VER. Epflleto the HEBREWS, cipally and directly intended in the words, is tobe fought for inChriift alone; It be- ing fufficient to preferve the Nature of the .Type, that there was in David any Re- femblance or Reprefentation of it. Thuswhether Davidbe admittedas a TypeofChrift in this Pfalm or no, the pur- pofe of theApof h (lands firm, that the words, were principally and properly fpoken ofthe Meffiab, and unto him. And thisis thefirft thing required in the Application of the Teflimony infrftedon. Secandy,It isrequired that in the Teffimonyproduced, aJignal Name be given unto the Mefrah, and appropriated unto him, fo as that he may inherit it for ever ashis own; neither men norAngels having the fame intereft with him in it. It is not being calledby this or that name in commonwith others, that is intended ; but filch a pr- culiar Afgnation ofa Name unto him, aswhereby he might for ever be diffinguifhed from all others. Thus many may be belovedof the Lord, and be fo termed ; but yet Solomon onlywaspeculiarly called rni'i , 7edediab ; and by that name was diftin- guithedfrom others. In thisway it is that the Meab bath this name aligned unto him. God Tlecreed from Eternity that he fhould be called by that name ; hefpake unto himand calledhim by that name, Thouart mySon, this day bave I begotten thee,. He is not called theSon of Goduponfuch a common account as Angelsand Men, the one by Creation, the other byAdoption, but God peculiarly, and in awayofEmi- nency gives thisnaine unto him. Thirdly, This name mutt be filch, as either abfolutely, or by Reafon of its peculiar mannerof Appropriation unto the Meiab, proves his prebeminence above the Angels. Now the Name defigned,is the Son ofGod ; Thou art my Son ; notabfolutely,but with thatexegetical Adjùnéof his generation, thin daybavel begotten thee. ChryfoJi.Hom.22.on Gen.6.pofitively denyes,that theAngelsin Scripture areany wherecalled thefansofGod. Hence Come conjecture, that theTranflation of theLXX. is changed lince that time ; feeing it is evident that theyare fo called in theGreek,Bibles now extant. However ill the Original they are called the fans ofGod, job t. 6. Chap. 2. 1. Chap. 48.7. Pfalr>; 89. 6. Believers are alto called the faire of God, Earn. 8. 16. Gal. 4 6. r John 3. r. AndMagiJ}rate: Gods, Pfal. 82. r, 6. Job. to. 34. It doth not therefore appear, how the meer affiningof this name to the McJfiab, doth prove his preheminence above theAngels, who are an called by it. Anfm. Angels maybe called the Sont ofGod upona general Account, and byvertue of their Participation in fome commonPriviledge ; as they are by Reafonof their Creation, like Adam, Luke 3. ult. and confiant Obedience, Job a. But it was never Paid unto any Angel perfonally upon his own account , thou art the fanof God. God never laid fo unto any ofthem; efpecially with the Reafonofthe Appellationannex- ed i this day haver begotten thee. It isnot then thegeneral nameof a Son, or the font of God, that the Apoftle inflanceth in ; but thepeculiar A /gnátionof this Nameunto the Lord Jefus on his own particular account, with the Reafon of it annexed, this day bave I begotten thee, which is infifted on. So that here is an efpecial Appropriation of this Glorious Name unto the Meab. Fourthly, TheAppropriation of this Name unto him in the manner expreffed, proves his Dignityand Preheminence aboveall theAngels. For it is evident, that God intend- ed thereby to declarehisfingular Honour andGlory, giving him a name to denote it, that wasnever by him àffigned untoany meer creature, ashis peculiarInheritance; in particular, not unto anyoftheAngelo; not one of them can lay any claim unto it, as his peculiarHeritage from the Lord. And this is the whole thatwas incumbent on theApo!tie toproveby the Teftimony produced. Hemanife(ts him fufliciently to bemore excellent than the Angels, from the Excellency of the namewhich he inherits, according to his Propofition before laid down. There is indeed included in this reafoningofthe Apofile, an intimation ofa pe- culiar Filiation and Sonfbip ofChrift ; had henot been fo the Sonof God, as neverany Angel or other creature was, he neverhad been called fo, in fucha way as they arene- ver fo called. But this theApollleat prefent doth not exprefly infift upon; only he intimates it as thefoundation of his dtfcourfe. To conclude then our Confiderationsof this Tiflimony, we (hall briefly enquireaf- ter the fenfi of the words themfelves , abfolutely' confidered ; although as I have (hewed, that doth not belong diredtly unto theprefene Argument ofthe Apoftle. Expofrtort 70
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