Ver.3. the 17th Chapter of St. JOHN. 25 though dittinguifhed in Perfonality. Such kind of expreffions are ufual in the Scrip- tures, when any of the Perron are fpoken of tingly ; as Rom. 9. 5. where Chrift is laid to be God over all, bled for ever. And more exprefly he is raid to be, heás dAw.,9rvós4 the only true God, I John g. 2o. by which, neither the Father, nor the Spirit, are ex- cluded from the Godhead.. Many ouch exclufive Particles there are in Scripture, which mull be expounded by the Analogy of Faith as Mat. c i. 27. None knoweth the Son but the Father 5 neither knoweth any Man the Father, but the Son 5 where the Spirit is not excluded, who fearcheth the depths of God, r Cor. 2. 10. One Perron of the Trinity doth not exclude the reft. So fee ./fá. 43. r i. I, even I am the Lord ; and bodes me there a no Saviour: Which is applied to Chrift, A27s 4. 12. Neither is.there,Salvation any other, for these is no other Name under Heaven given among Men, whereby we muff be faved ; it' only excludeth XEÿa,wfves of ss, thole that are called Gods, 1 Cor, 8. g. There is no God but one : Many are called Gods, brit to :is there ii bot one God the Father. As allo it is the fcope of Chrift ; he would lay down the Summary of Chriftian Doarine; the one Member being oppofed to the vanity of the Gentiles, the other to the blind- nefs of the Jews. 2. To note the Order and Oeconomy of Salvation; in which the Father is repre- fented as Supream, in whom the Sovereign Majefly of the Deity refideth, and the Son fuftaineth the Office of Mediator and Servant. Joh.14.28. MyFather is greater then I; not in refpe& of Nature; or effential Glory, for therein they are both equal. Phil. 2. 6. Who being in the Form of God, thought it no robbery to be equal with God; but in order of Re- demption, in which the Father is the principal Party, reprefenting the whole Deity, becaufe he is the Original and Foì ntain of it. So s Cor. 8.6. Bpi to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him ; and one Lord lefts Chrift, by whom are all things, and we by him. God the Father is to be conceived as the Supream Perlon, or ultimate Obje& of Worthip 5 and the Son as Lord and Mediator. Jefett Chrift whom thou haft font.] That is, Jefus Chrift; not as the Second Perron in the Trinity, but as Mediator. Sent, implieth 5 r. Chrifi's Divine Original : he came forth from God 5 he is Legatos a latere. john r6. 30. By this we know that thou cameft forth from God. He was a Perlon truly exift- ing before he was fent into the World, and a diflin& Perron from the Father 5 for he that fendeth, and he that is fent, are dikinguifhed. 2. His Incarnation. Gal. 4.4. When the fulnefo of time was come, God fins forth his Son, made of a Woman. 3. It implieth his whole Office of Mediator and Redeemer; wherefore he is called the Apoftle and High Prieft of our Trofefon, Heb. 3. r. Apoftle, implieth one that was fent. Chrift was the chief Apoftle and Meffenger of Heaven; the High Prieff and Ipo role. The High Priefihood was the higheft Calling in the Jewifh Church ; and the Apottlethip the higheft Calling in the Chriflian Church, to note that the whole Office of raving all the Church, the Elea of all Ages, is originally in Chrift. He is the great Ambaffador to treat with us from God, and the High Prieft tel treat with God, and appeafe his Wrath for us. The Names of Chrift alto are of Come ufe. Such Scriptures are like Gold; that may be beaten into thin Leaves i In Summaries and Breviats, every Mark and Letter is of ufe.. [ Jefas fignifieth a Saviour ; as it is explained; Mat. r. 21. Thou; "hit ' call hit Name Jefas, for he f/iall fave his People from their Sint. This is a part of Our Belief; to' acknowledg Chrift a Saviour. Then [ Chriff ] fignifieth anointed. We (hall draw out the fun' of all in a few Points. r. Obferve, The Beginning, lncreafe, and Perfe(fion of Eternal Lift lieth in Kitow ledge. 1. The Beginning of it is in Knowledg. Knowledg is the firft ftep,tó Eternal Life. In Paradife Adam's two Symbols were the Tree of Knowledg, and the Tree of Life. As Ligi1it was the flrft Creature that God made, fo it is in the New Creation, Co1.3.ro. Put on the New Man, who is renewed in Knowledg, after the Image of himthat created him. By the inlightningof the Holy Ghoft, the Work of Grace is begun, and the Seed of Glory is laid in the Heart. The Holy Ghoft reprefetlteth the Patent, and then con- D` d d formeth
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