See the Texts, No 589, 692, 716, 721, 734, 745, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, 768, 1211. See above, § 25. Notes on § 51. The Expreffions of Scripture upon This Head, are very clear. Mat. xxviii; 18, 19, All Power is given unto me in heaven and in Earth; Go ye THEREFORE, and teach all Nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the SON, &c. And Revi; 5, 6, Unto Him that loved us and washed us from our Sins in his own Blood, and hath made us Kings and Priefts unto God and his Father; to Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. And ch. v, ver. 9, They fung a new Song, faying, Thou art worthy ; for thou waft flain, and haft redeemed us to God by thy Blood; and haft made us unto our God Kings and Priefts, &c. Honour is due, not to the abftract metaphyfical Nature, Effence or Subftance, but to the Perfon intelligent, and as having Dignity, Power, Authority and Goodness. Each Perfon is to be honoured, for what the Perfon is and does: The Father, as the Supreme original of All; having in Himself abfolutely and derived from None, all Power, Authority, and all divine Attributes: The Son, as being the Son of the Father, hip and receiving from Him (in an incomprehenfible in manner) That Nature and Thofe Attributes whichst i the Scripture afcribes to him; and as being the Saviour and Redeemer of the World: The Holy Ghoft, as being the Spirit of the Father and of the Son, fent forth to be the Infpirer of all revealed Truth, and the Sanct fier of all Hearts, according to the Will of the Father, by the Administration and Difpenfation of the Son. Bb 3 We Τὸ δημιυργὸν τόδε το παν 7ès CóμVOL. 5 didá σκαλον τέτων θυόμθμον ἡμῖν τον αὐτὸ τὸ ὅπως Θεός μα We worship (faith Justin Martyr in the place before cited) the Maker of the Universe: And I fhall fbow, that we do alfo with good reapon honour in the Tecond place Him who be. came our Mafter and taught, us thefe things, being the Son of the True God, and in the phetick Spirit. And again: Next after the Unbegotten and ineffable God, we worfhip and love Him who is the Ward of God; becaufe that for our fakes be became Man, and was made Partaker of our Sufferings, that he might heal Us: Dorles, in saliça xaça Τὸ με Third place, the Pro νὰ ἀπὸ ἀγυνήτε καὶ ἀῤῥήτε yov, μT ✈ Diày πenuμε θεὸν, προσκυ να μου καὶ ἀγαπῶμον, ἐπειδὴ κ δι' ἡμῶς ἄνθρωπο γέγονεν, πως κ π παθών τω ἡμετέρων συμμέτοχα γυόμθυα, κα woon. Apol. 1. S LII. The Honour paid in this manner to the Son, muft (as before) always be understood as redounding ultimately to the Glory of God the Father. See the Texts, No 451, 452, 463, 465, 469, 481, 482, 486, 492, 507, 509, 512, 515, 527. See above, § 37, 39, 43, 44, 45, 46, 50. S LIII. The Honour which Chriftians are bound to pay peculiarly to the Perfon of the Holy Spirit, is expreffed in thefe Texts following; Wherein we are directed, either by Precept, or by Example, To baptize in his Name, N° 1138. To with Grace and Peace and Bleffing from him, No 1143, 1147; To appeal to him as Witnefs in folemn Affirmations, N° 1141, 1142. To take heed not to refift him, No 1140, 1145. S LIV. For putting up Prayers and Supplications directly and exprefly to the Perfon of the Holy Spirit, it must be acknowledged there is no clear Precept or Example in Scripture. ? odTT 4500 Note on S 54. The fame must be confeffed concerning the Practice of the Primitive Church in the Three first Centuries, fo far as appears from the remaining Writings of thofe Ages. And yet it may reafonably be alleged, that as there are in Scripture clear Examples of offering up Prayers to the Son, for fuch Bleffings as it is the proper Office of the Son to beftow; fo, by Analogy, the Holy Spirit may in like manner be defired to convey fuch gifts, as we are fure it is his peculiar Office to diftribute in the Church, according to the Will of the Father, or (as a late † learn+Confiderati ed Writer expreffes it) in Subordination ons on Mr W--s Hiftorical Preto, and Union with, the Father and the face, pag. 49. Son. S LV. The Titles given in the New Testament to the Three Perfons of the ever-bleffed Trinity, when all mentioned together; are as follows. They are ftiled, Once; He which is and which +If This be was and which is to come; The Seven meant of the + Spirits which are before his Throne, and which is not Jefus Chrift the Faithful Witness, N° Holy Ghoft certain. 1250. Onces The Father, The Son, and the Holy Ghoft No 1211. Once Once; The Father, The Son, and the Spirit; N° 1246. Once; The Father, The Word, and the Holy Ghoft; N° 1248 st boolane od fum sms! Twice; The Father, Fefur, The Spirit, No 121 1215. 1213, Twice; The Father, Jefus, The Holy Ghoft, N° 1214, 1216. Once; The Father, Chrift, The Spirit; No 1234. Once; The Father, Jefus Chrift, The Spirit; N° 1233. Önce; The Father, The Lord, The Spirit; N° 1236. ;,"། Ónce; God the Father, Jefus Chrift, The Spirit; No 1242. Once; He that raifed up Jefus from the Dead; Fefus; The Spirit: N° 1222. า Once; The Living God; Chrift; The Spirit; No 1230. Once; The Living God; Chrift; The eternal Spirit: N° 1241. Four times; God, Jefus, The Spirit; No 1210, 1226, 1227, 1247. Ν Once; God, The Son of God, The Holy Ghoft; No 1212. Four times; God, Jefus, The Holy Ghost; No 1216, 1117, 1218, 1227. Once; God, Jefus Christ the Son of God, The Spirit of Holiness; No 1219. Once; God, Chrift, The Holy Ghost; N° 1220. Five times; God, Chrift, The Spirit; No 1221, 1224, 1229, 1243, 1244. Four times; God, Jefus Chrift, The Holy Ghoft; No 1223, 1231, 1239, 1249. Five times; God, Jefus Chrift, The Spirit; N° 1225, 1233, 1237, 1245, 1251. Four |