210          The Deity of Jeſus Chriſt     Sect.III

yet they fix upon this, ' The Word was
' known of God only ;' or, according to o-
thers, ' He was appointed of God to his
' office.'

In much the ſame aukward and unwar-
rantable manner they interpret the follow-
ing remarkable and emphatical aſſertion ;
'  The Word was God.' That is, according
to them, ' Every thing in Jeſus was Divine;
' ſo that the miniſtry of the prophets, com-
' pared with his, was human '—Had they
been ſatisfied with this interpretation ; had
they not been conſcious of its futility, they
would not have added; ' Jeſus is called
' God, becauſe he ſuſtained, or was to ſuſ-
'  tain, the perſon of God.' Nor can they
entirely acquieſce in this ; they, therefore,
proceed and aſſert, 'That Chriſt was ap-
'  pointed to a ſupreme glory and power;
'  and becauſe he could not fail of enjoying
'  this power and glory, he is called God.'
—But what ambiguity is this, to give ſuch
different explanations of the ſame expreſ-
ſions ! Or, how great is that obſcurity, which
in a ſingle word, conceals ſo many things,
and renders them ſo very difficult to be un-
folded !

' All things were made by Him-The
' world was made by Him.' Theſe two
clauſes are parellel ; yet they find out a way
to render them very different. All things,
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