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1778 The Lord, the Governor, my Lord. Psalm cx. 1. (Matt. xxii. 44, 45.)

Psalm xcvii. 5.

.The Lord of the whole Earth אדון כל הארץ

The Lord of Lords. Psalm אדני האדנים

.God with us עמנואל

cxxxvi. 3.

Isa. vii. 14; viii. 8. 10. (Matt. i. 23.) This name is assigned to Christ, in the Hebrew, with a singular emphasis.

TM The Angel, xar' ¿žoxny, the Captain and great Ambassador, to whom the Holy Scriptures ascribe Divine Properties. Exod. xlviii. 16. Hos. xii. 4. Wherefore He is also called,

.The Angel of the Lord. Gen מלאך יהוה

xlviii. 16. Exod. iii. 2. (where He is afterwards, in verses 4, 6, 7, called "). Zach. xii. 8. And

The Angel (or Messenger) of מלאך הברית

the Covenant. Mal. iii. 1. ì.

III. The Names which attest the true Humanity of Christ.

1. The Man Christ Jesus. 1 Tim. ii. 5. Heb.

ii. 6.\

2. The Son of Man.

ii. 6. Matt. xvi. 13.

xiv. 14.

Psalm viii. 4. Heb.

Acts vii. 56. Rev. i. 13;

3. The one Man. Rom. v. 15.

4. The Heavenly Man.

1 Cor. xv. 49.

5. Fairer than the Children of Men. Psalm

xlv. 2.

6. The Second Man. 1 Cor. xv. 47.

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Gen. xxvi. 4.
Gen. xxviii. 14.
Numb. xxiv. 17.

13. The Lion of the Tribe of Judah. Rev. v. 5. 14. He that shall grow up as a tender Plant, and as a Root out of a dry Ground. Isa. liii. 2. 15. A Root of Jesse, which shall stand for an Ensign of the People, to Him shall the Gentiles seek. Isa. xi. 10.

16. The Root of the Offspring of David. Rev. xxii. 16.

17. A Rod out of the Root of Jesse. Isa. xi. 1. 18. The Root of David.

19. The Son of David.

Rev. v. 5.
Matt. xxii. 42.

20. The Beloved and Well-beloved of Isaiah. Isa. v. 1.

21. The Fruit of the Body of David. Psalm cxxxii. 11.

22. A Righteous Branch unto David. Jer. xxiii. 5; xxxiii. 15.

7. The Sent from God. John viii. 42. Matt. xv. 24. Isa. lxi. 1, 2.

8. He that was to come, i exÓμLEVOS.

9. Wisdom. Matt. xi. 19.

10. Wonderful, Counsellor. Isa. ix. 6.

11. He that is Holy and True, and hath the Key of David. Rev. iii. 7.

12. A Teacher come from God. John iii. 2.

13. Rabbi, Rabboni, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master) John i. 38; xx. 16. Matt.

xxiii. 10.

14. Our Comforter. Isa. li. 12.

15. The One Shepherd. Ezek. xxxiv. 23. 16. The Shepherd, making us lie down in green Pastures. Psalm xxiii. 1, 2. Ezek. xxxiv.

14.

17. The Shepherd, and Bishop of our Souls. 1 Pet. ii. 25.

18. The Chief Shepherd. 1 Pet. v. 4. 19. The Door of the Sheepfold. John x. 9. 20. The faithful Witness. Rev. i. 5.

21. Faithful and true.

Rev. xix. 11.

22. The Author and Finisher of our Faith. Heb. xii. 2.

23. A Minister of the Circumcision. Rom. xv. 8.

24. The Servant of God to raise up the Tribes

of Jacob, and to restore the Preserved of Israel. Isa. xlix. 6.

25. The Desire of all Nations. Hag. ii. 7.

26. The Way. John xiv. 6.

27. The Truth.

John xiv. 6.

28. The Sower. Matt. xiii. 3, 18, 37. Mark iv. 3, 14. Luke viii. 5.

29. The Day star. 2 Pet. i. 19.

30. Light. John iii. 19.

31. Our Light. Isa. lx. 1.

32. A great Light. Isa. ix. 2.

33. A Light to lighten the Gentiles. Luke ii. 32. Isa. xlix. 6.

34. The Light of Men. John i. 4.

35. The true Light, which lighteth every Man that cometh into the World. John i. 9.

36. The Light of the World. John viii. 12. 37. The Glory of the Lord arisen upon us. Isa. Ix. 1. Eph. v. 14.

20.

38. The Sun of Righteousness. Mal. iv. 2. 39. The Sun of the People of Israel. Isa. lx. Rev. xxi. 23.

40. The Foundation of the Church. 1 Cor. Matt. xvi. 18.

iii. 11.

41. A Stone laid in Zion for a Foundation, a tried Stone, a precious Corner-stone, a sure Isa. xxviii. 16.

Foundation.

42. A Stone of Stumbling and Rock of Offence. 1 Pet. ii. 8. Isa. viii. 14.

43. The Stone which the Builders refused, made the Head of the Corner. Psalm cxviii. 22. Matt. xxi. 42. Eph. ii. 20.

44. The Fall and rising again of many in Israel. Luke ii. 34.

45. The Amen, (2) the God of Amen, or Truth. Rev. iii. 14. Isa. lxv. 16.

V. The Names which declare the Priestly Office of Christ.

1. The High Priest of our Profession. Heb. iii. 1.

2. The High Priest for ever, after the Order of Melchisedeck. Psalm cx. 4. Psalm cx. 4. Heb. vi. 20. 3. A merciful and faithful High Priest in Things pertaining to God. Heb. ii. 17.

4. The one Mediator between God and Men. 1 Tim. ii. 5.

5. The High Priest, who hath obtained a more excellent Ministry. Heb. vi. 8.

6. A Surety of a better Testament. Heb. vii. 22. 7. A Covenant of the People. Isa. xlii. 6. 8. The Fore-runner Jesus. Heb. vi. 20. 9. A Minister of the Sanctuary, and of the true Tabernacle. Heb. viii. 2.

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