Chap. zg about Cbrft. 30I 14.1o. Before whole tribunal every knee muff bow , and by bowing of every knee, he proves that we must all Hand before the tribunal ofChrist , therefore, Christ is c.ed.. 7. Aro . Divine fervice is only due toGod, Deut.6.13. repeated by Chria, Mat.4.io. Inward, and outward fervice which is abfolute, ilhtnited, and uni- verfal is tobe performed onlyuntoGod.:.Bist this honour is due toChrif as he is the great Lord ; whom even the greaten Kingsare bound toferve, Dan. 7. 14. Ffal.z.I0,I1,I2. and this was foretold, Pfa/.72.ír. eA1l Icings fhall fall down 1.before him, and all Nations(hall ferve him. Hence alfo , Luke 19. 27. and John 1 12.29. Yea the holy Angels arebound to fervehim, Dan,7.1o. Heb.I.6, there- fort he is God. g. Arg. The maker ofheaven,-andearth, and all things in them is the true God : But Jefus Chriff is the Maker ofheavenand earth,&c. therefore he is the true God, tirn.I.1. Ifa.48.t2. EROd.2O.iI.J=r,IO.1I,I2. NOW that Chriu is the maker of heaven and earth, isproved, Jon. I...-3. All things were made by him, andVer.to. there was nothing that was not made by him , Col. a. 16. All things were made by Chrj1, things vifible, and invifible,CÌ'c. 9. Arg. He that is the preferver of all things isGod : But Christ is the pre- ferver of all things, thereforehe is God : For prefervation is a wo:'k equivalent to the creation, Neh.9.$. without himall things would fall back to nothing,Rom. ri.;6.. Ofhim, andfir him, axd tohim areallthings, Now that this conservati- on i; thework ofour Lord Christ, appears,Heb.I.2,3. and 6.1. and z .5. Col. r. e7. with v.i 5,16. J912.5.17. My Fathér worketh hitherto, and I work. io. A. Infallible. knowledge,and prediC}ionof futureevents which are sneer- 1y contingent, and n- hich in nature have no reafon at all of their futurition, is an argument of the Deity. what ismore continent then to know our thoughts a- far off but fodothGod,Pf .I39.2. ft. t 5.rS. Now that this is peculiar to God on- ly, appears, Ifa.4123. Hence he is called a God ofKnowledge, 1 Sam. z. 3. and 1.:finite inunderJlardinó,Pfal.147.5. But our Saviour Christ foreknew, and fore- =told things to come, LAk.22.8. Mar.2.8. Joh.24. 25. therefore he is God. Ir. A, He that weeks miracles by his own power , is God : But Chrifì wrought miracles by hisown power, therefore he is God : Now that miracles are ` Cods royal prerogative, appears,Tfal.78.17. theLordaboveBoth wondrous works: This is implied,2ICin.5.7. ofn I a God tokill,andmake dive ? That Chrilt wrought miracles when, and where he pleated, appears invery many inflances ; the Apo- lies couldnot do fo, as appears, All. 8.28. 2 Tim. 4. io. they couldnot raife their friendsf:om the bed officknefle. Its Gods property alone to do what he pieafes, Pfd.i r 5.3. Yea, Chrifl wrought fuch miracles by his ownpower, as ne- ver manwrought , yn.9.3a. Yea, he railed up his own deadbody. i-enee, Job. 15.24. VI donor theworks which no man ever dtd,&c.Yea, Chrifi did the fame `, works which his Father did,andafter the fame manner, Joh. g.r7.Yea,he wrought his miracles byhis ownpower andvirtue, CMark4.39. Yea, he gave power too- thers to workmiracles inhis name, Mark 16,17,18. .M1.2. and 3.Iz, z 6. Yea, Chrift by hisworking ofmiracles was demonfirated to be the Son ofGod , and equal with the Father,Joh.5.1 8,19. Mat.9.5. See Ad.4. 1 o. Iz. Arg. It was requifite that Chrif shouldnot only b a trueman, but very God alto for theaccomplishment of Gods, lo'iqusdefzgn.. and pupofe of mans lRedeinption. It is true, Christ was Mediatour before his incarnation , by his Ltword, andSpirit, a&ine in reference tothenature whichshould in the fulnefffe of rtirne beallùmed intohis person, but he was not fo perfe6tly a Saviour as now he -is. This second personofthe glorious Trinity is namedJeffs, and he is fo called 'from the end, which is moll excellent, to fave men fromtheir fins, and hell,and to conferrightéoufneffe and lifeupon all beleevers : and the name c lefT as, and !Chill importhis offices, which are thedivinely inilituted means tó unite that end, VII. IX. XI: XÄh
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