by him, or, All things relating to the Difpenfation of the Gospel were Done by him, is extremely forced and unnatural: And Other exprefs Texts, lead us to a literal Interpretation of This. Ver. 10th of This Chapter; The World was made by him. Heb. i, 2: By whom alfo be made the Worlds, LT8s alvas, the Ages:] Which cannot be understood of the State of the Gofpel only. Col. i, 16, For by him were all things created, that are in Heaven, and that are in Earth, visible and invifible, &c.

547. Joh. i, 10. The World was made by Him.

548. 1 Cor. viii, 6. To Us there is but One God, [viz.] the Father, Of whom are all things, and We in Him; and One Lord, [viz.] Jefus Chrift, By whom are all things, and We by Him.

See No 546 1228.

549. Ephef. iii, 9. God, who created all things by Jefus Chrift.

550. Col. i; 16, 17. For by him [Gr. in him] were all things created, that are in Heaven and that are in Earth, vifible, and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers, all things were created by him [or, through him,] and for him.

And he is before all things, and by him all things confift.

Nothing can be more forced and unnatural, than the Socinians Interpretation of this paflage; who

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understand it figuratively, of the New Creation by the Gospel.

See N° 546 & 1228.

551. Heb. i, 2. By whom alfo He made the

552.

553.

Worlds.

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8; 10, II. But unto the Son, he faith Thou, Lord, in the Beginning haft laid the Foundation of the Earth, and the Heavens are the Works of thine Hands: They shall perish, but thou remainest; and they all fhall wax old as doth a garment;

And as a Vesture fhalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed; but thou art the fame, and thy years shall not fail.

iii, 3. For This man was counted worthy of more glory than Mofes, inasmuch as he who hath builded the Houfe, hath more honour than the House.

The Paffages, wherein the Other Highest Titles, Perfections and Powers, are afcribed to Him.

554.

AT. ix, 4. And Jesus, † knowing their thoughts, &c.

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t + See No 362, 669.

Mat.

555. Mat. xi, 27. And † no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; * neither knoweth any man the Father, fave the Son, and he to whomfoever the Son will reveal him.

556.

+ The Incarnation of Chrift, and the Preaching of the Gospel to the Whole World, was a Myftery hid from Ages and from Generations, in the fecret Counfel of God; and which even the Angels themselves defired to look into.

*This is explained by St John. ch. i, 18. No man bath feen God at any time; The only begotten Son, which is in the Bofom of the Father, he hath declared bim..

xii, 6. In this place is One greater

than the Temple.

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558.

559.

560.

&c.

25. And Jefus knew their Thoughts,

See No 362, 669.

xviii, 20. Where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the midst of them.

ven and in Earth.

xxviii, 18. All Power

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20. And lo, I am with you always,

even unto the End of the World.

561. Mar. i, 1. Jefus Chrift, the Son of God. And fo frequently in other places.

Mar.

562. Mar ii, 8. Jefus perceived in his Spirit, that they fo reafoned within themfelves.

563. xvi, 20. The Lord working with them.

564. Luke vii; 39, 40. The Pharifee -Spake within himself;

565.

566.

And Jefus anfwering, faid unto him, &c.

ix, 47. Jefus, perceiving the Thought

of their Heart.

xxi, 15. I will give you a Mouth

and Wisdom.

567. Joh.i; 1,2.In the Beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,

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The fame was in the Beginning with God. + Had glory with God before the World was, Joh. xvii, 5. See N° 535.

18. The only-begotten Son:

And often in other places.

569. 18. The only-begotten Son, which is in the Bofom of the Father.

570.

29. The Lamb of God, which taketh away the Sin of the World.

571. 48. Before that Philip called thee, when thou waft under the Fig-tree, Ifaw

thee.

Job.

572. Joh. ii, 19. Destroy this Temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

573.

574.

575.

576.

See N° 58.

24, 25. Because he knew all men; And needed not that any should testify of Man; for he knew what was in Man.

See N° 362, 669.

Heaven.

iii, 13. But He that came down from

Nothing can be more unreasonable and ground lefs, than the Socinians Interpretation of this paffage: who feign that Chrift was taken up into Heaven, as Mofes of old into the Mount, to receive his Inftru &tions; and then came down again to preach: Whereas the plain Meaning is, that he was in the Beginning with God, before he was made flesh and came into the World, ch. i, ver. 1, 10, 11, 14.

13. The Son of Man, which is in Heaven.

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As before, ch. i, 18; which is in the Bofom of the Father. Though the Words are indeed ambiguous, [8 av en Taf seave, which is (or was) in Heaven.] So ch. ix, 25, OTI TUPλòs åv, whereas I was blind. But the former Interpretation is more natural.

13. No man hath afcended up to Heaven, but He that came down from Heaven, even the Son of Man which is in Heaven.

The Meaning is explained, ch. i, 18, No man hath

Seen