14.  All the prophets from Samuel spoke of him and of his days, Acts iii. 22-24.  “And to him gave all the prophets witness,” Acts x. 43.  And whatever they prophesied or witnessed of him, was, or is in due time to be fulfilled in him.  Hence, we find the evangelists and apostles frequently applying the sayings and prophecies of the Old Testament unto him.  And Luke (chap. iv. 18,) himself said the prophecy of Isaiah lxi. 1, &c., was fulfilled in him.  See 1 Pet. x. 11, 12.  And himself expounded to the two disciples going to Emmaus, in all the Scriptures, beginning at Moses and all the prophets, all the things concerning himself, Luke xxiv. 27.  And thus is he the Truth of all the prophecies.

Thirdly, He is the Truth, in reference to his undertaking with the Father in that glorious covenant of redemption; for whatever the Father laid on him to do, that he did fully and faithfully.  “He was to bear our griefs, to carry our sorrows;” and that he did.  “He was to be wounded for our transgressions, and bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his stripes we were to be healed,” Isa. liii. 5; and so it was, Rom. iv. 25. 1 Cor. xv. 3. 1 Pet. ii. 23.  “His soul was to be made an offering for sin,” Isa. liii. 10, and so it was; for he offered up himself a sacrifice for sin.  Yea, all that he was to do, by virtue of that covenant, he did it perfectly, so as he cried out, while hanging on the cross, “It is finished,” John xix. 30; and, in his prayer, John xvii., he told his Father, verse 4, that he had glorified him on earth, and had finished the work which he gave him to do; so that the Father was well pleased with him, Matt. iii. 17; xii. 18; and xvii. 5.  Mark i. 11.  Luke iii. 22.

Fourthly, He is the Truth, in respect of his offices which he took upon him for our good; for all the duties of these offices which he was to do, and what remaineth to be done, he will perfect in due time.  Did he take upon him the office of a prophet?  He did fully execute the same, in revealing mediately and immediately the whole counsel of God, John i. 18; and xv. 15.  Eph. iv. 11, 12, 13.  Acts xx. 32. 1 Pet. 10, 11, 12.  Heb. i. 2.  Did he take upon him the office of a priest?  So did he fulfil the same, offering up himself an expiatory sacrifice to God, Heb. ix. 28; and ii. 17; and becoming a priest, and living for ever to make intercession for us, Heb. vii. 25.  And did he take on the office and function of a King?  So doth he execute the same, calling a people to himself out of the world by his word and Spirit—­Acts xv. 14, 15, 16.  Isa. lv. 4, 5.  Psalm cx. 3—­erecting a visible church, a company of visible professors to profess and declare his name; which, as his kingdom, he ruleth with his own officers, laws and penalties, or censures; so that the government is on his shoulders, Isaiah ix. 6, 7, who is the head of the body, the church, Eph. i. 22, 23.  Col. i. 18; and this his kingdom he ruleth, in a visible manner, by his