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of God, who is cal. led the Angel and the Melfenger of the Father. He formerly

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and God; yet it was not God the Creator of the Univerfe, which then faid to Mofes that He was the God of Abraham and the God of αποδειχθεὶς ἡμῖν ὧρθα Ifaac and the God of Jacob; But it was That PerSon, who (as I have before showed you) appeared to Abraham, and to Jacob, and at the judgment of Sodom, miniftring to the Will of the Maker of all things. And theSynod ofAn. tioch:The Son(fay they)is Sometimes called an Angel, fometimes the Lord, fometimes God. For it is im. pious to imagin that the

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God of the Universe is awhere called an Angel. But the Angel or Me Senger] of the Father, is the Son, who Himself is Lord and God. For it is written; The Angel of his great Counfel, [or Covenant

And Athanafius: Which is therefore (faith he) called alfo an Angel, be. caufe 'tis He alone that

revealeth the Father.

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And Hilary: He (lays Qui Angelus Dei dictus he) who is called the An- eft, idem Dominus & Degel of God, the fame is us eft. Eft autem, fecunLord and God. For the dum Prophetam, Filius Dei, Son of God, according to magni Confilii Angelus. Ut the Prophet, is the An- perfonarum diftinctio abfogel of his great Coun- luta effet, Angelus Dei efst fel, [or Covenant.] That nuncupatus; Qui enim eft the Distinction of Perfons Deus ex Deo, ipfe eft Anmight be intire, he is cal- gelus Dei: Ut verò honor led the Angel of God; debitus redderetur, & Do(For He who is God of minus & Deus eft prædicaGod, the fame alfo is the tus. Hilar. de Trinit. lib. 4. Angel [or Meffenger] of God:) And yet, that at the fame time due honour might be paid him, he is also called Lord and God.

And Bafil: Who then

(fays he) is it, which is called both an Angel and God? Is it not He whole

Name we are told is called, the Angel of the Great Covenant ? For though it

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be became the Angel of the great Covenant; yet even before That, he did not difdain the Title of an Angel, [or Meffenger.] And again: 'Tis manifest (fays he) to every one, that where the fame Perfonis filed both an An. gel and God, it must be meant of the Only-begoιten, who manifefts himSelf to Mankind in diffe. rent Generations, and declares the Will of the Fa

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fore He who at his Ap. pearing to Mofes, called bimfelf, I am; cannot be conceived to be any Other Ibid. perfon,than God the Word, who was in the beginning with God. Thus likewife the Learned Bp. Bull: The Fathers (fays he) of the first Ages generally teach, that the Son of God frequently appeared to Holy Men under the Old Teftament; Nay, all those Appearances wherein the Name Jehovah and divine honours are given to the Perfon that appeared,

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Patres primorum feculorum communiter docent, Filium Dei fanctis viris fub veteri Teftamento frequenter apparuiffe; imò, apparitiones illas univerfas, in quibus nomen Jehovæ & honorcs divini tribuuntur ei qui apparet, (etfi aliàs fortaffe Angelus appelletur,) de illo ipfo Dei filio exponunt. In Scriptis Patrum peregrinus I 3

est,

(notwithstanding that per

eft, cui id ignotum fit. Sect.

haps he be alfo called an 1. cap. 1. §. 2.

Angel,) are understood by

them as belonging to the Son of God. He that knows not

This, is a Stranger in the
And again: Wherever
(faith he) it was not a
mere Angel, but God him.
felf, that appeared; there,
according to the unani-
mous opinion of all primi-
tive Antiquity, we con-
ftantly affirm that it was
not the Father but the Son.
See more, in No. 597, 359, 69, 916.

Writings of the Fathers.

Interim ubicunque non merum Angelum, fed ipfum Deum apparuiffe liquet, ibi non Patrem, fed Filium intelligendum effe, primævæ Antiquitatis confentiens judicium religiosè fequentes, conftanter affirmamus. Sect. iv, cap. 3. §. 15.

617. Acts vii, 35. The fame [Mofes] did God fend to be a Ruler and a Deliverer, by the Hands of the Angel which appeared to him in the Bush.

618.

619.

See N° 616.

38. With the Angel that spake to him

in Mount Sina.

See N° 616.

viii, 33. And who fhall declare his Ge

neration?

620.
of All.

X, 36.

Jefus Chrift: He is Lord

621.

See N° 539.

xviii, 10. I am with thee, and no man

fhall

fhall fet on thee to hurt thee: For I have much People in this City.

621* Rom. X, 12. Lord over All. See No 539.

622. Rom. xiv, 9. That he might be Lord both of the Dead and Living.

623.

IO, II, 12.

We fhall all stand before

the judgment-feat of Christ.

For it is written; As I live, faith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue fhall confefs to God.

So then every one of us, fhall give account of himfelf to God.

This Manner of Expreffion is more diftinctly explained, Acts xvii, 31, God hath appointed a day, wherein HE will judge the World in righteousness, BY that Man whom he bath ordained: And ch. x, 42, Hewas ordained of God, to be the Judge of Quick and Dead And Joh. v, 22, The Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Sun: And 2 Tim. iv, I, I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jefus Chrift, who fall judge the quick and dead: And Rom. ii, 16, God hall judge the Secrets of Men by Jefus Chrift.

624. 1 Cor.i;7, 8.

our Lord Jefus Chrift. Who fhall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jefus Chrift.

The like repetition of the Word, Lord, in one and the fame fentence, concerning the fame Perfon; is to be found, 1.Th. iii, 12, 13. The Lord make you

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