524 THE WORD oF GOD COMPARED To LIGHT, Book liT. Seventhly, The Gofpel declares that fpiritual Woril1ip or divine Adoration, cloth appertain or belong to Jefus Chriit, which proves undeniably he is God eternal and from Everlaiting, for that it is Idolatry fpiritually, to adore and worfhip a Creature. That Chri!t was and ought to be woril1ipped with the fame Worfhip that is due to the Father; tee .Matt. viii. 2. and xxviii. 17. Luke xxiv. 52. John ix. 38. and v. 23. •And again, when be bringeth bis Firjl-begotten into the World, he faith , And let all the Angels of God worjhip bim. Eighthly_, The Gofpel il1ews J efus Chriit bath power to forgive Sins ; none have power to forgtve Sms but God. Ergo, Jefus Chriit is God, Matt. ix. 1, 2 , 4, 6. Mark·ii. s6. Luke V. 2!. Afls ix. '4· Rom. X. 9· 10, 11, !2. I Cor. i. 2. Jobn ii. 19, 21. and x. 18. Phi!. ii. 5, 6, 7· Heb. xii. 2. Matt. iii 11. Mark i. 4 ./i,pb. iv. s, y, 10, 11. Ninthly, He to whom the Saints ought and do prav, is the morr high God; but the Gofpel fhews the Saints do and ought to pray to the Lord Jefus Chrilt, therefore he is rhe morr high God. Tenthly, The Gofpel iloews that Jefus Chri{l had not only Power to lay down his own Life, bur alfo to take it up again, Dejlro)' this 'femple ard zn three Day I will r·aife it up again, but he fpake of tbe 'femple •f his Bod)'. This proves clearly his Divinity, for who bdides him rhar was God could give RefurreCI:ion to himfdf. Eleventhly, He that was in the Form of God, and thought it no Robbcrr to be equal with God, and whom the Scripture calls God's Fellow, muit needs be God bleffed for ever: But Jefus Chri!t was 1n the Form of God and thought it nu Robbery to be equal with God, and is coiled God's Fellow, therefore he is God. Twelfrhly, He that is the Objetl:, Author and Finifher ot the true Believer's Faith, is God eternal, blelled for ever, Amen. ButChrifl: is the Object, Author and Finifher of true Believers Faith, Ergo. Thirteenthly, He that hath Power to baptize with, and give the holy Spirit, and the fa\"ing Graces thereof, is God. Bm the Lord Jet us Chrrrr bath powerro b~ptize with and give the holy Spirit, Ergo. He }hall baptize )'Oil with the holy Spirit and Fire .: Wheil he afcended up on high, he gave Gifts to Men, &c. Fourteenrhly, He who can in his own Name, and by his own Power ancl Autho– rity, give Power or Privilege to others ro become the Sons of God, muit needs. be God. But the Gofpel fhews that this Power the Lord Jefus Chri[[ bath, E>-go-He came unto his own, and his own received him ntJt, but as man)' <ZS recei:·ed bim, to them gave .be Power to become Jhe .\ons of God, even to them that believtd in bis Name, John ·;. 11, t2. He adopts, regenerates and makes Men and Women God's Children by ·the effeCI:ual \~T01·kings of his own bleffed Spirit in their Hearts, by which they are intereited into all the Privileges, Promifes and Bleflings.of the Covenant of Grace, -which none can do but God alone. ,Fifteenthly, He that is the Believer's Life is God; but Jefus CJHi[[ is the Believer's :Life: Therefore God, Deut. xxx. ! O. Sixteenthly, He that is omniprefent muft be God: But the Gr1fpel 01ews the Lord Jefus is..omnipre!eot, who, can go out of Chriit's Prefence ? Lo, I am -with you ahcays to the End of tbe World, Col. iii 4· Matt . xxviii. ult. Seven.teenthly, He that fees all T,hings, or before whom all Things arc naked and b are, and hears all the Cnes and Prayers of his People in what Place or Corner of rhe Earth foever they live: Is God. But all this rhe Gofpel il1ews to be nue of the Lord Jefus Chrirr: E -go. • John i. 48. Ails ix. 1t. Eighteenrhly, He that is the Savier of all the eleCI: and chofen People of the Lord, is God: But Jefus Chri[[ is the Savior of all fuch anc\ therefore God. How often is he calkd our Savior, Neither is there Salv4tion in any otber. His Name }hall be wlled Jefus, Afls iv. 12. . . . Nineteemh·y, l-fe that can and wtll mtfe theDead by l11s own Power at the la[[ Day, is God. But Jefus Chrifl: will raire the Dead by his own Power at the la{\ flay; E1-go, No ]Vfmz can come to me except the Father which bathJcnt me, draw him, and 1 will raift him up the la}I ])a)'· Marvel not at this, for the Hour is comiug iu wbich all that are in the Graw,jhall hear his Voice audjhall come forth, &c. John VI. 4'f· and v. 28. •. .Bernardus !!011 rvidit omn.ia. 3 Thus
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