PROPOSITION XX. 185 several characters in the dispensation ofthe gospel And in or- der to find out what these are, let us consider how the Son and the Spirit are represented in theholy scripture, and what charac- ters they sustain, as we have doneconcerning the Father. Secondly, Of the Son. TheSon isrepresented in scripture, as being sent down to earth by the Father to do his will; as coming from heaven, and taking flesh upon, him by the appoint- ment of his Father, as undertaking and fulfilling the glorious offices of a prophet, priest, and king, and an example of holiness ; as performing all the services, and enduring all the pains and sorrows, and death itself, which were appointed for him as our great Reconciler, in order,to make a full and proper satisfaction for our sins, and bring us into the favour of God ; as rising again from the dead, and conquering death and hell ; as inter- ceding for us in heaven, and reigning there in glory; as sending his Spirit to convince and convert sinners, to sanctify andcom- fort the saints ; as managing all the affairs of nature and grace, for his Father's honour, and the good of his, people, according as the Father has intrusted him with the government of the world and of the church ; and as being ready to come with thousands of angels to ;'judge the world, to condemn the wicked to eternal punishment, and to reward the saints with an everlasting heaven. Therefore both the prophecies, precepts, and examples of scripturegive us abundant encouragement to pay several acts of worship to the Son of God. Question. " What are those acts of worship, and those honours which the scriptures lead us to pay to the Son P' Answer I., We are bound,tooffer our humble adorations and acknowledgments, our thanks and praised to our Lord .Jesus Christ, for all those gracious offices which he has, does, and will sustain and execute,ihr our welfare and everlasting happiness. We adore hun for his condescending mercy, and that infinite love that appeared in takingour nature upon hint, and dwelling with men in such circumstances of poverty, meanness and dis- grace. We adore his unspeakable pity in taking our sins upon him, and atoning for our guilt by his agonies in the garden, and his agonies on the cross. We adore and bless the Prince of life who died for us, and rose again, and shell's Us the way to hea- ven. We bless him for sending his holy Spirit, for all the glo- rious purposes of our conviction, sanctification and salvation. Now that direct addresses of praise and adoration may he paid to Christ, is very; evident. That it was our Lord Jesus Christ-, or God the word, who was worshipped by the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, andMoses, whensoever God appeared in 3 bodily shape, and conversed with them, is plain ; for the Father never appeared thus. It was he also whom .Joshua, Gideon, &c. worshipped. He is the appointed object of worship. Ps. ii. II, 12. " Serve the Lord
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