284 ANGEL, and ANGEL of the COVENANT. lows, that this ANGEL, being that Saviour, is neceffarily both CHRIST and JEHOVAH. However, not to enumerate Inflances of which the Bible is full, let it fuffice to mention but one Text more, where that divine Perfon, who was to take our Nature upon him, is called both the ANGEL, and the ANGEL of the COVENANT The ANGEL, from his Embaffy ; and Angel of the Covenant, from his Covenanting to bear that Embaffy. Behold I [JEHOVAH] fendmy Melfenger [John Baptitt, Matt. xi. Io], and be (hailprepare my Way before ME ; and the LORDwhomye feek(hallfuddenly come to his Temple, even the ANGEL OF THE COVENANT, whom ye delight in, SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS. Mal. iii. I. If it were of any Account to mention human Autho- rities after the divine; we might obferve, that all the Commentatorsexplained this Name of the redeeming AN- GEL, by the Name MESSIAH. Thus Grotius remarks, that the ANGEL, fpoken of in the lait Text, was allowed even by the Jewifh Rabbins to be JEHOVAH; and copies from Mafius a ftriking Paffage to this Purpofe out of the Comment of R. Mofes the Son of Nebeman upon the 5th Chapter of fofhua. Ifte Angelus, &c. i. e. " That Angel, to fay the Truth, is the ANGEL RE- 'c DEEMER, of whom it is written, For my NAME is in him. He was the Angel who faid to Jacob, I am the GOD of Bethel ; and of whom it was faid, GOD " called Mofes out of the midit of the Bulb. He was " called an Angel, becaufe he governs the World : For it is written, JEHovAH (that is, the LORDGoo) brought us out ofEgypt. It is moreover written, The " ANGEL of bis Prefence faved them. And, without " doubt, the Angel of GOD's Prefence was He, of whom it is faid, My PRESENCE (hall go before thee, CC and I will give thee Ref. In a word, HE is the ANGEL, of whom the Prophet fpake, The Lard, whomye feek,lhallfuddenly come to his Temple, even the " ANGEL OF THE COVENANT, whom ye delight in. " The Face or Prefence of GOD lignifies GOD HIM- SELF,
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