76 An Expoftion of the A,. p, I, fare ofCod : He gave him that name above every name, Phil 2. 9. And that of his ownWill and pleafure; It pleated the Father, that in him all fielneß Phoned dweu. That fo in all things he might have the Preheminence, Col 1. 16, 17. He fore-ordained him unto it from Eternity, r Pet. 1. ao. and aélually exaltedhim according to his Eternal Counfel in the fulnefsof time, Alis 2.36. Chap. 5.31. This Peclation then of Chrilt above all, depends on the Counsel and Pleafure of God ; and he is herein a Patternof all Priviledge and Preheminence in others. Grace, Mercy andGlory, fpiritual things, and eternal, are thole wherein really there is anydifference among the Sons of men. Now that any one in these things is preferred before another, it depends meetly on the foie good pleafure of God. No man in there things makes himfelftodiffer from another, neither bath he any thing that he bath not received. God hashMercy onwhom hewill have mercy. And.this Discrimination of all things by the Supreain Will of God, efpecially Spiritual and Eternal, is the Spring, Fountainand Rule of all that Glory which he will manifeft, and be exaltedin, untoEternity. 'Levi aao?r. Verle V. THe proceedeth ro the confirmation of his Prop®fition concerning the Preheminence of the LordChrist above the Angels, and of his proof of it from the Excellencyof the Name given unto him ; And this he Both by fundry 7efiimonies produced out ofthe Old Teltament ; two whereof are conjoyned in this Verte, as the Vertes are divided in our Bibles. I" ¡Ill 8 ;lab give ell elypine y iiío pub,On, Syru Oil aapit yeybtssí ta. ='Eegb gores Vulg. dixit aliquando, laid hegmetimes ; for,at any time. Syr. =MO /0 tstt'Th 'TON, fromatany time JIldGod. Eloah, God is fupplyed ; needleflys though better than thofe whowould render, byre, imperfnally; was it faid at any time. For it is exprefs in thePfaim fromwhence the words are taken, 10:2 miry, the Lord fIid. The Lord laid unto me, 11174t t=111 li i 1í1N 111, thou my Son, this day have I begotten thee. The Elipfis of theVerb fubftantive in theOriginal which is per- petual, is fupplyed by the Apojile, with is , Thou art my Son. Further difficulty in the Grammatial fence of the words there isnot. And here we (hall clofe this Verle, or at leali confider this Teltimonyby its felf. Verse 5. Vnto which of the Angels did he at any time (or ever) fay, thou art my son this day haveI begotten thee. Two things are confiderable in there words. 1. Themanner of the Apoftles producing theTeffimony which he intended to make useof. Vnto which of the Angels fetid be at any time. 2. The Teltimony it fells Thouare mySon, this day have I begotten thee. In the former, three thingsmay be obferved. FirJ?, That the Teftimonie which in a matter of Faith he infifted-on, is that of the Scripture. He refers the Jews unto that commonPrinciple which wasacknowledged between them. Menhad not as yet learned in fuch contells to make that cavilling return, which we are now used unto ; How do you know thofèScriptures to be the word eJ'God ? Nor indeed is it fuitable unto common Honefty, for men to queltion thecredit, and proltitute theAuthority of their ownmoll Sacred Principles, for no other end, but to prejudice their Adverfaries. But our Agee here confidently fends theHebrews to the acknowledged Rule of their Faith andWorship ; whofe Authority he knew they would not decline, ¡fa. 8. 21. Secondly, That the Apoffle argues negatively from the Authority and Perfeltion of the Scripture in things relating to Faithand the Worship of God. It is no where Jaid in the Scripture to Angels; therefore they have not the Name spoken of, or not in that manner wherein it is afcribed to the Male. This Argument faith an-Ex/410rof great
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