Excerpt from The Star of the Wise Men: Being a Commentary on the Second Chapter of St. Matthew Thebirth, -of the Lord of'glory on earth had its corresponding sign in the heavens. The natural limits of an essay which' should undertake to treat of that Sign, and of the events most intimately linked with its appearing, are those, as _will easily be perceived, of the second chapter of St. Matthew; all the incidents of which hang in closest connexion on the coming-of the Magi, and'accomplish themselves, (with the inclusion, indeed, according to one arrangement, of the presenta tion in the temple, Luke ii.'22 in a perfect and independent cycle. The chapter is thus singularly com plete in itself, finding the infant Saviour at Bethlehem, and leaving him at Nazareth, and constituting, if we may reverently apply the word, an episode in the life of our blessed Lord. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.