'glorious appearing of the great God and our 'Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave himself for 'us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, 'zealous of good works." Looking for the ap pearing of the great God ;--that is, the second appearing of the Lord Jesus, when he shall come to judgment. Thus, he that is to come to judge the world, is the great God.

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3. The Saviour is called the true God. John v. 20. "And we know that the Son of 'God is come, and hath given us an under'standing, that we may know him that is true; 'and we are in him that is true, even in his Son 'Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and 'eternal life." This is very conformable to the declaration of the Redeemer to Moses, who appeared to him in the bush, and who was with him on the mount of Sinai. Ex. xxxiv. 6. “And the Lord passed by before 'him and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord 'God, merciful and gracious, long suffering, 'and abundant in goodness and truth." He is true, and all important truth is derived from him. Of a similar import is the declaration of the Pharisees to Christ, who were compelled by the power of irresistible evidence to make the unwilling concession, "Master, 'we know that thou art true, and teachest the 'way of God in truth."

4. The Lord Jesus is called the mighty God. Thus, in the 50th Psalm, "The migh

ty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and 'called the earth, from the rising of the sun un'to the going down thereof.--Our God shall 'come and shall not keep silence.--He shall 'call to the heavens from above, and to the 'earth, (that he may judge his people ;) 'Gather my saints together unto me; those 'that have made a covenant with me by sacri'fice." This psalm is a very clear prediction of the last judgment. And the Judge, who is Christ, is called "The mighty God."--Isa. ix. 6. "For unto us a child is born, unto us a 'son is given, and the government shall be up'on his shoulder; and his name shall be called 'Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God." It is well known that this is one of the clearest of the prophecies of Christ. Isa. XLIX. 26. "And all flesh shall know that I the Lord am 'thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the mighty 'one of Jacob." By the same prophet Christ is said to be "mighty to save."

5. Christ Jesus is denominated the God of Israel. Ex. xxiv. "Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the 'elders of Israel; and they saw the God of 'Israel. And there was under his feet as it 'were a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it 'were the body of heaven in his clearness. And "upon the nobles of the children of Israel he 'laid not his hand also they saw God, and did 'eat and drink." Christ says, in reference to the Father, "No man hath seen God at any time."

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This being true, it is plain that the God of Israel, who was seen in his glory by Moses and Aaron, and the sevnty Elders, was the Lord Jesus, who often manifested himself to his people previous to his coming in the flesh. This manifestation of Christ on Mount Sinai much resembles his appearance to the three disciples on the mount of transfiguration.

In the preface to the ten commandments, God says, "I am the Lord thy God, which have 'brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the 'house of bondage." This person is the same, most clearly, as the one who spake to Moses at the mount of Horeb, and assured him that he had come for the deliverance of Israel his people. That Being, we have seen to be Christ. He is, then, the Lord God of Israel. God of Israel is a term often used by the sacred writers, and appears to be applied, uniformly, to Christ. The appellation is given him with great propriety, since he often appeared to Jacob, and blessed him, and assured him that he would be his God, and the God of his seed.

We have thus done with this part of the argument, from which we have seen that the scriptures apply the divine name GOD, together with the appellation, the great God, the true God, the mighty God, and the God of Israel, frequently, and in the plainest manner, to Christ. We proceed to observe,

6. The inspired writers give toChrist the name Jehovah. This word signifies being;-simple,

absolute, independent existence.

Of course, no term can more justly designate the character of the true God. The Jews considered the term Jehovah the incommunicable name of God, and unlawful ever to be spoken except in the connexion in which it is given in the scriptures. It is evident that the utmost solemnity is attached to this divine name, from the manner in which it is first revealed. Ex. vi. "And 'God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, 'I am the Lord: And I appeared unto Abraham, 'unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God 'Almighty; but by my name Jehovah was I not 'known to them. And I have also established 'my covenant with them,-And I have also heard 'the groaning of the children of Israel,—And I 'have remembered my covenant." God thus reveals his great name, because he is about to show his terrible jugdments upon Egypt, andhis great deliverances for Israel. The name Jehovah is but seldom found in our English Bibles; though, in the original language, it is often used. It is usually translated by the word LORD. When the original is Jehovah, the word LORD is always in capitals. When that word is in small letters, the original is another word. Psl. cx. 1. "The LORD said unto my 'Lord, sit thou at my right hand." The first Lord here, is Jehovah, the other is not. The name Jehovah is often given to each person of the sacred Trinity, but, in the few instances in which it is used by our translators, it appears

to refer to Christ. Isa. XII. 2. "Behold, God 'is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid: 'for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my 'song; he also is become my salvation." He who is the salvation of his people, surely, is Christ. But, this is Jehovah. In the 6th verse of the same chapter, the prophet adds, "Cry 'out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great 'is the holy one of Israel in the midst of thee." This is the same divine person, first called Jehovah. But, the holy One of Israel, as we have seen before, is Christ. Isa. xxvI. 4. "Trust in the 'Lord forever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength." The Strength of Israel is 'Christ. He often promises help and strength 'to his people. Ps. xxxv. "The salvation of the 'righteous is of the Lord; he is their strength 'in the time of trouble." This, clearly, is Christ. And the passage is very like to the one first noticed, where he is denominated Jehovah. There is but one other instance in which this name is given in our translation, besides the one in Exodus, in which God declares this to be his name. Ps. LXXXIII. "That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most High over all the earth." This Psalm is a prayer to the head of the church, who is Christ.-We have seen that it was Christ who declared to Moses, "I am the God 'of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God 'of Jacob." When God reveals his name Jehovah, he spake in a similar manner.

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