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§ XXV.

The reason why the Son in the New Teftament is fometimes ftiled God, is not fo much upon Account of his metaphyfical Subftance, how Divine foever; as of his relative Attributes and divine Authority over Vs. See the Texts, No 533 See beneath, § SI.

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So far indeed as the Argument holds good from Authority to Subflance, fo far the Inferences are juft, which in the School-divinity are drawn concerning the Subftance of the Son. But the Scripture it felf, being written as a Rule of Life; neither in This, nor in any Other matter, ever mentions any metaphyfical Notions, but only Moral Doctrines, and Natural Truths fo far as they happen to be connected with Moral.

The word, God, when fpoken of the Father bimfelf, is never intended in Scripture to express Philofophically his abftra&t metaphyfical Attributes; but to raise in us a Notion of his Attributes relative to Us, his Supreme Dominion, Authority, Power, Justice, Goodness, &c.

And hence (I fuppofe) it is, that the Holy Ghoft in the New Teftament is never exprefly ftiled God; because whatever be his real metaphyfical Subftance, yet, in the divine Oeconomy, he is no where reprefented as fitting upon a Throne, or exercifing Supreme Dominion, or judging the World; but always as execu

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ting the Will of the Father and the Son, in the Administration of the Government of the Church of God; According to That of our Saviour, Job. xvi, 13, He fhall not fpeak of himself; but whatfoever be fball bear, That fall be fpeak. See below, § 32.

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S XXVI.

By the Operation of the Son, the Father both made and governs the World. See the Texts, N° 545, —553, 642, 652.

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There is hardly any Doctrine, wherein all the Antient Chriftian Writers do fo univerfally, fo clearly, and fo diftinctly agree; as in This. And therefore I fhall mention but one or two Authors.

There is One God (faith Irenæus) Supreme over all, who made All things by his Word: And out of all things, Nothing is excepted; but All things did the Father make by Him, whether they be visible or invifible, temporal or eternal.

Again: That the Supreme God did by his Word [which, faith he just before, is our Lord Jefus Chrift, make and

Unus Deus Omnipotens [Tavtonegitws,] qui omnia condidit per Verbum fuum : ex omnibus autem nihil fubtratum eft, fed omnia per ipfum fecit Pater, five vifibilia, five invifibilia, five temporalia,-- five fempiterna. lib. 1, cap. 19.

Quoniam enim five Angeli, five Archangeli, five Throni, five Dominationes, ab eo qui fuper omnes eft Deus, & conftituta

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order all things, whether they be Angels, or Archangels, or Thrones or Dominions; is declared by St John, when be faith, All things were made by him, and without him was not any thing made.

And again Believing (faith he) in the One true God, who made Heaven and Earth, and all things that are therein, by his Son Jefus Chrift.

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In unum verum Deum credentes, fabricatorem cæli & terræ, & omnium quæ in eis funt, per Chriftum Jefum Dei filium. lib. 3, cap. 4

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And again: By the Son (faith he,) and in [or through the Spirit, God both made and preferves all things.

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S XXVII.

Concerning the Son, there are Other the greatest Things spoken in Scripture, and the Higheft Titles afcribed to him; even such as include All divine Powers, excepting absolute Supremacy and Independency, which to

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fuppofe Communicable is an express Contradiction in Terms.

See the Texts, which declare;

That He knows mens thoughts, No 554, 557, 562, 564,9 565, 573, 589, 599, 605, 614, 627, 657, 669.

That he knows things diftant, No 571.

That he knows all things, N° 606, 613. That he is the Judge of All, N° 623, 582. That it would have been a Condefcenfion in him, to take upon him the Nature of Angels, N° 654.

That he knows the Father, No 555, 576; even as he is known of the Father, N° 592.

That he fo reveals the Father, as that he who knows Him, knows the Father, N° 590, 598, 600, 603.

That he takes away the Sin of the World, N° 570. That he forgave Sins, and called God his own Father, No 580, 649, 650.

That All things are His, N° 504, 608, 655, 656. That he is Lord of All, N° 620. 621*, 622, 630, 633, 638, 651, 652, 665, 679, 681.

That he is the Lord of Glory, No 626, 663.

That he appeared of Old in the person of the Father, N° 616, 617, 618.

That he is Greater than the Temple, N° 556.
That he is the fame for ever, No 652, 662.

That he bath the Keys of Hell and of Death, No 667. That he bath the feven Spirits of God, N° 670,674. That he is Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, N° 666, 667, 668, 686.

That he is the Prince of Life, No 615.

That he and his Father are One, [ïv.] No 594; 595, 609, 610, 611.

That be is in the Father, and the Father in Him, N°196, 60, 62, 610, 6II,

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That the Fathers Glory, is His, No 597: That he is the Power and Wifdom of God, No 625, 644.

That he is Holy and True, No 671, 672.

That he is in the midst of them who meet in his Name, No 558, 621, 624, 648.

That he will be with them always, even unto the end, N° 560.

That he will work with them and affift them, No 563, 640, 643.

That he will give them a Mouth and Wisdom, No 566.

That he will give them what they ask in his Name,

No 601.

That he bath Life in himself. No 583, 667.

That he bath power to raise up himself, No 572,

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That he will raife up his Difciples, No 582, 585, 587.

That he works as the Father works, and does All as He doth, No 179, 581, 582.

That he has All Power in Heaven and in Earth. No 559, 578, 628, 629, 639, 646, 653, 664, 671. That he is above all, No 577, 633, 638, 642. That he fits on the Throne, and at the right hand, of God, No 633, 647, 652, 659, 660, 661, 664, 673, 676.

That he was before Abraham; No 591.

That he was in the Beginning with God, No 567. That he had glory with God before the World was, No 607, 612.

That he was in the Form of God, No 638.

That he came down from Heaven, No 574, 584, 586, 588; and is in Heaven, No 575.

That he is the Head, under whom all things are reconciled to God, No 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 642, 640.

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