991. Rev. iii, 12. Him that overcometh, will I make a Pillar in the Temple of † my God;

and I will write upon him the Name of my God, and the Name of the City of my God, which cometh down out of Heaven from my God.

+ Upon This Expreffion, the Learned Eufebius thus writes: It is not neceffary, that He wolo acknow. ledges the Father and the Son to be Two diftinit Subfiftencies, should say there are Two Gods: For We do not look upon them as Two Coordinate Pero Jons, Both of then Underived and Unbegotten, but One Unbegotten and

Underived, the Other Begotten and Derived from the Father. Wherefore the Son also himself teaches us, that his Father is even His God alfo, [as well as Dars;], when he says, I afcend unto my Father and your Father, unto My God and Your God. But now on the other fide, the Son, when He is compared with the Father, cannot be faid to be the God of his Father, but his Only-begotten and be

Οὐδὲ δύο Θεὲς ἀνάγκη δέναι τ τὰς δύο πιςάσεις τιθέντα ἐδὲ τ ισοτίμες αυτὰς ὁριζόμεθα, ἐδ ̓ ἄμε pw avάpyes in a jevntes. ἀγεννήτες. de μίαν μικρό, * αγέννη τον και αναρχον πατέραν Homiled, as agy πατέρα κεκλημνίω. Διό κα duros 8 yos, y EAUTY (1) αυτὸς καὶ ἑαυτό Θεὶν ἢ αυτός πατέραδιδά one is not "Artexoἐν τις φησι, Ανέρχο mai wey's a waries pussy πατέρα υμων, κ Θεὸν με Dev & W. Θεὸν ὑμ as, or use duròs ByBarred TW wast, ix er ὅτε μι αυτός και κ αυτό παζός Θεός, 'dry' yo's morogfens is ajaπητὸς αὐτό, καὶ εἰκὼν τὸ Θεό ↑ doeάτe, i awaitaoμa Sains dens ofour le προσκυνεῖ καὶ δοξάζει τ ἑαυτῇ πατέρα, Θεὸν αυτόν O 2

Loved Son, and the I

mage of the Invisible God, De Ecclefiaft. Theol. lib. 2. cap. and the Brightness of 7.

his Fathers Glory; and

honours and worships and glorifi s his Father, calling him even His God alfo, [as well as Ours.]

992. Rev. iii, 14. These things faith the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the † Beginning ['Agy, the Head] of the Creation of God. † See N° 672.

993.

994.

995.

21. To him that overcometh, will I grant to fit with Me in My Throne; even as I also overcame, and am fet down with my Father in His Throne.

xv, 3. And they fing the Song of Mofes the Servant of God, and the Song of the Lamb, faying, Great and Marvellous are thy Works, Lord God Almighty, &c.

xix; 13, 15. And his Name is called, The Word of GOD: And he treadeth the Wine-prefs of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

III.

CHA P. III.

Of the Holy SPIRIT of GOD. 1

SECT. I.

The Paffages wherein he is reprefented as the Au thor and Worker of all Miracles, even of those done by our Lord himself; and as the Conducter of Chrift himself, in the Principal Actions of his Life here upon Earth.

996.

997.

998.

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AT. i, 18. Before they came together, she was found with Child, of the Ho ly Ghost.

20. That which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost.

iv, 1. Then was Jefus led up of the Spirit, into the Wilderness.

From This and Many of the following Texts, it seems that [the ] the divine nature of Chrift, did so far [nevome Exvldv] diminish itself, as St, Paul expreffes it, Phil. ii, 7; that, during the Time of his 0 3

In

Incarnation, He was all along under the Conduct of the Holy Spirit.

999. Mat. xii, 18. I will put my Spirit upon Him, and he fhall fhow Judgment to the Gentiles.

1001. Luke i, 35. The Holy Ghoft fhall come upon thee,

1002.

1003.

1004.

1005.

c.

ii, 40. And [Jefus] waxed ftrong in Spirit, filled with Wifdom, Se.

It is not certain, whether This be meant of the Holy Ghost, or not.

iv, 1. And Jefus, being fall of the was led by the Spirit into

Holy Ghoft,

the Wildernefs.

14. Jefus returned in the Power of the Spirit.

18. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me &c.

1006. Joh. i, 32. The Spirit

1007.

on Him.

abode up

iii, 34. God giveth not the Spirit

by measure unto Him.

Acts

1008. Acts i, 2. After that He + through the Holy Ghoft, had given commandments unto the Apostles whom he had chofen.

+So Luke iv, 1. And Jefus, being full of the Holy Ghoft, &c. Another Interpretation of these words, fee in N° 1034.

ii, 4. And they were All filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other Tongues, as the Spirit gave them ut

terance.

X, 38. God anointed Jefus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with Power.

45, 46.

Gift of the Holy Ghoft:

was poured out the

For they heard them fpeak with Tongues

&c.

xix, 6. The Holy Ghoft came on them, and they spake with Tongues and prophecied.

J

1b13. Rom. i, 4. Declared to be the Son of God with Power, according to the Spirit of Holinefs, by the Refurrection from the dead.

1014. XV, 19. Through mighty Signs and Wonders, by the Power of the Spirit of God.