stance of his mother, born in the world; perfect God and perfect man" in one person. Pursuing this argument, we have shewn, that, in order to be both a merciful and faithful high priest,- the Scriptures represent Christ as having been“ tempted in all points like as we are, yet without sin ;” “ made like unto his brethren in all things, sin only excepted;" “ touched with a fellow-feeling of our infirmities;” and at the same time holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners:" that in Him“ mercy and truth met together, righteousness and peace kissed each other.” We have further shewn, that Christ, being perfect God, had in Him all the attributes of Godhead; and these attributes may all be predicated of the person of Christ, though not one of them can be predicated of manhood—not even of Christ's manhood, if considered per se and apart from his person. And that, being also perfect man, Christ had in Him all the attributes of manhood; every one of which may be predicated of the person of Christ, though not one of them can be predicated of his Godhead per se and apart from his person. And, further, we have shewn, that, though it be blasphemy of the highest kind, either to degrade the Godhead by bringing it into creature limitation, or to deify manhood by giving it the attributes of God; when considering Godhead in its essence, and manhood apart from Christ; yet, when we are treating of these two natures as met in Christ, the Godhead acting through the manhood and manhood deriving its support from Godhead, we not only may, but must, give them both oneness and personal identity in Him; yet not by confusion of substance, but by unity of person: his sufferings and merits, though creature attributes, having the infinitude of Deity; and the invisible God being manifested in his person, as he himself declared, saying, “ He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.” The right apprehension of this constitutes, in fact, the whole mystery of god. liness, God manifest in fesh. An apparent contradiction it is-an union of contraries—but so is the whole work of redemption, which reconciles sinners with God. This glorious mystery, which angels desired to look into, was incomprehensible, till it became realized in the incarnation of the Son of God, when the Eternal Word became flesh, and the heavenly host burst forth in rapturous acclamations, “ Glory to God in the highest : on earth peace, goodwill towards men.” Theirs was disinterested joy : they sang these Hosannas for us : and we, in whose nature the mystery was solved, when the transcendent work of God was achieved for us men and for our salvation ; we indolently and listlessly turn aside from the contemplation of this glorious mystery, this key-stone of all sound theology! We, miserable ingrates, sulleply refuse to be taught, saying, “Where is the profit of such speculations ;" or, still worse, rail at and calumniate each other, ignorantly or maliciously imputing to our brethren opinions against which they are continually protesting! As matters stand, we find it necessary to go on with this controversy; but the mode of handling it must depend upon the various forms in which error may shew itself, which we shall endeavour to meet as they severally arise, with all the strength which God may please to give us. And may He overrule this strife of man to His own praise ! May He keep us in a charitable, Christian frame of mind; make us instruments in promoting his glory, and ever seek to praise and magnify the holy name of the Lord. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Review of Vaughan's Sermon, in our last Number, has been printed separately, as a tract, at the request of six Country Clergymen, and is now ready for delivery, under the title of “ The Church of England defended from the Attacks of Modern Dissenters," &c. We have received several important Papers and several Replies, which we hope to find room for in our next : but we crave the indulgence of our friends in the free exercise of a discretionary power of delaying the publication of their papers. We beg to assure them, that the delay will never proceed from inattention to, or undervaluing of, their communications, but solely froin an honest endeavour to bring forward most promptly those papers which teach the truths most needed, or meet effectually the most crying evils. The Titlo, Contents, and Index to Vol. II. will be given with our next Number. INDEX TO VOL. II. Page Page .. 305 .... 250 654 ...c ... 928 .. 714 Page 352 David ..... 24, 501 421 Daughter of Zion 796 208 Day of the Lord.... 56 772 of atonement 548 of salvation 2:0 697 739 Deane, Rev. J. B. 390 Bourbons 29 139 Della Valle 729 582 1 Deluge a type...... 1 224 Discerning spirits 761 682 376 91 Burdens of Isaiah .. 724 Divine Names. 809 will 594 103 Divinity 172 838 172 Doing 819 82 742 428 Duncan 171 742 325 794 160 Eden 3, 759 898 Edom ......86, 88, 931 748 Church 8, 209, 630, 817 Edom, sea of ...... 931 one... 276 Egypt ..., 93, 725, 738 universal ... 257 Egyptian bondage .. 22 572, 811 289 Elam 67 17 Election 8, 13 14 Eloah 573 574 831 376 12, 807 630 721 7 Enthusiasm 431, 839 103 104 813 69 511 843 Ephraim 79, 747 139 Epiphany 587 670 Epistles to Churches 252 431 4 Esau 931 66, 736 67 727 Euphrates 728 .. Page Page 165 Holy Spirit · 608, 850 Laver of Solomon 193 33 Lazarus .... 376 902 21 96 821 716 113 196, 320 Lombard.... • 326 9, 647 569 781 18 Lot's children 92 575 Luther ........ 27, 168 198 Jacob.... 18, 21 109, 321 297, 578 Maitland on Days... 449 725 Mahalaleel ...... 103 104 Malala............ 902 89, 931 1 570, 809 76 732 Marriage Supper 875 783 Meaning of Scripture 362 56 Melchisedek . 14, 104 771 Mercies 33 33 684 Messiah's reign 519 419 754 352 9 Miracles 649 85 Invisible world 371 Monothelite 377 Mujelibe ..... 729 563 21 Mystery of iniquity 485 684 777, 869 Names of God..565, 584 18 Names of Christ... 806 77 Nations judged 5 Jubilæan periods 874 Nebuchadnezzar. 730 730 557 Neology 412 9 225 Newman... 719 Newton, Bishop 824 902 Niebuhr.. 729 26 Noah..... 8, 104 730 Non-conformists 207 Number 666 563 148 Numbers in Daniel 713 728 133 Lake of fire....... 727 Obadiah 780 Offering 484 Ordinances .8, 9 486 Oshea 813 Laodicea... 514 75 .. ...... 192 .... 724 ...... 817 ... .... 233 ........ 902 .... 398 17 .... ..C Page Page 728 Sleep 381 175 61 Smith, Dr. Pye 33 Smyrna........511, 767 429 Restoration of Israel 99 Sodom.. 25 301 743 Resurrection, First 329, Song of Solomon 273 746 of Moses 273 85 Southey 199 252 Spirit 12 58 754 794 162 263 878 JI Sybilline books 837 64 10 Tabernacles, Feast of 304 352 Tables of Chronolog. 909 142 Temple of Ezekiel.. 669 106 Temples 193, 394 953 903 Theology.... 430 902 24 Third heaven 758 489 16 Thyatira 513 513 Tillinghast 225 728 11 659 201 Tophet 931 739 Tree of knowledge . 4 147 life...... 761 540 Scott, A. J. .171, 608 Translation of saints 158 135 Trent, Council of .. 169 163 Trumpet 71 83+ Seed of Woman ..7, 238 Trumpets, Feast of . 305 99, 279 743 Tyre 743 728 Tyrus 67, 736 817 120 11 Serpent Worship 390 Vaughan on Papacy 681 72 73 Seven Churches 255, 510 Virgins, Par. of 364, 880 225 726 Wells, Dr. 66 60 Wesley 205 67 Western nations 86 Sibbes 58 205 23 394 59+ 3 192 216 Word of God....3, 724 199 made flesh 127, 192 END OF VOL. II. |