theSal1Jation oft/;e Churcf, from his Perfon. "89 .before his Incarnation, confidered as God, he is faid to act in it foas to befentofGodunto his Work, Mich, 5· 2. The Ru– ler of lfrael w_hofe going,sforth have been from of Old, from e.- · verla./fing. His goings forth are not his eternal Generation, which confifl:s in one individual, eternal act of the Father. But it is the egrefs, the exercife of his Po\ver and Care for - 'the Church ; that is fo expre1Ted. Thefe were from the b~- . --– gining, the firfl: Foundation ofthe Church, in anfwer unto hts e\Zerlafl:ing Counfels, Zach. 2. 8. Thus faith the Lord of _Ho)fs, after the, Glory hath he fent me ultto the Nations that JPoi!ed ) 'OU ; and I willjhake mine hand upon them~ and they jha!l be a jpoi! to their Servants, and ) 'e jhall know that the LordofHojls hath fi nt me, He who is fent calleth himfelf the Lord ofHofls, and affirms that he wtll defl:roy the Na– tions by the jhaking, of his hand, who can be no other but God himfelf. That is,itwas the Son ofGod who was to be incarnate ;1s is declared in the next words. Sing and rejoyce Oh 'Daughter of Sion , for lo I come and will clwell in the midflo{them faith the Lord, andmany Natio11S Jhall be joyned unto the Lordin that day. anc!jhall /;e 1r~ people, and I will . tfrull in the midft of them, and thou jhalt know that the Lord of Hofls hathfent me unto thee, V. ro, I I. He promifeth that ' ~e will dwell in the midfi of the people, which was accom– pliihed when the wordwas madejlejhand dwelt among us, Joh. r. 14which \\:'aS the time of the calling of the Gentils, when many Nations were to be joyned unto the Lord; and · thofe tha~ were fo called, w~re to be his people ; they jhall be , mypeople; andy~tinall this he was fent by .the Lord ofHofl:s; thou fhalt know that the Lord of .lfo./fs hath fent me unto thee. Wherefore with refpeQ- unto his {ufception of his Offices to~ wards the Church, .the Lord of Hofl~ in the Perfon of the Son, is faid tobe .fentby_fhe Lord of Hofts, that is in the Perfon of the Father. So was he theProphet oftbe Church -- N · even
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