We read alfo in Neh. vii. 39, of the fons or ones conftructed of [JeDA-IaH] THE TO BE KNOWN ESSENCE [L] for the house of [JesHuA} THE SAVIOR, the fon of [AzaN-1AH] THE BALLANCING ESSENCE in the flesh, c. x. 9, who came up from the captivity; fignifying THE (true) ONES CONSTRUCTED of THE [true JEDA-JGH] TO BE KNOWN ESSENCE, for the (like) temple (or body) of THE [true JesHuA] SAVIOR, confifting of the [true AzaN-Iaн] BALLANCING ESSENCE, that balances accompts between GOD and man, which were to afcend from the like bondage. And these fons (as JeSHUA, Neh. xii. 6.) are called [Levites] COUPLED ONES, to figure the foul and body of CHRIST as [Levites] coupled with JeHovaн of hofts, THE REDEEMER, which the title speaks the typic [JesHUA] SAVIOR was.

Again, we find in c. xii. 24, another [JeSHUA] THE SAVIOR, the head of THE [Levites] COUPLED ONES in this other character of the fon, or one conftructed of [KaDMI-EL] THE FORE-RUNNING (and fo ANCIENT) INTERPOSING GOD, plainly figuring (for it had elfe been blafphemy to have borne the name,) THE [true JesHUA] SAVIOR, the great HEAD of HIS COUPLED foul and body to be constructed or confift, in the character of THE SON, of this perfon, [EL] the INTERPOSING GOD, who, as now, was this fore-runner of His people of

old,

old, Heb. vi. 26. Nor have we lefs proof HE was to be this GOD from the other characters of [Has HaB-Iaн] THE ACCOUNTED ESSENCE (who is imputed to us, or put to our accompt as OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, Rom. x. 4.) &c.

Again in c. xi. 26, we meet with a city, in which they of the children or ones conftructed of [JUDAH] THE ESSENCE-CONFESSING ONE dwelt on their coming up again frrm the typic captivity, called [JesHUA] THE SAVIOR OF SAVING ONE; doubtlefs because of its fituation and connection, as well as fortification, which afforded a temporal fecurity to its inhabitants. Whereby it became, as it is recorded for a fhadow of the true [KeRIT city, or] co-united one of Jehovaн the true [JesHUA] SAVIOR, the city of GOD, whose walls were to be faivation, &c. in which they were to dwell who were to be of or from the ones conftructed of the true [JuDaн] ESSENCE CONFESSOR, after a return from the fimilar bondage of death. And the more clearly to affert this union it is reprefented as previoufly [JekaвZe-EL] THE ONE COLLECTED TOGETHER OF THE INTERPOSING GOD (as the waters into one place, and CHRIST's body and blood, &c.); and afterwards as [BETHPHALET] THE TEMPLE OF BUILT UP ONE (or body) OF THE DELIVERER, (ftyled [PeLaTIAH] THE DELIVERER THE ESSENCE, (a) and [PALTI-EL] THE DELIVERER THE INTERT

(a) 1 C. Hi. 21. Ezek. xi. 13,

POSING

POSING GOD) dwelling of courfe in HIM as fuch. So that the character of JESHUA included in it the perfon's connection with this [JeH] ESSENCE, which is in the name JeHo

SHUA.

Lastly, as we find the typic royal flesh of the fpoufe of THE BELOVED, I C. iii. 5, called [BaTH-SHUA] (a) THE ONE CONSTRUCTED (as a daughter) "OF THE SAVING ONE," and the typic (b) HEAD of the people called [y ISHI] THE MAKER TO BE SAVED, of JUDAH, THE ESSENCE CONFESSING ONE, I C. iv. 42, as well as of [SIMEON] THE OBEDIENT ONE (c) c. v. 24, (to fhew he who is faved fhould

be

(a) Styled alfo [BATH-SHеBA] THE ONE CONSTRUCTED (as a daughter) oF THE SATISFYING ONE, which [SHUA] THE SAVING ONE was, the type being called fo, not by any error of tranfcribers, but purpofely both, to fhew the one would be the other; and this as fuch brought forth [SOLOMON] THE PEACE, to fhew CHRIST's character our PEACE would be the confequence of the others.

(b) The fons or ones conftructed of HIM in this character are called [PeLaT-1AH] THE DELIVERER THE ESSENCE, [NEAR-1AH] THE YOUTH (as JeнOSHUA is called) or ExPOSED ONE THE ESSENCE, and [Repнa-1aн] THE RESTORING OF HEALING ESSENCE, and [Uzz-I-EL] THE MIGHTY ONE THE INTERPOSING GOD, and were [] for [UNRAS] THE HEAD one: clearly proving HE, who was the SAVIOR, was to be this ESSENCE in these other characters, and this GoD of their fathers.

(c) This character is here joined, as with [Hep HeR] THE ONE OF THE DUST, fo with [EL-IAL] THE HELPING INTERPOSING GOD, &c. to evince the one to be the other. Whence it is to be concluded, (however Limborg has betrayed this neceffary truth, the co-equal Divinity of the MESSIAH to the JEW, who ignorantly denied him to be predicted as the GOD of ISRAEL, p. 76, Tert. Scrip.) that this is a doctrine set forth

fo

be both) and the typic KING ftyled [yo MESHA] THE SAVIOR, (by the like offering of the firft-born) 2 K. iii. 4. and the typic CANAANIte [SHUA] THE SAVING ONE, Gen. xxxviii. 2, and the typic king and prophets called [HOSHEA] THE CAUSER OF SALVATION, so we also meet the name [y ISHUA] THE SAVIOR indisputably given to men in compofition with the Divine titles, in

ABI-SHUA, i. e. THE FATHER THE SAVIOR, a type of CHRIST as the high-priest, I C. vi. 4.

EL-ISHA, i. e. THE INTERPOSING GOD THE SAVIOR, a type of CHRIST as the prophet, I K. xix. 16.

EL-ISHUA, i. e. THE INTERPOSING GOD THE SAVIOR, a type of CHRIST as the son of DAVID, 2 S. v. 15. 1 C. iii. 6.

HOSHA-Iaн, i. e. THE CAUSER OF SALVATION THE ESSENCE, a type of CHRIST as the prince of life, &c.

ISA-Iaн, i. e. THE SAVIOR THE ESSENCE, a type of CHRIST as the royal prophet, If. i. 1. and

MaLCHISHUA, i. e. THE KING OF LEADER THE SAVIOR, a type of CHRIST as the prince Lain,

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fo repeatedly, in fuch a variety of manners, and with so much clearness of expreffion, that we fhould not wonder a Jew acquainted with the law and the prophets should make any fuppofition, that our SAVIOR was not truly and properly GoD, an objection to His being the ONE, of whom Moses in the law and the prophets did (thus) write.

flain, I S. xiv. 49, and xxxi. 2, and 1 C. viii. 33.

All which names demonstrate THE SAVIOR (a) was [IaH or JE] THE ESSENCE [EL] THE INTERPOSING GOD, [ABI] THE FATHER, [MELCHI] THE KING, and confequently prove the propriety of the FEARFUL name [ JeH] THE ESSENCE being found with [HOSHUA] THE SAVIOR in this name JeнoSHUA or JESUS.

Upon the whole then this name, as well as the joint title of MESSIAH OF CHRIST, however it may have escaped the notice of English readers by being printed JosHuA, was most illuftrious among the ISRAELITES under the old covenant, as the title of their leader, captain and prophet, priest, king, and judge, it being borne by these two highly diftinguished perfons on two most memorable occafions, on their wonderful typic deliverances from EGYPT and BaByLon; both having THE ANGEL, THE WORD Jeнovaн, THE ESSENCE the Name [JaH or JE] affociate with them, both HEADS of their people, both under-going reproach and fuffering in bondage;

(a) Our SAVIOR is fo called in the perfon of the typic [Da. VID] BELOVED (as S. Athanafius, Tom. II. 514, and Broughton interpret it) in Pf. ii. 2, — xviii. 50. xxii. 8, &c. which had better been retained than its translation, THE ANOINTED, to have fhewn CHRIST in the Pfalms to the ordinary reader.

(b) For we have no ground for faying the fon of Sirach bore it under divine direction.