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407. 2 Pet. i, 17. When there came fuch a voice to him [to & μejadoπgewas dons] from the Excellent Glory; This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.

408. 1 Joh. ii, 20. But ye have an Unction from the Holy One.

409.

410.

See No 340, 17.
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at any time.

iv, 12. No Man hath feen God

V; 20, 21.

This is the True God, and eternal Life: Little Children, keep your felves from Idols.

Some refer this to Chrift, who is immediately before mentioned; Others, more agreeably to St John's style, understand it of God the Father, who is allo mentioned a little before. But I think the truer Interpretation is, that it refers to Neither; but, that the Meaning is: This [This Knowledge of God in his Son Jefus Chrift] is the True Religion, and the way to eternal Life; Beware of Idol-worship.

411. Jude 4. Denying the only Lord God, μovov AEOTÓTHY JEEV, God the only Supreme Governour,] and our Lord Jefus Chrift.

He [viz. Chrift] is Κύρια

Lord, (faith Athana- v jezevon

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fius;) who is begotten thanaf, contra Sabellianos.

of Him who is the On

ly Lord.

And Bafil: Of the Father (faith he is the Son, by whom are all things;and with whom, the Holy Ghost is always infeparably con

Ἐκ γδ τὸ πατρὸς ὁ ὑὸς, δ ̓ ἔ τὰ πάντα, ὦ πάνταείςως συνεπινοεῖται. τε το πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον άχω

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ὁ ἢ ἐπὶ πάντων θεός, ξαί fidered. But the Su- GETTI veioμa & EAUTY preme God over all, has υποςάσεως, τὸ πατὴς alone That fingular Man-undeμas artías 2005ner of Subfiftence, by va, μov ezer is He which He is The Fa- τότε πάλιν το σημείο, και rher, and fubfifts without deriving from any Caufe: And by This Character, He is pe- Epift. 43.

αυτὸς ιδιαζόντως ἐπιδινώσε

ETα. Bafil, ad Greg. Nyff.

culiarly distinguished; [as the Son is by the Character of [Movoyevns] the Only-begotten.]

He is the only Potentate, because he alone hath all Power of Himfelf; and whofoever elfe hath any, hath it from Him, either by donation or permiffion. Pearfon on the Creed, pag. 43. Edit. 4.

See N° 414.

412. Jude 25. To the only Wife God† our Saviour, be Glory and Majefty, Dominion and Power, both now and ever, Amen.

+ See N° 244.

413. Rev. i, 4. From Him which is and which was and which is to come. [ἀπὸ τὸ δ ̓ ἂν καὶ ὁ ἣν * · ε ≤ x 6 μ& Q . ]

414.

8. I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, faith the Lord, [in feveral MSS, xú& 8 Oɛóc, the Lord God,] which is and which was and which is to come, the AL

Almighty. [Gr. 8 Пavronelag, the Supreme Lord over all]

John (fays Irenæus) preached One God Supreme over all, and One only begotten Son Jesus Chrift.

And Juftin Martyr. Te bave flain (fays he) the Fur One, and ye reject the Supreme God over all, and Maker of all things, who fent him. And again: The Supreme Lordover all (faith he) and Creator of all things, the Invisible God bimfelf, Sent unto Men his Holy Word, [viz. Chrift.]

Τὸ Ἰωάννα ἕνα Θεὸν παι τοκράτορα, κι ἕνα μονοδενῆ Xesov Inosy unpúasov Q. Iren. Lib. 1, c. 1. §. 19. Απεκείνατε * δίκαιον, και τ' πέμψαντα α τὸν παντοκράτορα και ποικ τὴν ἢ ὅλων Θεὸν ἀθετῶτε.

Dial. cum Tryph.

Αυτὸς ὁ παντοκράτως καὶ wartonTins & åbαт® DEos, * λόγον ἢ ἅγιο wegs autsaisuλev. Epist. πρὸς αὐτὲς ἀπέςειλεν. ad Diognetum.

ПavτoneάTwp [Supreme over All] was ordinarily by the Antients (faith the learned Bp. Pearfon) taken for the Father: As Origen,book the 7th against Celfus; [Ta's προφητείας &c,] the Prophecies, in which (faith he) either (eds Пav Toxerwe) the Supreme God over all, or the Son of God, or the Holy Spirit was believed to be the speaker. And according to this general Confeffion did Polycarp begin his Prayer at his Martyrdom; Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Παντοκράτως &c. Ο Lord God Almighty, [or Supreme over all;] the Father of thy beloved and blessed Son Jefus Christ.

And Conftit. Apoft. lib. 1. proam. Οι παρρησίαν εἰληφότες τ Παντοκράτορα πατέρα καλεῖν, Who have taken confidence to call the Supreme God, Father. Pearfon on the Creed, pag. 41, Edit. 4th.

415.

416.

417.

* ПavтoneḍTW?, the Ruler of All.

Again, pag. 42. By the First, [the Title, Пavronegτwe, Almighty,] they feem to fignify the Rule and Dominion which God hath over all. And again: From the Use of the facred Writers, from the Notation of the Word in Greek, and from the Testimony of the Antient Fathers, we may well afcribe unto God the Father, in the Explication of this Article, [I believe in God the Father Almighty, Tavlonegтog,] the dominion over All, and the rule and government of all. Again, pag. 43. He — the only Potentate; because He alone hath all Power, of Himself; and whofoever elfe hath any, hath it from Him, ether by donation or permiffion. And again : He hath all Power over every thing, as being Abfolute and Supreme.

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And pag. 47. This Dominion I believe moft abfolute in refpect of its Independency, both in the Original, and the Use or Exercise thereof.

See N° 411.

Rev. iv; 2, 5. A Throne was fet in Heaven, and one fat on the Throne;

And there were feven lamps of Fire burning before the Throne, which are the feven Spirits of God.

8. Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty [Gr.warτonfáтop, Supreme Lord παντοκράτωρ, over All,] which was and is and is to come.

9, IO, II.

thanks to him that fat on the Throne, who liveth for ever and

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before him that fat on the Throne, and liveth for ever and ever.

Thou haft created all things; and for

thy pleasure they Are, and were created.

418. Rev. v, 13. Unto Him that fitteth upon the Throne, and unto the Lamb.

419. 14. Worshipped t†Him that liveth for

420.

421,

422.

423.

424.

ever and ever.

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+ As 1 Tim. vi, 16. Who only bath Immortality; That is, Who only has it of Himself, abfolute and underived and independent of Any.

See No 1, 340, 762, 370.

vi, 10. How long, O Lord, Holy and True. [Gr. Awóтns & äy, ij § 27nós, O Thou that art the Supreme Governour, Holy and True.]

16. Hide us from the face of Him that fitteth on the Throne, and from the Wrath of the Lamb.

God.

vii, 2. Having the Seal of the Living

10. Salvation to our God which fitteth upon the Throne, and unto the Lamb.

14. 15.

have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb: Therefore are they before the Throne of

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