isaiah ; Woe unto those who call sweet Is. 5,20. hitter and hitter sweet.
50. But that when He had become man for our sakes, Christ's He endured to suffer, and be dishonoured ; and that He rectloa shall come again wdth glory, hear the prophecies which ^^^'^^o''!* were uttered on this subject: they are as follows; Because U. 53, they delivered His soul unto deaths and He ivas numhered ' with the transgressors ; He hare the sins of many, and shall make atonement for the transgressors.
Behold, my Servant Is. 52, shall understand, and He shall he exalted and greatly glori- ~~ jied.
As many shall he astonished at Thee, so Thy visage shall he considered inglorious hy men, and Thy glory hy men; so shall many nations admire, and the kings shall shut their mouths ; for they to whom it was not told concerning Him, and they who have not heard, shall understand.
Lord, who Is, 63, hath helieved our report, and to whom is the Arm of the Lord ~~ ' revealed?
We have declared hefore Him as an infant, as a root in a thirsty ground; He hath no form nor glory, and we saw Him, and He had 710 form nor beauty, hut His form is without honour, and mean beyond that of inen, a Man that is U7ider the stroke, and knoiving how to hear infirmity, because
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JJig face was turned away ; He ivas despised, and nothing '- esteemed.
He it is that beards our sins, and endures pains for us, and ive did esteem Him to he in pain, and in stripes, and in afflictions : hut He was ivounded for our transgressions^ and He was punished for our iniquities ; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, with His stripes are tve healed.
All we, like sheep, have gone astray, man has wandered in his own way, and the Lord hath delivered Him up for our iniquities.
He, because of His afflictions, does not open His mouth; He urns brought as a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamh before his shearers is dumb, so He opens not His mouth.
In His humiliation His judgment was taken away.
After His crucifixion then, even they that were acquainted with Him all denied and forsook Him ; but afterwards, when He rose from the dead, and was seen by them, and taught them to read the prophecies in which all these things were foretold as about to happen, and when they had seen Him go up into Heaven, and had believed, and received power from thence, which was sent them from Him, they went forth to the whole race of men, and taught these things, and received the name of Apostles.
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51. And farther, to bear witness to us that He Who sufgenefered these things had a generation that could not be declared, and is King over His enemies.
The Spirit of le. 53, prophecy spoke thus; Who shall declare His generation?
For His life is taken away from the earth, for their transgression was He brought to death.
And I will give the loicked for His burial, and the rich for His death, because He hath done no iniquity, neither was any deceit found in His mouth, and the Lord is pleased to cleanse Him of the stripe.
If He shall be made an offering for sin, your soul shall see His seed prolonged, and the Lord will take away the travail of His soul, will shew Him light, and form Him with knowledge, that the Righteous, well-serving, may justify many.
And He shall hear our iniquities.
Therefore He shall inherit many, and He shall divide the spoils of the strong, because His soul was delivered unto death, and He was numbered ivith the transgressors, and He hath borne the sins of many, and was delivered up because of their transgressions.
And hear how He was to go up into Heaven, as was prophesied: