Books 6–10: the prophecies of Christ's coming, birth, ministry, passion and resurrection.
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From the opening: Book VI
In my fifth book of the Proof of the Gospel the doctrine of (257) the Father and the Son has been clearly defined in the confession of one Almighty (lod, and in the proof of a Second Being coming afier Him as Head of all begotten things, Whom the Holy .Scriptures named of old the Firstborn AVisdom of God, the Only-begotten Son, God of God, (1>) the Angel of Great Counsel, the Leader of the Host of Heaven, the Minister of the Father, yea, even Lord of the Universe, Word of God and Power of God, and if now the witness of the prophets should shew that they foretold that God intended to come to men, it will be abundantly evident to whom we must apply this prediction, especially as, according to what I have said already, the AVord of Ciod, under the Name of Lord and (iod, appeared to human eyes, to the pious men of Abraham's day, made in the form and (c) likeness of man.
So let us now examine any such predictions of the Hebrew oracles, that now the Lord, now God, would descend to men and again ascend in their sight, and the causes of His descent: and you will note that some prophecies arc veiled and some clearly expressed. I hold that the secret prophecies were delivered in a disguised form because of the Jews, as ('0 the predictions concerning them were unfavourable; because they would most probably have destroyed the writing, if it had plainly foretold their final ruin; just as history shows that they attacked the prophets, because they rebuked them. But the prophecies that are clear include beyond all doubt
the call of the Gentiles, and announce the promises of the reward of holiness not only to the Jewish race, but to all men throughout the world. As this is so, we must now hear the divine oracles.
(25S) Of the Sojourn of the Word of God with Men.
From Psalm
The Shewing forth of the Coming of God to Men, and the Consequent Call of the Gentiles.
[Passage quoted, Ps. xvii. 9-1 1.]
I CONSIDER that we have here an express prophecy of God's Descent from heaven. For after telling many divine truths he adds the above. In saying "He bowed the heavens and came down," he notes that humiliation of the Divine Glory, which the divine apostle expressed, when he said:
(c) " Who being in the form of God, did not consider it ii. 6, a prize to be equal with God, but emptied himself, and
took the form of a servant." And by the words, "He rode upon Cherubim and flew," I believe he…
Contents (107 sections)
- Opening
- Title page
- Book VI
- Ch. 2. Descent and Ascension
- Ch. 7. The Word the Saviour
- Ch. 7. The Word the Saviour (continued)
- Ch. 7. The Word the Saviour (continued)
- Ch. 7. The Word the Saviour (continued)
- Ch. 7. The Word the Saviour (continued)
- Ch. 15. Between Two Lives
- Ch. 15. Triumph of the Word
- Ch. 17. Church of the Gentiles
- Ch. 17. Church of the Gentiles (continued)
- Ch. 17. Church of the Gentiles (continued)
- Ch. 17. Church of the Gentiles (continued)
- Ch. 20. Prophecy Fulfilled in Egypt
- Ch. 22. Healing by the Word
- Ch. 22. Healing by the Word (continued)
- Ch. 25. All Nations and Tongues
- Ch. I. Isaiah's Vision
- Ch. I. Blindness of the Jews
- Ch. I. The Incarnation
- Ch. I. Damascus and Judaea
- Ch. I. The Birth and Prophecy
- Ch. I. The Doom of Israel
- Ch. I. The Prophetess
- Ch. I. The New Covenant
- Ch. I. Emmanuel with Us
- Ch. I. The Eternal Father
- Ch. I. The Zeal of the Lord
- Ch. 2. Bethlehem Ephratha
- Ch. 3. Christ's Eternal Kingdom
- Ch. 3. The Sun of Righteousness
- Ch. 3. Christ from Judah
- Introduction
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 1 (continued)
- Ch. 1. Of the Tribe as a Whole
- Ch. 1. Of the Tribe as a Whole (continued)
- Ch. I. Fulfilled in Christ
- Ch. I. The Things Laid Up
- Ch. I. The Holy Mysteries
- Ch. 2. Prophecy to Daniel
- Ch. 2. Darius to Augustus
- Ch. 2. Eternal Righteousness
- Ch. 3. The Seventy Weeks
- Ch. 2. The Years Completed
- Ch. 2. The Priesthood Ended
- Ch. 2. The Unction Cast Out
- Ch. 2. The Unction Cast Out (continued)
- Ch. 2. Jewish Blindness
- Ch. 2. Jewish Blindness (continued)
- Ch. 2. Jewish Blindness (continued)
- Ch. 2. Jewish Blindness (continued)
- Ch. 5. A Saviour Foretold
- Ch. I. The Nativity Star
- Ch. I. The Nativity Star (continued)
- Ch. I. The Nativity Star (continued)
- Ch. 4. Carried into Egypt
- Ch. 5. Preaching of John
- Ch. 5. Mystery of John Baptist
- Ch. 6. Christ's Temptations
- Ch. 6. Christ's Temptations (continued)
- Ch. 7. With the Wild Beasts
- Ch. 7. With the Wild Beasts (continued)
- Ch. 13. Present Miracles
- Ch. 15. Christ's Gentleness
- Ch. 17. Entry into Jerusalem
- Ch. 17. Abundance of Peace
- Introduction
- Ch. I. The Atonement
- Ch. I. Judas Iscariot
- Ch. 2. Fear and Trembling
- Ch. 2. Fear and Trembling (continued)
- Ch. 2. Fear and Trembling (continued)
- Chapter From Zechariah
- Chapter 6
- Ch. 6. Retribution on Jews
- Ch. 7. Season of the Passion
- Ch. 7. Season of the Passion (continued)
- Ch. 7. Season of the Passion (continued)
- Ch. 7. Season of the Passion (continued)
- Ch. 7. Season of the Passion (continued)
- Ch. 8. Prayer at the Passion
- Ch. 8. Prayer at the Passion (continued)
- Ch. 8. Prayer at the Passion (continued)
- Ch. 8. Prayer at the Passion (continued)
- Ch. 8. Prayer at the Passion (continued)
- Index of Quotations from Holy Scripture
- Index of Quotations
- Index of Other Quotations
- Index of Greek Words
- Index of Greek Words (continued)
- Index of Greek Words (continued)
- Publisher's catalogue
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How to cite it
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- Eusebius of Caesarea. Eusebius: The Proof of the Gospel, Vol. 2. Translated by W. J. Ferrar. Internet Archive, c. 314–318; translation 1920. https://archive.org/details/proofofgospelbei02euseuoft
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- Eusebius of Caesarea. Eusebius: The Proof of the Gospel, Vol. 2. Translated by W. J. Ferrar, Internet Archive, c. 314–318; translation 1920. https://archive.org/details/proofofgospelbei02euseuoft
- APA
- Eusebius of Caesarea (c. 314–318; translation 1920). Eusebius: The Proof of the Gospel, Vol. 2 (W. J. Ferrar, Trans.). Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/proofofgospelbei02euseuoft
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