tures, we have the fullest assurance that this being is God: for He will not give his glory to another. Isa. xlii. 8. 1. God existed from eternity. I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. Isa. xliv. 6. The same declaration is made by Christ. I am the first, and I am the last. Rev. i. 17; xxii. 13. Out of thee shall he come forth--whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. Mic. v. 2. Before Abraham was, I am. John viii. 58. (By which name God revealed himself to Moses. Exod. iii. 24.) I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world. John xvi. 28. The glory which I had with thee before the world was. John xvii. 5. Melchisedec, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life, but made like unto the Son of God. Heb. vii. 3. Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever. If David call him Lord, how is he his son? Matt. xxii. 45. I am the Lord that maketh all things, alone, by myself. Isa. xliv. 24. I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens. Isa. xv. 12. We find creation ascribed to Christ. All things were made by him. John i. 1. 3. 10. All things were created by him and for him. Col. i. 16. Thou Lord in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth. Heb. i. 10. For whom-and by whom are all things. Heb. ii. 10. Thou hast created all things. Rev. iv. 11. 3. God supports and sustains all things. In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. Job xii. 10. Thou takest away their breath, they die. Ps. civ. 29 The same is said of Christ. Upholding all things by the word of his power. Heb. i. 3. 4. God is omnipresent. The eyes of the Lord run to and fro through the whole earth. 2 Chron. xvi. 9. We find that Christ is also present everywhere. Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Matt. xviii. 20. I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Matt. xxviii. 20. While conversing with Nicodemus, he called himself "the Son He is always in every place, for he can attend to the prayers of all that call upon him. 1 Cor. i. 2. He is therefore able to succour them that are tempted. Heb. ii. 18. He is always at hand to defend his sheep, so that none shall pluck them out of his hand. John x. 28. 5. God is omniscient. The Lord looketh on the heart. 1 Sam. xvi. 7. Thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men. 2 Chron. vi. 30. I the Lord search the hearts, I try the reins. Jer. xvii. 9, 10. The very same thing is said of Jesus Christ. I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts. Rev. ii. 23. And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said. Matt. ix. 4; xii. 25. Luke vi. S. Jesus perceived in his spirit, that they reasoned within themselves. Mark ii. 6. 8. Jesus, immediately knowing in himself, said. Mark v. 30. He knew all men, he knew what was in man. John ii. 24, 25. Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not. John vi. 64. Lord, thou knowest all things. John xxi. 17. 6. God alone is the object of divine worship. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Matt. iv. 10. Second commandment. Exod. xx. 4--6. Yet in the days of his flesh, Jesus suffered himself to be worshipped by his disciples; after his resurrection and ascension he was worshipped by his apostles: and he is now worshipped in heaven by the glorified hosts of saints and angels. They fell down and worshipped him. Matt. ii. 11. There came a leper, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. Matt. viii. 2. They which were in the ship, came and worshipped him. Matt. xiv. 33. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. Matt. xv. 25. 28. They came and held him by the feet and worshipped him. Matt. xxviii. 9. When they saw him they worshipped him. Matt. xxviii. 17. The apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. Luke xvii. 5. Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. Luke xxiii. 42. The blind man whom he restored to sight, worshipped him. John ix. 38. Thomas said unto him, My Lord, and my God. John xx. 28. Christians are described as calling on his name, that is, praying They stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. Acts viii. 59. Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Rom. x. 13. The Apostle Paul prayed to Jesus, and received this answer, My grace is sufficient; My strength is made perfect, &c., and he adds, That the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Cor. xii. 8, 9. He prayed to Jesus for the Thessalonians: Now our Lord Jesus Christ comfort your hearts. 2 Thess. ii. 16, 17. Let all the angels of God worship him. Heb. i. 6. The twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, saying, Blessing and honour be to him that sitteth on the throne, and to the Lamb. Rev. v. 8. 13. NOTE. HIS ONLY SON. It is important to notice this expression. By it we express the belief that Jesus was the Son of God in a sense which is applicable to no created being. Whosoever uses this part of the creed in the sense which Scripture attaches to its terins, expresses no less than this. "I do profess to be fully assured of this assertion, as of a most certain, infallible, and necessary truth, that Jesus Christ, the Saviour and Messias, is the true, proper, and natural Son of God, begotten of the substance of the Father; which being incapable of division or multiplication, is so really and totally communicated to him that he is of the same essence with him, God of God, light of light, very God of very God. And as I assert him to be the Son, so do I also exclude all other persons from that kind of sonship, acknowledging none but him to be begotten of God by that proper and natural generation."-Bishop Pearson on the Creed. To attach to the expression referred to a lower sense than this is inconsistent with the Scriptures, whose meaning the Creed represents, and with the doctrine universally prevalent in the Church when the creed was framed. OUR LORD. The table in this section (which will well repay the reader for a careful examination) shows that many passages of the Old Testament which speak of the LORD OF JEHOVAH are quoted or referred to in the New as being spoken of CHRIST. Thus Malachi, delivering the words of "the Lord of hosts," (iii. 1,) says, "I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me." In St. Matt. xi. 10, &c. we learn that this messenger was John the Baptist, and he came as we know to prepare the way of CHRIST. It was also prophesied of him by Isaiah (xi. 3, compared with Matt. iii. 3,) that he should prepare the way of the LORD (JEHOVAй ;) Zacha *The reader should not lay any stress upon the occurrence of the name of God here, as it is not in the original, but added by the tran lators of the English Bible, which the fact of its being in Italic letters dicates. All words so printed in the English Bible are thus supplie complete what appeared to the translators, and what in most case. obviously the sense. This passage however presents conclusive evide of the Divinity of the Saviour. It was Jesus upon whom Stephen ca and his soleinn and dying prayer thus addressed to him is an act worship, which it would be idolatry to offer to him were he not GOD. He is always in every place, for he can attend to the prayers of all that call upon him. 1 Cor. i. 2. He is therefore able to succour them that are tempted. Heb. ii. 18. He is always at hand to defend his sheep, so that none shall pluck them out of his hand. John x. 28. 5. God is omniscient. The Lord looketh on the heart. 1 Sam. xvi. 7. Thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men. 2 Chron. vi. 30. I the Lord search the hearts, I try the reins. Jer. xvii. 9, 10. The very same thing is said of Jesus Christ. I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts. Rev. ii. 23. And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said. Matt. ix. 4; xii. 25. Luke vi. 8. Jesus perceived in his spirit, that they reasoned within themselves. Mark ii. 6. 8. Jesus, immediately knowing in himself, said. Mark v. 30. Lord, thou knowest all things. John xxi. 17. 6. God alone is the object of divine worship. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Matt. iv. 10. Second commandment. Exod. xx. 4--6. Yet in the days of his flesh, Jesus suffered himself to be worshipped by his disciples; after his resurrection and ascension he was worshipped by his apostles: and he is now worshipped in heaven by the glorified hosts of saints and angels. They fell down and worshipped him. Matt. ii. 11. There came a leper, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. Matt. viii. 2. They which were in the ship, came and worshipped him. Matt. xiv. 33. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. Matt. xv. 25. 28. They came and held him by the feet and worshipped him. Matt. xxviii. 9. When they saw him they worshipped him. Matt. xxviii. 17. The apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. Luke xvii. 5. Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. Luke xxiii. 42. The blind man whom he restored to sight, worshipped him. John ix. 38. Thomas said unto him, My Lord, and my God. John xx. 28. They stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. Acts viii. 59. Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Rom. x. 13. The Apostle Paul prayed to Jesus, and received this answer, My grace is sufficient; My strength is made perfect, &c., and he adds, That the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Cor. xii. 8, 9. He prayed to Jesus for the Thessalonians: Now our Lord Jesus Christ comfort your hearts. 2 Thess. ii. 16, 17. Let all the angels of God worship him. Heb. i. 6. The twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, saying, Blessing and honour be to him that sitteth on the throne, and to the Lamb. Rev. v. 8. 13. NOTE. HIS ONLY SON. It is important to notice this expression. By it we express the belief that Jesus was the Son of God in a sense which is applicable to no created being. Whosoever uses this part of the creed in the sense which Scripture attaches to its terins, expresses no less than this. "I do profess to be fully assured of this assertion, as of a most certain, infallible, and necessary truth, that Jesus Christ, the Saviour and Messias, is the true, proper, and natural Son of God, begotten of the substance of the Father; which be ing incapable of division or multiplication, is so really and totally commu nicated to him that he is of the same essence with him, God of God, light of light, very God of very God. And as I assert him to be the Son, so do I also exclude all other persons from that kind of sonship, acknowledging none but him to be begotten of God by that proper and natural generation."-Bishop Pearson on the Creed. To attach to the expression referred to a lower sense than this is inconsistent with the Scriptures, whose meaning the Creed represents, and with the doctrine universally prevalent in the Church when the creed was framed. OUR LORD. The table in this section (which will well repay the reader for a careful examination) shows that many passages of the Old Testament which speak of the LORD OF JEHOVAH are quoted or referred to in the New as being spoken of CHRIST. Thus Malachi, delivering the words of "the Lord of hosts," (iii. 1,) says, "I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me." In St. Matt. xi. 10, &c. we learn that this messenger was John the Baptist, and he came as we know to prepare the way of CHRIST. It was also prophesied of him by Isaiah (xi. 3, compared with Matt. iii. 3,) that he should prepare the way of the LORD (JEHOVAH ;) Zacha *The reader should not lay any stress upon the occurrence of the name of God here, as it is not in the original, but added by the translators of the English Bible, which the fact of its being in Italic letters indicates. All words so printed in the English Bible are thus supplied to complete what appeared to the translators, and what in most cases is. obviously the sense. This passage however presents conclusive evidenc of the Divinity of the Saviour. It was Jesus upon whom Stephen called and his solemn and dying prayer thus addressed to him is an act of worship, which it would be idolatry to offer to him were he not God. |