Acts 1:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.

Men

Acts 28:17

This

Which the

2 Peter 2:21

Spake

Matthew 26:47

John 13:18

John 18:2

General references

Matthew 26:54

1 Timothy 5:24

Bible References

Men

men and brethren, let me with assurance tell you of the patriarch David, who died and was buried here, his sepulchre being with us to this day:

Stephen answer'd, my brethren, and you my fathers, lend your attention. The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

and after the lesson out of the law and the prophets was finish'd, the heads of the synagogue sent this message to them; Men and brethren, if you have any instruction to offer to the people, deliver it.

and after the question had been much canvass'd, Peter rose up, and said, my brethren, you know that a considerable time since God chose me from among you to preach the gospel to the Gentiles, and bring them to the faith.

My brethren, and fathers, pray hear what I have to say for my self.

Then Paul directing himself to the council, thus said, "hitherto I have liv'd strictly conscientious, as God knows."

three days after, Paul sent for the chief of the Jews: and when they were assembled, he said to them, "my brethren, tho' I have done nothing against the Jews, or against the customs of our fathers, I was made a prisoner at Jerusalem, and put into the hands of the Romans:

This

him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by means of the wicked, have crucified and slain: whom God hath raised up,

as for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and their senators, by their not knowing who he was, and by condemning him, they have accomplished the declarations of the prophets, which are read every sabbath-day:

but how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, which say, that thus it must happen?

if the law stiles them Gods, who received the orders of God, and if the scripture is of any authortiy,

so that the passage of Esaias the prophet was fulfilled, where he says, "Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

after this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be be fulfilled, said, I thirst.

Which the

that, as he was a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him, to place the fruit of his loins upon his throne: foreseeing this,

who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, "why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

so not being able to agree, they retir'd, upon Paul's having told them, that the holy spirit had very justly said to our fathers by the prophet Esaias,

for David himself, who was inspired by the holy spirit, has this expression, "the Lord said to my Lord, sit thou at my right hand till I make thy enemies thy foot-stool."

Wherefore as the holy spirit saith, "since to-day you hear his voice,

when the spirit of Christ inform'd the minds of the prophets of his future sufferings, and of the glorious consequences, they were solicitous to know the circumstances of the times pointed at:

for it had been better for them, not to have made any profession of the gospel, than after they have embraced it, to abandon the holy injunction, that was delivered to them.

Spake

And before he had done speaking, Judas one of the twelve appear'd, with a numerous retinue, arm'd with swords and staves, being sent by the chief priests and elders of the people.

I say not this of you all; for I know whom I have chosen: and that passage of the scripture must be fulfilled, "He that eateth bread with me, hath lift up his heel against me."

now Judas, who was to betray him, knew the place: for Jesus and his disciples had frequently assembled there.

General references

but how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, which say, that thus it must happen?

The vices of some men are so notorious, they prevent any inquisition: others don't discover themselves till they have been ordain'd.