Lord of lords, JEHOVAH, the Father, who alone, in the holy scriptures, is simply and absolutely stiled God and Father. He is indeed the universal Father of all things, but in a proper and more limited sense, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, as St. Paul most elegantly explains it; 1 Cor. 8: 5, 6. For though there be that are called Gods, whether in heaven or in earth (as there be gods many, and lords many) but to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. Hence it is evident, that the creatures are adorned with the name of the Deity; yet 'tis by the favor and concession of the one supreme God, who is God of Gods, the chief and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all, Eph. 4-6. to whom all the rest, as to the only supreme God of himself by nature, relate, and are subjected, and whom they obey; and this plurality of subordinate Gods bringeth no confusion, neither is it repugnant to the unity of the divine nature, since every creature praiseth God, whom alone they regard and pant after, as the most high and supreme God, him only they worship and adore; this is evident both in the Old and New Testament, that besides him, there is no other

God. Deut. 6: 4. Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord; and Deut, 10: 17. The Lord your God is God of Gods, and Lord of Lords; a great God, and mighty and terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward. And Psal. 50: 1. The mighty God hath spoken; and St. Paul, Gal. 4: 8. Howbeit then when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them, which by nature are no gods; v. 9. But now after that ye have known God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements. 1 Tim. 6: 15. 16. Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light, which no man can approach unto, whom no man hath seen, nor can see. 1 Thess. 1: 9, 10. To serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus. 1 Tim. 1: 17. Unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory, for ever and ever, amen. 1 Tim. 2: 5. There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. v. 6, who gave himself a ransom for all. 1 Tim. 6: 15. I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession. Tit. 2: 11, 12, 13, 14. For the grace

of God, that bringeth salvation, hath appeared to all men, teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously and godly in this present world; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, &c.

Thus the scripture doth always distinguish between God, and the Son of God; and if you examine it with attention, you will find that the sacred writings do constantly, three or four places only excepted, in the most simple and absolute manner, call the Father God, and the Son his Christ Jesus; but the divinity of the Son is widely different from that of other gods; for which reason, God the Father deified and sanctified others by measure, as adopted Sons; and thus Moses and Cyrus were the particular gods of Pharoah and Israel. But God sanctified Christ the blessed, as his proper Son, and poured out his holy spirit upon him without measure, and filled him with the whole divinity, of whose fulness we all receive. Neither doth this in the least contradict the prophesies, that the Son should be equal with the Father in godhead, power and glory; because all the Deity, glory, and equality of the Son is from God the

Father; as is acknowledged by the Son as the gift of the Father, when he declareth, Matt. 27: 18. All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Likewise Peter, Acts 2: 56. That God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. And Paul Phil. 2: 9, 10. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth. Heb. 1: 6. And let all the angels of God worship him. Eph. 1: 20, 21, 22, 23. He raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand, in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come; and hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fulness of him, that filleth all in all. Heb. 1: 5. For unto which of the angels said he at any time, thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? v. 8. Thy throne O God is for ever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. v. 13. Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool, And John, Rev. 5: 12. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain,

to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. And therefore St. Paul declareth, that this godhead of the Son, and his equality with the most high God, the Father, is not to be understood in respect of the Father himself, but in respect of the creatures; 1 Cor. 15: 27. For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest, that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. v. 28. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. For although the Son acknowledgeth that he, by the gift of the Father, was made equal to the Father, in might, glory and power, yet he would not abuse that gift of equality, and turn it to tyranny and rapine, according to St. Paul, Phil. 2: 8. He humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. v. 9. Wherefore God also hath exalted him, and subjected to him all things in heaven, and in earth, and under the earth. The Almighty Father constituted a God and Lord to be worshipped by all creatures: in short he conferred on his most beloved Son, as much might, power, grace, blessing, glory and godhead as possible; and he bestowed as much