Madan on Article II: Of the Word or Son of God, which was made very Man

Df the Mozd, oz Son of God, which was made very Man,

JT he E Sen, which is the Word of the Father,

• begotten from everiasliing of the Father, the * very and eternal Gd, 3 of one Subslance with the Father, * tock Man’s Nature in the Womb of the blessed Virgin, of her Substance, 5 so that two wozle and perfect: Natures, that is ts say, the God- head and Manhood, were joined together in one Per= fon, never to be divided, whereof is one Christ, very God and very Han, wha truly suffered, was crucified, dead, and buried, * to reconcile his Father to us, and to be a | Sacrifice not enly for original Guilt, but also for actual Sins of Men.

And the Word was made Flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his Glory, the Glory as of the only Begstten of the Father) full of

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[8] Grace and Truth, Fob i. 14. Gop fo loved the World, that he gave his only beovtten Son, Ec. John iii. 16. Whose goings forth have been from of old from ev erlasting, Mlic. v. 2. Before Abra- ham was, 1 am, John viii. 58.

2 In the Beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Gop, and the Word was Gon. All Things were made by Him, and without Him was not any Thing made that was made, Jan i, I, 3. For by Him were all Things par that are in Heaven, and that are in Earth, visible an tavitble, en they be Thrones or e e or Principalities or Powers; all Things were created by Him and for Him. And he is before all Things, and by Him all Things consist, Col. i. 16, 17. He that built all Ih. ings is Gov, Heb, li. 4. We are in Him that is tive, even in lis oon Jesus Christ; this is the Frue God and Eter-

nal Life, 1 Yen v. 20. Unto the Son he saith, Thy Throne, O God, is for ev er and ever.— And, thou, Lord, in the Beginning hast laid the Foun- dation of the Earth, and the 8 are the Works of thine Hands, Heb. i. 8.

Jahn x. 30. I and my Father are One „Gr. 274

• Behold a VI irgin shall conceive and be ar a Son, and shall call his Name Immanuel— which bei ing interpicted, is “ Gop with us,” J vii. 14. „Hatt. i. 22, 23. Unto us a Child is bor! Son is given, and the Government shail be upon his Shoulders: And his Name shall. he called Won-— detful, Caunsellor, the Niighty Gon, the ever= lasting Father, the Prince of Peace, 7 IN. 6. When the Fulness of Time was come, Qor sent forih 15 Son made of a Women, made 5 5 the Law. Ga. iv; 4. Who being in the Form of

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Gor *. took upon Him the Form of a Servant, and was

made in the Likeness of Men ; and being found in Fashion as a Man, he humbled himself, Sc. Phil. ii, 6, 7, 8. Since by Man came Death, by Man came also the Resurrection of the Dead, 1 Cor. XV. 21. The second an is the Lord from Heaven, 15. ver. 47. As the Children are Par- takers of Flesh and Blood, He also likewise took Part of the same.—Verily he took not on him the Nature of Angels, but of the Seed of Abraham ; wherefore in all Things it behoved Him to be made like unto his Brethren, cd. ii. 14, 16.

2 Cor. v. 19. Gap was in Chiift, Col. ii. q. In Him dwe!leth all the Fulness of the GophEAD bodily. 1 77m. ili. 16. Gop was manifest in the Flesh +,

s Luke Xviit. 13. GoD be merciful (Mzo%7, be propitious) to me a Sinner, 1 John ii. 2, He (Christ) is the Propitiation (iau9u®-) for our Sins. Matt. iii. 17. This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 1 Jobn ii. 12. Your Sins are forgiven you for His (Christ’s) Name’s Sake. Jer. xxxi. 33. Iwill be their Gop, they shall be my Ver. 34. I will forgive their Iniquity, and I will remember their Sin no more. 2 Cor. Vi. 16. Gop hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them: I will be their God, they shall be my People. — I will receive you, and be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my Sons and Daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. Eph. i. 6. He HaTH MADE US ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED. Ver. 7. In whom we have Redemption through His Blood, the Forgiveness of Sins, according to the Riches

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of his Grace, wherein he hath abounded towards us, Oc. 2 Cor. v. 18. All Things are of Gop, who hath reconciled us to himself by Tesus Christ, and hath given to us the Ministry of Reconciliation ;; to wit, that Gop was in Christ veconciling the World to himiclf, Col. i. 21, 22. And you that were sometime alienated, and Enemies in your Minds by wicked Works, yet now hath he recon- ciled, in the Body of his Flesh through Death, Tec. Nom. v. 10. When we were Enemies, we were reconciled to GG9D by the Death of his Son.

7 Eph. v. 2. Chriit hath loved us, and hath given himself for us, an Offering and a Sacrifice to Gon for a sweet-{melliagg Savour. Heb. ix. 26, 8. He haih appeared to put away Sin by the Sac ifice of Himself. Christ was once offered to bear the Lins of many. 1 7chni. 7. The Blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth from ail Sin. 1 Pet. ii. 24. Who His owalelt bare our Sins in his own Body on the Free. I. liti. 5, 6. He was wounded for our ‘I’ransgressions, he was bruised for our Iniqui- ties: The Chastisement of our Peace was upon him, and with his Stripes we are healed. All we like Sheep have gone astray, we have turned every one to his own Way, and the Lord hath laid on Him the Iniquity of us all. Ver. 8. For the Transgression of my People was he stricken. Ver, 10. When thou shalt make his Soul an Offering for Sin, he shail sce his Seed, he shall prolong his Days, and the Pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his Hand. He shall see of the Travail of his Soul, and be satisfied ; by his Knowledge shall my righteous Servant justify many, for he shall bear their Iniquities.

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