316 NOVATIAN THE ROMAN PRESBYTER and alone,to wit the Founder of allthings,as alreadyhas been expressedabove. For thisJesus Christ,I willonce more say,the Son of thisGod, we read of as having been promised in the Old Testament,and we observeto be mani festedin the New, fulfillingthe shadows and figuresof all the sacraments,with the presence of the truth embodied. For as well the ancientpropheciesas the Gospels testify Him to be the son of Abraham and the son of David. Genesis itselfanticipatesHim, when itsays:"To theewillI give it,and to thy seed."1 He is spoken of when itshows how a man wrestledwith Jacob; He too,when it says: "There shallnot faila prince from Judah, nor a leader from between histhighs,untilHe shallcome to whom ithas been promised; and He shallbe the expectationof the nations."s He isspoken of by Moses when he says: "Pro videanotherwhom thou mayest send."* He isagainspoken of by the same, when he testifies,saying: " A Prophetwill God raiseup to you from your brethren; listento Him asif to me." 4 It isHe, too,thathe speaksof when he says:"Ye shallsee your lifehanging in doubt night and day,and ye shallnotbelieveHim." 5 Him, too,Isaiahalludesto:" There shallgo forth a rod from the root of Jesse,and a flower shallgrow up from hisroot."6 The same alsowhen he says: " Behold,a virginshallconceive,and bear a son."7 Him he refersto when he enumeratesthe healingsthatwere to pro ceed from Him, saying: " Then shallthe eyes of theblind be opened,and the earsof the deaf shallhear: then shall the lame man leapas an hart,and the tongue of the dumb shall be eloquent."8 Him also,when he sets forththe virtueof patience,saying: " His voiceshallnot be heard in the streets; a bruised reed shallHe not destroy,and the smoking flaxshallHe not quench."* Him, too,when he describedHis gospel: " And I willordain for you an everlastingcovenant,even the sure mercies of David."" 1 Gen.xvii.8. 2 Gen.xlix.10. 8 Ex.iv.13.4 Deut.xviii.15. e Deut.xxviii.66. 6 Isa.xi.1. 7 Isa.vii.13. 8 Isa.xxxv.3-6. 9 Isa.xlii.2,S. 10Isa.Iv.3.