LORD, o a JEHOVAH, &c. 95 Iì.ftibly convincing and evident, to his Difciples, to Heathens, to Devils, and (if they would' have been convinced) to the Jews. He anfwered the Defcription, and fulfilled the Purpofe, of every Prophecy, which was given concerning the Redeemer that fhould come out of Zion ; and all in fuch a Manner, as 1urpaffes every Idea of a fubordinate Power or created Strength. His own Arm brought Salvation to Him ; by his own Al- mighty Energy, He railed himfelf from the Grave; by his infinite Merit, he both made an End of Sin in the perfect Expiation of its Guilt, and brought in an ever- lafting Righteoufnefs, for the free and complete juttifi- cation of his People. Could an Angel be delegated to the Performance of this important Work? Behold, he put no 7r70 in his Servants, and his Angels he charged with Folly*. And could Man contribute any thing to this mighty, Deed ? Alas ! He was dead in '2'refpaJfes and Sins, and had neither fpiritual Senfe nor heavenly Hope. It was therefore JçttovAH-JESUS alone, who refcued his Chofen from the Pit of Defirullion, andnot only gave them an indifputable Right to, but enfured their unalienable Polledon of, everlafting Glory. How the Manhood was taken into God, furpaffes the Inveftigation and Capacity of created Intellect. Nor is the Explanation of this Conjunéttion needful to his People ; but only the Affurance of the Fact. In the one Nature, He could fuffer as Man for Men : In the other, he could merit as GOD to GOD. As GOD- Man, he could reconcile the human Nature to the di- vine, by purifying it in Himfelf ; and poffeffes, And will for ever poffefs, all Power in Heaven and in Earth, to conduct his People through every Stage of Time, * Job iv. t8. In his Servants (i. e. in his minifiring Spirits) he repofes no Confidence, becaufe he difcovers in them no fiability of Holinefs or Power, but what is derived from Himfelf; and in his ./Ingels He perceives, not what is vicious or finful indeed, but what is very far fhort of the Refpe@l, Love, AdoPation, and Service, which are due to his own infinite PerfeEÌtons. Ara. SCHULT. Annat. in .7a6. in loc. tq.
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