t The ſame Goſpel-Miniſter God's Son was, as to his Perſon, &mwacun, brighmeſs ſhining out; which word ſets forth the natu- ral cternal Generation of God the Son, diſcovering both the Riſe and Eux of hisBeing,and the beauteous and gloriousExcellency of it. It is the lame in the fight of it with the Fathers, the brightneſs of Glory, Light of Light, Glory of Glory to Perfettion, ſtreaming from his Father unceffantly, as Beams iſſue from the Sun z or the mental Word is the inviſible brightneſs of that Spiritual Light the Tntelle&, u Efential Glory, Light isa faint, viſible Reſemblance of God's Eſſence ; his manifeſtation of Himſelf in Glory hath been by Light, to Moſes, Exod. 33.18, 21, 22,23. and 34. 5, 29, 30, 31. to Jjaiah, Chaj, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4. to Ezekiel, Chap, 1. 4, to 28. and 10, to Daniel, Chap,” 10. 5, 6, 8, 16, to 20, to Fobn, Revel, Chay, 1. Chap. 4. and 5, And fo Chriſt repreſented that of his Perſon at his Transfiguration , Marth, 17. 1, to 7, It Created Light be glorious in the Sun, in Angels 3 how much more God's Eſſential Glory, Purity, Beauty, Light, how pleaſant? But what are theſe to God 2 However the Being of G OD be conceiv- ed, as Wiſdom, Holineſs, Goodneſs, Juſtice, Power, the Excel- lency of theſe above all Created Beings is this Glory : No Being 1s Glory but God's ; this Fundamental Excellency ſhines no where as in this Son, Fobn 1. 14. By this are Father and Son declared di- ftin& Relations, ſubſiſting together, and Co-eternal, w As the Beams are with the Sun the ſame in time, yet are weaker, therefore the Holy Ghoſt adds, He is His very Image, yaeguTIe, is an Engra- ven Image of the Father, every way like Him ; the Word fignifieth a Sculp, Print, Engraving, or Seal ; intimating its diftinetion from what impreſt it, and its likeneſs or parity to it; fo is the Son's a diſtin Relation, yet naturally and integrally having all that might liken Him to his Father, Col, 1, 15, x Ths umogz7ws evils of his ſubſſtence : He is not the Character of the God-head, or of the Di- vine Eſſence, but of the Father,the Perſonal Subſiſtence in the Deity. He is one and the ſarne God with the Father, but his Charater, as Gad is a Father, ſo that who ſeeth Him, ſeeth his Father, Fohn 14. g9. He the viſible repreſentation of Him, Col. 2. 9g. y The whole Work of Providence is ſet out by upholding, 94ewy imports ſuſtaining, feeding, preſerving, governing, throwing down, railing up, com- forting and puniſhing, &c. All would have fallen in pieces on Man's Sin, had not He interpoſed, and ftopt the World when it was reeling back into nothing, Col, 1.17. And to this inftant He Preſerveth and Ruleth all, J/a. 9. 6. John 5.22, 3 T& myrrh, a full, univerſal, comprehenſive All, Perſons and Things, Angels, Men, Creatures good and bad, ſmall and great, with all Events, As 17,24, to 32. 4 Not by an articulate Voice, but his Beck, Will, or powerful Command, whereby he doth whatſoever he pleaſeth : His abſolute, powerful, irrefiftible Word ; He atts as eaſily as others ſpeak, there is no diftinguiſhing between this Word and Power, they went together in the Creation, Gey, I. 3, 6, and do ſb in his Providence, Pſalm 33. 9. and 148, 8 6 When this
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mane Nature Hrpoſtatically un:te2:1 to his Divine, and expiring his Soul, he imine(liarcly entred with the Blood of the Corenant, tle Holy of Holteft in Heaven, ani preſenting it before the Ererna! Judge, mate full Satisfattion ard Expiation for Sins, Chtp. 7. 17. and 9. 11, 12, 14, 24, 26, and 10. 19, 12, 14. c By his Se- tisfaction and Merit, removing both the guilt and ftain of Sin ; t/, as God the injured Law-Giver could be Juſt as well as Mercif i: Pardoning it, and Juſtifying thoſe who Believe and plead ir fron the Condemnation they were able to for it, Rom. 2. 24, 25, 25, 1 Fobn 1. 7,9. and mortitying-and killing Sin in them by his pur- chaſed Spirit, - Chap. 10, 10, L2,14, 15, compar'd 1 Cor. 6, 11+ Epheſ. 5. 25, 26, 27. 4 The Sins of Men, and not of \ngeis ; an the conſequents of them removing 2..it, Rain and puniſhment. which they would faſten on us, Chop, 2. 16. by his Self- Sacrifice, e After his Atoning for Sinners at the Forty Days end, THe aſccnd- ed in his Humane Nature, immortal in Body and Soul, and entred the ſecond time the Holy of Houlicſt in Heaven, and then ena 17a - . . . . pans. made himſelf to fit as High-Prieft in the moſt Honourable and 1m- movable State and Condition. He did not /?a::.1 as the Typical High Prieft before God's Ark, bur ſate z and in this co-operated with his Father, and obeyed Him, Pſalm 110. 1. Angels, and Men, and Creatures all ſubjetted to Him, Epheſ, 1. 20, 21, 22. He doth fir quietly, As 3. 21, and ſurely; there is no ſhaking him from his ever-interceding for his, Chap. 7. 25. f A Similitude expreſſing the height of Glory that this God-Man is advanced to ; alluding tc the ftate of the greateſt King on his Throne in his Majeſty, Ee. I. 4, 26, 27, 23. Dan. 7. 9, to 14. 1 7im. 1.17. He is exalt- ed by the Royal Father as his eldeft Son, inveſted with God-like Power, Majeſty and Glory, as Chap. 8. 1. and 10. 12. and 12. 2. There enjoying all that Happineſs, Bleffedneſs, all thoſe Dignities and Pleaſures, Pſal, 16, 11. Fulneſs of Honour and Glory, Chap.2, 7. Of Government, Rule and Nominion, Matth, 28. 18. Of ali Royal and Glorious Abilities and Endowments for the managing ail things : He enjoyeth all thele as the Father himſelf doth, who ur- dercth all by Him, ſo as no Creature is capable of it, ver, 13. Ail the Power of doing all things in all Worlds, is lodged in his hands, g In the higheſt Reayen is ths pofſctied by him, and there is he to diſplay his Glory in ordering all, Ephe/. 4. 10. Chap. 7. 26, and 3, 1. As in the happieſt, ſo in the higheſt place is He to Rule for ever; our Advantage is by it, Ephet. 2, 5, as to beſt of places ani ſtates. 4 Being made fo much better þ than the angels z, 2s he hath by inheritance obtained k a more excellenc
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