398. Heb. vii, 1. 399. Prieft of the most High God. viii, I. Who [Chrift] is fet on the right hand of the Majefty in the Heavens. 400. ix, 14. How much more fhall the Blood of Chrift, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without Spot to God, purge your Confcience from dead Works to ferve the Living God. X, 31. Into the hands of the Living 401. God. 404. See No 370. xiii, 20. Now the God of Peace, that brought again from the Dead our Lord Jefus, &c. 405. Jam. V, 4. Into the Ears of the Lord of Sabaoth, [of Hofts.] 406. 1 Pet. i, 23: The Word of God which liveth and abideth for ever. [Gr. The Word of the Living God, and who abideth for ever: Or, The Word of the Living God, which (Word) abideth for ever; As in the 25th 407. Verfe, But the Word of the Lord endureth for ever.] 2 Pet. i, 17. When there came fuch a voice to him [ & μeyaroπges dons] from the Excellent Glory; This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased. 408. Job. ii, 20. But ye have an Unction from the Holy One. 409. 410.. X See No 340, & 17. iv, 12. No Man bath feen God at any time. V; 20, 21. This is the True God, and eternal Life: Little Children, keep your felves from Idols. Some refer this to Chrift, who is immediately before mentioned; Others, more agreeably to St John's ftyle, understand it of God the Father, who is also mentioned a little before. But I think the truer Interpretation is, that it refers to Neither; but, that the Meaning is: This [This Knowledge of God in his Son Jefus Chrift] is the True Religion, and the way to eternal Life; Beware of Idol-worship. 411. Jude 4. Denying the only Lord God, [ μívov Δεσπότην θεόν, God the only Supreme Governour,] and our Lord Jefus Chrift. He [viz. Chrift] is Lord, (faith Athanafius) who is begotten of Him who is the Only Lord. Κύρια γδ ὁ ἐκ τὸ μία ve jezevrnusiQ Kueis. A. thanaf, contra Sabellianos. And Ἐκ γδ τὸ πατρὸς ὁ ὑὸς, dira Távтa, & Warтsτε το πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον έχωρίςως συνεπινοεῖται. ὁ ἢ ἐπὶ πάντων θεός, αίρετόν τι γνώρισμα τ' ἑαυτὸ υποςάσεως, τὸ πατὴς ει και μηδεμιᾶς αιτίας υποςvan, μov yer i Ha τότε πάλιν το σημείο, να αυτὸς ἰδιαζόντως ἐπιδινώσε SH And Bafil: Of the Father (faith be) is the Son, by whom are all things;and with whom, the Holy Ghoft is always infeparably confidered. But the Supreme God over all, has alone That fingularManner of Subfiftence, by which He is The Farber, and fubfifts without deriving from any Caufe: And by This xera. Bafil. ad Greg. Nyff. Character, He is Epift. 43. pe κεται. culiarly diftinguished; [as the Son is by the Character of [Movoyer's] the Only-begotten.] He is the only Polentate, because he alone hath all Power of Himfelf; and whofoever elfe hath any, hath it from Him, either by donation or permiffion. Pearfon on the Creed, pag. 43. Edit. 4. See No 414. 412. Jude 25. To the only Wife God † our Saviour, be Glory and Majesty, Dominion and Power, both now and ever, Amen. † See No 244. 413. Rev. i, 4. From Him which is and which was and which is to come. [ἀπὸ τὸ δ ̓ ἂν καὶ ὁ ἦν 2 & 3 xóμ 414. Q.] 8. I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, faith the Lord, [in feve ral MSS, xúQ i Or, the Lord God,] which is and which was and which is to come, the 3 Al Almighty. [Gr. 8 Пarrone, the Supreme John (fays Irenæus) preached One God Supreme over all, and One only begotten Son Jefus Chrift. And Juftin Martyr. Te bave flain (fays he) the fut One, and ye Χ rejed the Supreme God, X over all, and Maker of all things, who fent him. And again: The Supreme Lordover all (faith he) and Creator of all things, the Invisible God bimfelf, · fent unto Men his Holy Word, [viz. Chrift.] Τὸ Ἰωάννα ἕνα Θεὸν παρά τοκράτορα, κι ἕνα μονοδενῆ Xesov Inosy unpusculG. Iren. Lib. 1, c. 1. §. 19. Παντοκράτωρ [Supreme over All was ordinarily by the Antients (faith the learned Bp. Pearson) taken for the Father: As Origen,book the 7th against Celfus ; [To's προφητείας &c,] the Prophecies, in which (faith he) either (eds Пavтoneтwe) the Supreme God over all, or the Son of God, or the Holy Spirit was believed to be the speaker. And according to this general Confeffion did Polycarp begin his Prayer at his Martyrdom; Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Παντοκράτως &c. Ο Lord God Almighty, or Supreme over all; the Father of thy beloved and bleffed Son Jefus Chrift. And Conftit. apoft. lib. 1. proam. Οἱ παρρησίαν εἰληφότες τ Παντοκράτορα πατέρα καλεῖν, Who have taken confidence to call the Supreme God, Father. Pearson on the Creed, pag. 41, Edit. 4th. Again, pag. 42. By the Firft, [the Title, ПavrongTwg, Almighty,] they feem to fignify the Rule and Dominion which God hath over all. And again: From the Use of the facred Writers, from the *Notation of the Word in Greek, and from the Teftimony of the Antient Fathers, we may well afcribe unto God the Father, * Παντοκράτωρ, the Ruler of All. is in the Explication of this Article, [I believe in God And pag. 47. This Dominion I believe most abfolute in refpect of its Independency, both in the Original, and the Use or Exercise thereof. See N° 411. 415. Rev. iv; 2, 5. A Throne was fet in Heaven, and one fat on the Throne ; 416. 417. And there were seven lamps of Fire burning before the Throne, which are the feven Spirits of God. 8. Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty [Gr. & waνTonfarop, Supreme Lord over All] which was and is and is to come. 9, IO, II. thanks to him that fat on the Throne, who liveth for ever and ever; be |