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clous theory, or a very unsatisfactory theory— iierni- cious, for it exdudes all our deep and awful ideas of the perfect holiness of God, his justice, and his mercy, and thereby makes the voice of conscience a delusion, as having no correspondent in the character of the legis- lator; .... unsatisfactory, for it promises forgiveness without any solution of the difficulty of the compatibil- ity of this with the justice of God ; in no way explains the fallen condition of man, nor offers any means for his regeneration. ' If you will be good, you will be happy,' it says. ' That may be, but my will is weak ; I sink in the struggle.'" Wc may even adduce the trenchant sarcasm of Hume, " To be a philosophical sceptic is the first step towards becoming a sound believing Chris- tian," whudi, interpreted in plainer phrase, is, "He who comes to Christ must first believe he is not." (Consult Martcnsen, Dixjmatics, § 137.)
W. Additional Texts illustrative of the Subject. — 1. Prophecies of Christ incarnate. — Gen. iii, 15, The seed of the woman; xlviii, 16, The angel; xlix, 10, Shiloh; Deut. xviii, 18, 19, The prophet like unto Moses ; Job xix, 23-27, The Redeemer that liveth; xxxiii, 23, The Angel intercessor ; Psa. ii, 6, 7, The Sonship declared : xvi, 10, 11, The Holy One free from corruption; xxii. The sufferings of the Messiah ; xxiv, 7-10, Jehovah of glory, with 1 Cor. ii, 8 ; xlv, The perpetuity and glorj' of his kingdom ; Ixxii, xl, G-10, A body prepared for the Messiah ; ex, IMessiah the Lord, Priest, Conqueror ; ex, l,with Matt, xxii, 42-45 ; Prov. viii, ix, tTS~n, Wisdom personified ; Isa. vi, 1-3, As Lord of hosts, John xii, 41 ; Isa. vii, 14 ; viii, 10, The Virgin's child, named Imman- uel ; ix, 5, 6, Attributes of Deity ascribed to the child to be born; xi, 1-10, Messiah from the root of Jesse; xxxii, 1-5, The blessings of Christ's kingdom ; xl, 3, As Jeho- vah, with Matt, iii, 3 ; xlii, 1-5, The office of Christ ; xliv, 0, As Jehovah the first and the last, with Rev. i, 17; Iii, 13-15; liii. The sufferings, death, and burial of Christ ; Jer. xxiii, 5, 6 ; xxxiii, 15, 16, The Lord our righteousness, with 1 Cor. i, 30 ; Ezek. i, 26, The appear- ance of a man upon the throne ; Dan. vii, 13, 14, The glory of the Son of Man ; Joel ii, 28-32, Christ the Sav- iour, with Acts ii, 17, 21 ; Micah v, 2-4, The birthplace of Christ foretold ; Hag. ii,6-9. The desire of all nations ; Zech. iii, 8 ; vi, 12, 13, The Branch ; xii, 10 ; xiii, 1, The opening of a fountam for sin ; xiii, 7, The shepherd to be smitten ; JMal. iii, 1, The Lord to come to his Temple, with Luke ii, 27, etc. ; Matt, i, 18-25 ; Luke i, 30-38 ; ii, Circumstances of Christ's birth ; xxii, 43, David calling Christ Lord; Luke xxiv, 19, 44, Christ interpreting prophcc}^ concerning himself.
2. The dimnity of Christ in the New Test,— John i ; iii, 13, 31 ; V, 17, 27, 31, 36 ; vi, 33-63 ; viii, 5, 6, 58 ; x, 24- 38 ; xii, 41 ; xiv, 1, 6-14, 20 ; XN-ii, 3 ; xix, 36 ; xx, 28 ; Acts ii,34; vii, 59,60; x, 36; xx,28; xiii, 33; Rom. i, 4; ix,5; xi,36; xiv, 10-12; lCor.ii,8; viii, 6; xv,47; 2Cor.iv,4; Gal.iv,4,5; Eph.i,10,23; iv,24; Phil, ii, 6-8,9-11; iii, 21; Col. i, 3, 15-19 ; ii,9, 10; iii, 10, 11; 1 Tim. iii, 16 ; Tit. ii, 13, ^vith Hos. i, 7 ; Heb. i, 2-12 ; ii, 14-18; iii, 1-5; iv, 16; v. 7-9; ix, 11; x, 20; xiii, 8; Jas. ii, 7 ; 1 Pet, iii, 18 ; 2 Pet. i, 1 ; 1 John i, 1-3 ; iii, 8 ; iv,2,9, 14; v,19,20; Jude4; Rev. i, 4-17; ii,8; vii, 17; xxii, 1,16,34, etc.
3, The humanit;/ of Christ.— Matt, i, 18; ii, 2; iv, 2; viii, 20, 24; xvi, iS; xxii, 42; xxvi, 67; xxvii, 26, 59, 60 ; Mark iv, 38 ; x, 47 ; xv, 46 ; Luke i, 31 ; ii, 7, 11, 21, 52; iii, 23; xxii, 64; xxiii, 11; John i, 14; iv, 2, 6, 7; vu, 27 ; xi, 33, 35 ; xii, 27 ; xix, 1, 28, 30 : xx, 27 ; Acts ii,22,31; iu,15,22; xiii, 23 ; Rom. i, 3 ; Gal. iii, 16; iv, 4 ; Phil, ii, 7, 8 ; 2 Tim. ii, 8 ; Heb. ii, 14, 17 ; vu, 26, 28 ; 1 John i, 12 ; iii, 5 ; iv, 3 ; 2 John 7, etc.
X. Literature. — Athanasius, De Incarnntiom Dei Verbi et contra A rianos, in Ojrp. (ed. Patavii, 1777\ i, 695 sq. ; Tertullian, Opera (1695, fol.), p. 307 sq. ; Cyrill. Hierosol. De Chrvito Incarnato, in Opera (1763, fol".), p. 162 sq. ; CyriU. Alexandrinus, De Ittcanwtione Unigeniti, in Opera (1638, fol.), v, 1 ; Hilary. De Trinitate (Paris, 1631), bk. ii, p. 17 sq. ; Chrj-sostom, Homilia (" In prin-