̓Αμὰ τὸ αὐτὸς εἰς ἀνθρώπες παρῆν ἐὰ τὸ Ικδαίων καθήρητο βασίλειον. Eufeb. 3. The whole Prophesie was fulfilled at the Destruction of the Temple, for then were the Nations converted to Christ. USE. 1. Observe the Certainty of Scripture, fore telling Things 1700 Years to come. 2. Jefus is the Christ, Job. xx. 31. EXHORTATION. 1. Bless GOD. 1. For making, A 2. For fulfilling this Promise, Luk. ii. 13. 14. Let your Thankfulness be expressed, 1. By a serious Meditation upon the Mercies of GOD, in sending his Son into the World; for this is the Mercy of all Mercies. : I 2. By a fincere and hearty Obedience to all ما EXOD. iii. 14. אהיה אשר אהיה W Hich Name denotes, II. His Effence, and in that, 1. His Unity, Deut. vi. 4. 1 Cor. viii. 4, 6. Whence learn, 1. To apprehend as but one GOD, thơ Three Perfons. 2. To worship and serve but one GOD. 2. His Independency, Pfal. 1, 10, 11, 12. 1. Admire his Mercy. 2. Dread his Justice. 3. His Self-fufficiency, די שדי, Asus, Deus, 1. Interest your selves in him. 2. Rely upon him. 4. His Causality, Act. xvii. 28. 1. Acknowledge and conceive him as your Maker. 2. Give your selves to him, who gave your selves to you. 5. His Immutability, Heb. xiii. 8. Jac. i. 17. Mal. iii. 6. 1. Trust in his Promises. 2. Tremble at his Threatnings. 6. His Sovereignty, Pfal. xlvii. 2. Mal. i. 14. 1. Obey his Commands chearfully. 2. Suffer his Punishments patiently. 7. His Immensity, Pfal. cxxxix. 7. 1. Often be thinking of his Prefence. 2. Act always as in his Presence. 8. His Eternity, Deut. xxxiii. 27. 1. Reverence him, Dan. vii. 9, 14. 9. His Infinity, Pfal. cxlvii. 5. 1. Love him. 2. Rejoyce in him. 10. His Simplicity, Joh. xiv. 6. 1. Get fimple Apprehenfions of him. 2. Get fimple Affections to Him, even to Him, and to Him alone; as he is not divided nor compounded in Himself, so neither let him be in your Affections; but love Him wholly, and wholly Him. Exop 1 1 Exo D. XX. Δεκάλογο, Deut. iv. 13. Two Tables. The Preface exciting and obliging to Obedience. 1. I am the Lord, יהוה אלהיך ,Thy God .2 3. That brought thee out of the Land of Egypt, that delivers us from all our Troubles, Spiritual and Temporal. PRECEPT. I. Thou shalt have no other Gods besides me. All internal Duties to GOD here commanded. 1. To know and acknowledge Him. 2. To believe on Him. 3. To hope and trust in Him. 4. To love Him. 5. To fear Him. 6. To fubmit to Him. This Command is broken, 1. By Atheists, Idolaters, Aftrologers, and 2. By Despair and Presumption. Him. LEVIT. XI. 44. For I am the Lord your God: You shall therefore sanctifie your selves, and ye shall be holy, for I am holy. 1. T HE Lord Jehovah is to be our GOD: 1. Who is the Lord Jehovah? 1. The Creator, Preserver, and Governor of the World. 2. A God giving actual Being to his Promises, under which Notion he was not known before Mofes, Exod. vi. 2, 3. He was Doctrinally known so, 1. To Abraham, Gen. xv. 6. 2. To Ifaac, Gen. xxvi. 24, 25. 3. To Jacob, Gen. xxviii. 13, 16. but not Experimentally. II. What is it to know the Lord to be our GOD? 1. As by our Fall we lost the Favour, so also the Knowledge of the True GOD. 2. But all still acknowledge some GOD, אני יהוה אלהיכם Πάντες γὸ ὁμολογῶσιν ἐἢ τὸν θεὸν, Justin. Omnes tamen effe vim & naturam Divinam arbitrantur. Cicero. : Gentium Dii qui habentur hinc a nobis profetti reperientur. Cicero. So Diodorus Siculus, Lucian, Porphyry, Aurelius Victor, and Sanchoniathon himself acknowledge. 3. But most acknowledge and worship false Gods. 1. Men, Jupiter, Saturn, &c. 2. Devils, Levit. xvii. 7. שעירים,Hirci, in the Syriack and Arabick, Demonia. 3 و 3. Beasts. |