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THE NEW YORK
PUBLIC LIBRARY

885359A

ASTOR, LENOX AND
TILDEN FOUNDATIONS

1937

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ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL.

Printed by W. Lewis, 21, Finch-lane, London.

PREFACE

TO THE

SECOND EDITION.

THE First Edition of this Work, comprising one thousand copies, having been disposed of in a few months after publication; the Compiler has endeavoured to improve and enrich this edition, with much important and interesting additional information; supplied by the following celebrated authorities :-F. Josephus; Godwyn's Jewish Customs; Dr. Prideaux's Connections; Dr. Paley's Evidences; Rev. L. Echard's Ecclesiastical History; Rev. T. H. Horne's Study of Scripture; Dr. Doddridge's, and Dr. A. Clarke's Comments; Rev. J. Brown's, and Rev. Richard Watson's Theological Dictionaries; Rev. E. Bickersteth's Scripture Help; Percy's Key to the New Testament; Letters from the East, &c.

Besides a connected view of our Blessed viour's History, this volume contains a sel detail of illustrative particulars. The divis into chapters, regards the several periods of Divine Sojourn in the flesh; presenting opp tunities, for suitably introducing Prophetical e dence, of our Lord's identity as the true and o Messiah; the rise, and peculiar opinions of various Jewish sects, alike inimical to each oth and to His sacred ministry;-the origin and sign of the different feasts He attended at Je salem; together with the celebrity, and down of both city and temple; once, the favoured pl of the Divine ministrations, and the glory a wonder of the whole earth :-also, some of horrible facts attending the destruction of whole Jewish polity, marking with terrible a signal verity, our Lord's emphatic prophecy.

An Historical, Geographical, and Explanat feature pervades the whole work, in the form note, to render Palestine both familiar and i portant to the reader; particularly distinguish

those places, so greatly honoured by our Saviour's attentions and visits;-to give passing notices of the Romans, to whom the Jewish nation was then tributary;-particulars of curious Jewish manners and customs;—an account of the Sybils, tracing the origin of their information given concerning Christ ;-interspersed with choice Sacred Poetry, bearing on the different subjects introduced.

To those persons engaged as Sunday School Teachers, wishing to pursue opportunities of research in Scriptural information—thereby, to render more efficient their truly useful office-the following pages will afford assistance. How desirable to impart to the young mind, the meaning of particular words and phrases that occur in reading the New Testament. Such knowledge is indispensable, whether it respects children or adults, in order to understand much that is delivered from the pulpit; which otherwise, must inevitably pass by unheeded for where ignorance of these first principles prevail,

comparatively little good is to be expected by the set discourses of the Minister of Religion. Every person then, engaged in aiding our invaluable Sunday School institutions, does in a sense Feed the flock of God; and in proportion as they are well taught, depend the firmness-the durability, and the prosperity of CHRISTIAN TRUTH, in our highly-favoured country.

Therefore, as a help for those who have to teach others; and also to supply an interesting Religious volume for the generality of readers; the "Sacred Records" are presented in an enlarged form, a second time to the Public; in humble dependance, that the Almighty Teacher, the fountain, and foundation, of all wisdom, and knowledge, will render the work useful, and crown it with His Blessing.

December, 1835.

J. S.

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