416 'ije1atmotw of tide Zibinc 4tttíbuteo Chap. 22. GoodGod fhould fuller thofe to fall into mortal Er- rour, who from an ardent Affe ion to Him defpis'd whatever is amiable er terrible in the World ' How is it poffible He fhould deny the Knowledg of Himfelf to thofe,to whom Hegave fuch a pure Love to Him - felf But the humaneNaturein its corrupted 'fate is con- traryboth to the DoEtrine oftheGofpel,that propounds Supernatural Verities hard to believe, and to the Com- mands of it that enjoyns things hard to do : For this reafon 'twasneceffary that God by fome external Ope- rations, the undeniable effeéls of His Power, fhould difcover to the World his approbation of it. Now that Chrift is.the Son ofGod and Redeemer of the World, was miraculoufly declared from Heavenby John . i. 5. the whole Divinity : There are three that bear Recordin Heaven, the Father, and the Word, and the Holy Ghofl, and thefe three are One. The Father teftified by a Voice Mat. g, ,y as loud as thunder at his Baptifm and Transfiguration;. Thou art my beloved Son, inwhom I amwellpleafed. The Sonby his glorious apparition to Paul, when He ftruck him to theearth with thefe words; Why perfecutefl thou MI, g. 4. me e The Light was fo radiant, the Voice fo ftrong, the impreflion it made fo deep and fenfible, that he knew it came from God. And. He manifefted toSt._ yob') with thatbrightnefs, That he fellat hisfeet as dead,.,,.,, till in companionHe reviv'd him,and faid, I.am He that. Rev. I. 17. liveth andwas dead, andbehold I am alivefor evermore. And.the Holy Spirit by his miraculous defcent in the fhapeof a: Dove upon Him, and in fiery Tonguesupon the 4poJlles, gave a vifible teftimony that ,7efus,Chrfl was fent fromGod to fave the World. I will particu- larly confider one Effect ofthe Divine Power, the Re: furration ofChritf, this being the molt important Ar- ticleof the Gofpel, and the demonffration ofall the reffe.
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