654 Arr>;xnts. - Father's bosom, John i. 18. 'Me only-begotten Son which zs in the bosom of the Father, he hath.declared him. God can bide nothing from him which he means to do; be draws nearer tò God infinitely than Moses did, or angels ever did or shall. Chapter V. Wherein the Doctor shows, that the glory which Christ, as God -man, liad assigned him before the world was in his election by the Father signified in John xvii. 5. Glorifyme now with the glorywhich I had with thee before the world was, Page 124. It is not the glory of the second person simply or alone considered, for this was not a thing to be prayed for, it is naturally and essentially his due ; and he had it as much now at the time when he prayed is be had from everlasting : The word, " Now glorify me," necessarily implies a suspension of a glory due before ; and it argues a glory to begiven in time ; for both which reasons it concerns the human nature, not the divine. The subject of the glory prayed for is the man, Austin was con- vinced of this, though he was engaged against the Arians as much as any in his time. It is the man, or rather the person of God-roan in union together is the subject prayed for : It is the petition of the person who had beenhumbled, who had glorified God on earth, and had finished his work and waited for this glory until now ; and it is a glory suspended until this work was done. This will never be unridled, says the Doctor, page 126. so fairly any other way, as by predestination, that is the glory be was ordained to, as God-man ; for he had before the world was, the title of God-man elect, although not of God-mart united or made flesh. He bore the title and repute of it, and went under that name with God the Father. Verse 24. is ex- plained to the same purpose, and must be interpreted of Christ as God-man, when he says, The glory which thougayest me, for thou lovedst neefrom the foundation of the world. Chapter VI. page 151. The author declares that Christ be- ing the second person did bear and sustain the glory of being God -man, all along from his predestination thereunto, and as aan officer elect, he bath the title and honour accordingly, and bad the glory of it before hisFather. When he appeared to the patriarchs and was with the people of God in the wilderness, and appeared as captain of tire host of Israel, these acts were done as bearing the personage of God -man, and all along from ever- lasting he acted as such in that capacity together with his Father. Isa. ix. 6. One of' his names is the everlasting Father, that is, it Father from everlasting, and therefore he must be said to have borne that relation of a Father to us from that time. In the Trinity; take them considered as mere persons, there is but one Father ; therefore this title must be given to Christ in God's decrees, upon the consideration of his being God-man in his undertaking and acting accordingly. Paul tells us, Heb. ii. that Christ is a Father considered as he is a than, verse 13. Lo I, and the children thou hast givenme. And Isaiah tells us he
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