296 THE ARIAN INVITED TO ORTHODOX FAITH. V. This " Logos," Philo supposes to be a Mediator he- tween God and mnen; and though he does not distinctly call him the Messiah, yet he calls him a man, and attributes the office of Mediator between God and man to him: He calls him in his first book de somniis o to >,oyci , Tns ap,Oaa=s x.Eyann xaE FT , " the divine word, the beginning and theend of the atonement." He supposes it was the " Logos" which appeared to the Jews on mount Sinai, and gave them the law, as a sort of Mediator between God and them. He affirms, that the " Logos" was the true and eternal Priest, libro deprgfugis. "That he divided the sacrifice when he appeared to Abraham, and that he was the priest of God. That the word is a Mediator between God and man ; that he makes atonement with God." And many other, things which plainly belong to the Messiah, our great High- priest, in scripture, doesPhiloapply to the " Logos." See Dr. Affix, chapter 20. But for this purposeIneed cite no other passage than what I met with lately in Philo's treatise, Quis rerurn divinarum heures. He saith, " The Father of all things has betowed this most admirable gift upon this archangel, that he should stand as a Mediator, µ,Ope5 , that is, one on the borders of both; to distinguish between the creature and the Creator. He thereforé is an intercessor, nafns,' with him that is immortal in behalf of perishing mortals. And, on the other hand, he acts the part of an ambassador, from the ruler to his subjects. And this gift he doth so willingly accept, that he glories in it, saying, " And i have stood between God and you." See Dent. xviii. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. being one who amneither unbegotten as God, nor made as mortals : but being something middle between these, opvenx',, acting the part of a hostage with both : With the Creator as a pledge, in faith of this, that he may not ever be provoked to des- troy or desert the world, so as to suffer it to run from order into confusion : And with creatures, to give them this certain hope, that God being reconciled, will never cease to take care of his own workmanship. For I proclaim peace to the creature, from that .God who removes war, and introduceth and preserveth peace for ever." I find Mr. Fleming has transcribed this pas- sage at large, in his Christology ; and Mr. Nye has cited the most remarkable part of this passage also in hisfour Ou letters." From all these citations out of the targums and Philo's works, it seems plain, that the term " Logos" is sometimes attributed to that which is increated, supremeof all, of theessence of God, and incommunicably divine : It is at other times used to signify inferior nature, an angel, something that is derived, begotten, dependent, and much below the dignity of godhead. It must be acknowledged, that these ancient Jews mingle some confusion with their writings, anddo not keep their supremeand
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