SERMON XLIV. 8 by degrees, riseup to the several and more complete 'descripti, ans of them in the bible; VI. The Son of God is spoken of generally, in the New Testament, as a very glorious Person, fan immortal spiritual Being who was some way begotten of the Father, that is, de- rived from God the Father, or hath some special relation to him as an only begottenSon; John i. 18. as thefirst begotten of God, Heb. i. O. as thefirst-born of every creature; Col. i. 15. who was with God, and had glory with the Father, before the Worldwas; John i. 1. xvii. 5. By whom God made the worlds, and created all things, visible and invisible; Col. i. 16. Iieb. i. 2, 3. Who cameforth from the Father, and came into this world; John xvi. 28. who took flesh and blood upon him 'seventeen hundred years ago ; lieb. ii. 14. and thus became a complete man : He was made of a woman ; Gal. iv. 4. was born of the virgin Mary, in an extraordinary manner, without an earthly father ; Luke i. 35. and was for this reason also called the Son of God. He lived above thirtyyears a man among men, taught divine doctrine here an earth, apd wrought various divine wonders to confirm it, was crucifiedby theJews and Romans, rose again from the dead, left thisworld; andascended to his Father, andour Ì áther, to his God andour God; John xx. 17. even where he wasbefore he appear- edin flesh; . vi. 62. VII. As this description raises Jesùs Christ far above the dignity of angels, and carries something divine in it, so there are several express ascriptions of true and proper divinity or god- head to him. This glorious person, Jesus the Son of God, hath divine names, titles, attributes, operations and worship ascribed to him, even such whereby God the Father himself is knownand distinguished to be the true God, &c. Ts. the Father called the Lord our God often in scripture? So Thomas calls Christ, My Lord, and my God; John xx. 28. Is the Father called, " the First and the Last ;" Is.' xliv. 0. So is the Son; Rev, i. 17. and xxi. 13 Is the Father called Jeho- vah, the mighty God, and God blessed for ever? So is Christ; Jer. xxiii. 6. Is. ix. 6. Rom ix. 5. Christis that Jehovah;whom all theangels of Godmost worship; Ps. xcvii. 17. compared with Iieb. i. Q. Christi is that God, that Jehovah, who laid the found- ation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of his hands; lieb. i. 10, 12. compared withPs. cii. 22, 25. He is that Lord and God, who ascended on high, and led captivity captive; Ps. lxviii. 18. compared with Eph. iv. 8. He is that Jehovah, on whose name, those who call, shall be delivered, or saved; Joel ii. 32. compared with Rom. x. 13. These, and many other scriptures prove, that Jesus Christ A3
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