ofall the Counfels of God. 3'9 lajling. God poifefTed him eternally as his Eifential Wifdom, as he was alwaies. and is alwaies 'in the bofom of the Father, in the mutual ineffable Love of the . Father an_d Son, in the eternal Bond of the Spirit. · But he fignally p~U~fjed him in the !Jeginning of his waies, as his Wif<;{om afring in the Pro– duction of all the waies and works that are outwardly of him. The beginning of Gor!J waies !Jefore bis works, are his Counfels concerning them, even as our Counfels are the be– .ginning of our wa·es with refpeCl: unto future works. And heJet him up from everlajlirtg,, as the Foundation of all the Counfe1s of his Will, in and by whom they were to be executed and accomplifhed. · So it is exprefred, ver. 3o, 3 I. I was by him as one brought up with him, I w.1s daily his delight , re}O)·cing /;~fore him, re}O)'Cing, in the ha6itable part-s of the earth, and my delights were with the Ions ofmen. / And it is added, that thus it was before the Foundation of tEe World was laid, or the chiefeft part ofthe ']) ujl of the Earth tvas made that is, man was created. Not only was the delight of the Father in him,but his delight was in the habitable parts of the Earth, and among the Sons of men, before the creation of the World. 'Vherefore the eternal profpefr of the work he had to do for the Children- · of men is intended herein. In and with him God laid the Foundation of all his Counfels concerning his Love towards the Children of.men; . And two things may be obferved herein. . 1. That the Perfon of the Son, was Jet up, or exalted here– in: I wasjet·upfaith he from everlajli-ng,. This cannot be fpoken abfolu -ely.of the Perfon of the Son himfelf; the Di- . vine Nature being' not capable of being fo [et up. But there was a peculiar Glory and Honour, belonging unto the Per– fon of tb,e Son, as dejifl?.ne~by t~e Father, unto the execution _ of all the Counfels of lus Wdl. . Hence was that Prayer of . " • £ r 1. -.J ( . l r ' ~ i 1J.S, ' . ·~
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