Titus ii. 13.—Our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ.

2 Peter i. 1.-Our God and Saviour Jesus Christ.

1 John v. 20.-And we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This [this last-named person] is the true God, and eternal life.

Jude 4.—Our only Master, God, and Lord, Jesus Christ.

2. Eternal-Co-eternal with the Father:—

John i. 2.—The same was in the beginning with God.

John i. 30.—After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for He was before me.1

John viii. 58.-Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.2

Micah v. 2.-Yet out of thee shall He come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.3

John xvii. 5.—And now, O Father, glorify Thou Me with Thine own self with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was. (See also v. 24.)

Compare also

Psalm xlv. 6, 7

cii. 25

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with Hebrews i. 8-12.

1 How if He had not a pre-natal existence as the Son of God?

3. Creator of all things:

John i. 3.-All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made.

Colossians i. 16, 17.-For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, 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.

Ephesians iii. 9.-God (who created all things by Jesus Christ:)

1 Corinthians viii. 6.-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.

Hebrews i. 2.-His Son........by whom also He made the worlds.

4. Omnipotent:~

Matthew xxviii. 18.--And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth. (See also Matt. xi. 27, and John xiii. 3.)

John ii. 19.- Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 21. But He spake of the temple of His body. John x. 17, 18.-Therefore doth My Father love Me, because I lay down My life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again.

Philippians iii. 20, 21.-The Lord Jesus Christ: who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is able even to subdue all things unto Himself.1

Matthew x. 1.-And when He had called unto Him His twelve disciples, He gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease. (See also ver. 19; Luke xxi. 14, 15; xxiv. 49; with Acts i. 5; ii. 1—4, and 33, and 41; and iv. 10.)

Our Lord's Miracles also may here be cited as additional evidence of His Almighty Power. Thirty-six of them are recorded by the Evangelists; how many were unrecorded we know not, but those mentioned were such manifestations of superhuman power, particularly His three times raising the dead, that they are well characterised by the expression " Mighty Works," applied to them by the witnesses of them, as well as by Himself; and on beholding which the people manifested astonishment and reverence. (See Matt. xiii. 64; xiv. 2; Mark vi. 2.) And many therefore believed on Him, even 66 among the Chief Rulers" (John xii. 42); though the Jews as a nation were blinded by unbelief, as John observes (xii. 37). Our Lord appeals to these " mighty works" He had wrought among them in testimony of His Divinity (John x. 38 and xiv. 11); and cites them as condemning those who had not believed on Him (Matt. xi. 20—24).

MIRACLES OF OUR LORD.

1. Water made wine-John ii. 1-11; and other miracles mentioned, ver. 23.

2. The nobleman's son healed-John iv. 47-54.

"Christ is here

1 Dr. Cumming (Apoc. Sketches), remarks on this passage, spoken of as the author of the Resurrection-as the regenerator of this mortal frame -as making it like His glorious body."

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3. Simon's mother-in-law healed-Matt. viii. 14, 15.

4. The possessed of devils, and sick healed-Matt. viii. 16, 17. 5. Miraculous draught of fishes-Luke v. 1-11.

6. Leper healed-Luke v. 12-15.

7. Palsy healed-Matt. ix. 2-8.

8. Palsy healed-Luke v. 17-26.

9. Heals sick man at Pool of Bethesda-John v. 1-23.

10. Withered hand cured-Matt. xii. 10-14.

11. Sick and vexed with unclean spirits healed-Luke vi. 17—19.

12. Centurion's servant healed-Luke vii. 1-10.

13. Widow's son raised-Luke vii. 12-16.

14. Blind and dumb demoniac healed-Matt. xii. 22, 23. 15. Stills the tempest-Matt. viii. 24—27. 16. Two demoniacs healed-Matt. viii. 28–33. 17. Issue of blood healed-Matt. ix. 20-22. 18. Raises Jairus's daughter-Matt. ix. 23-26. 19. Two blind men healed-Matt. ix. 27-31. 20. Dumb demoniac healed-Matt. ix. 32-34. 21. Feeds five thousand-Matt. xiv. 15-21. 22. Walks on the water-Matt. xiv. 24-33. 23. Heals daughter of Syro-phenician woman-Matt. xv. 25-28. 24. Deaf man healed-Mark vii. 32-37.

25. Sick and diseased healed-Matt. xv. 30, 31. 26. Feeds four thousand-Matt. xv. 22-38.

27. Heals blind man-Mark viii. 22-26.

28. Demoniac healed-Matt. xvii. 14-18.

29. Blind man healed-John ix.

30. Raises Lazarus from the tomb-John xi. 33, (See also John xii. 9-11.)

31. Casts out a dumb spirit-Luke xi. 14-36. 32. Heals bowed woman-Luke xiii. 11-13.

33. Heals dropsical man-Luke xiv. 1—6.

34. Ten lepers cleansed-Luke xvii. 11-19.

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35. Blind Bartimeus and another blind man healed-Luke xviii. 35-43; Matt. xx. 29-34; Mark x. 46-52.

36. Sick in temple healed-Matt. xxi. 14-16.

5. Omniscient :

John i. 47-49.-Jesus saw Nathaniel coming to Him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathaniel saith unto Him, Whence knowest Thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee. Nathaniel answered and saith unto Him, Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God; Thou art the King of Israel.1

John ii. 24, 25.- Because He knew all men, and needed not that any should testify of man: for He knew what was in man. (See also Matt. xii. 25, etc.)

John iv. 29.-Come see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

John xxi. 17.-Lord, Thou knowest all things.

Zechariah iii. 9.-For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua ;

Upon one stone shall be seven eyes.2

John x. 15.-As the Father knoweth Me, even so know I the Father. (See also xvii. 25.)

1 It is evident Nathaniel was convinced of the Divine nature of our Lord, by his exclamation-"Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God; Thou art the King of Israel."

2 Indicative of the Omniscience of the "precious Corner Stone," "cut out without hands."