118 THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY. Peor. IX.There are also some other circumstantial but con- vincing Evidences, that the Son and the Spirit have the true and proper Godhead ascribed to them, as well as the Father. There are many things spoken concerning God, the true and the living God, in some parte of his word, which in other parts of it are ascribed to our Lord Jesus Christ, or to the blessed Spirit. First, To our Lord Jesus Christ.I. The final judgment of the world is ascribed to God. Ps. 1. b. " For God is Judge himself." Rom. bi. 6. " Then how shall God judge theworld ?" And it is ascribed also to our Lord Jesus Christ. " Rom. xiv. 10. " We must all stand before the judgment seat of Christ." 2 Tim. iv. 1.0 Our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing." And indeed how canwe suppose a being, who has not divine perfections, capable of such a work ? It seems to require an omniscient mind, and an almighty arm, to manifest the secrets of all hearts, and to discover and punish the infinite variety of secret wickednesses in the hearts of men, as well as proclaim and reward the secret workings of piety, in those that have loved God. 2. There is a glorious description of the triumph of God ; Ps. lxviii. 4, 8, 17, 18. " He rides upon the heavensby his name, Jah : The earth shook, the heavensdropped, at the pre- sence of God, the God of Israel. The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels : The Lord is among them as in Sinai; in the holy place: Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive : Thou hest received gifts for men ;" which is applied to the ascension of Christ into hea- ven. Bph. iv. 8, 10. " Wherefore he saith, when he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. He that descended, is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things." Christ is therefore this Lord, this God, this Jehovah or Jah, whose triumph is there described. 3. The children of Israel, as it is related in Ps. lxxviii. 50. " tempted and provoked the most high God :" which is asserted concerning Christ 1 Cor. x. 9. " Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed," Ste. There- fore the tempting of Christis a tempting of the most high God. 4. Tlie kingdom of God is an everlasting kingdom ; Ps. cxlv. 13. " and his dominion endures through all generations." which honour is ascribed to Christ in a citation of the xlv. Psalm, by St. Pali, Heb. i. 8. " But unto the Son he saith, thy throne,' O God, is for ever and ever." And in many other places. 5. Isaiah prophesies chapter vii. 14. " A virgin shall bear a Son, and shall call his name Immanuel." Which is cited by-Mat.
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