The early spread of circumcision / By Sir George Henry Rose.

  • George Henry Rose
Date:
1846
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Credit: The early spread of circumcision / By Sir George Henry Rose. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    earth; but so to reign can be done by one man alone, “ the man Christ Jesus.” But hitherto he has not held an uni¬ versal reign in the flesh; in it, indeed, he has held no earthly rule. His dominion, therefore, as the Son of man, over the whole world is still future, but must of necessity, upon the scriptural grounds thus stated, take place. He left the earth in the possession of exulting and appa¬ rently successful foes. The triumph of the Son of man, God in the flesh, is wholly incomplete until his enemies are subjected, and he rules as the second Adam, as the universal king, in righteousness, but holding, according to all prophecy, more immediate dominion over Israel. But the scriptural proof of the future personal reign of our Lord particularly referred to is as follows: — We learn from St. Luke’s gospel the following circumstances. The angel Gabriel made an heavenly annunciation to a virgin, of the name of Mary, betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, in these words: “ Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David; and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end.” (Luke ii. 31—33.) Here six facts are predicated:—1. That she, a virgin, should conceive and bring forth a son ; 2. That she should call his name Jesus; 3. That he should be great; 4. That he should be called the Son of the Highest; 5. That God should give him the throne of his father David ; 6. That he should reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and that “ of his kingdom there shall be no end.” The first of these facts announced was a miracle, her con¬ ception ; and the subsequent proved it to be a miracle of stupendous mercy. Now no one can be the recipient of a
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