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In the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. The object of our knowledge here is our blessed Saviour comfortably described to us in four Attributes. 1. Our. 2. LORD. 3. JESUS. 4. CHRIST. Ut Dominus potest, ut Jesus vult, ut Christus facit, ut noster debet. As he is LORD he can, as he is JESUS will, as he is Christ he doth, as he is Our he should, save us. Lord, ecce potestatem, consider his mightiness. Jesus, ecce suavitatem, consider his sweetness. CHRIST, ecce voluntatem, consider his willingness. Our, ecce bonitatem, consider his goodness that gives us interest in himself, and vouchsafes us to challenge his mercie. Lord, ratione Dominionis, in regard of his Dominion,ⁿ The Lord reigneth let the people tremble: he sitteth between the Cherubins, let the earth be moved. Jesus, ratione salutis, in regard of his salvation;^o He that is our God is the God of our salvation; who came into the world to save sinners. Christ, ratione Promissionis, in regard of the promise. God did promise him, and the Jews expected him under the name of Christ, Joh. 7.26. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? ver. 41. This is the Christ. Our, ratione appropinquationis, in regard of his appropriating himself unto us, not taking on him the nature of Angels, but the seed of Abraham, Hebr. 2.16. He took our flesh, that we might take of his spirit; and thus gave us an interest in himself. Our Advocate, 1 Joh. 2. We have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: Our LORD, Our JESUS, Our CHRIST. Again Jesus in facto, Noster in pacto. Lord in his power, his works declare him to be the Lord; who doth what he will in heaven, in earth, in the sea, and in all deep places, Psal. 135.6. The same works that the father doth, doth the son also. Jesus in being made; he that is the LORD the Creator, was made Jesus a creature, Gal. 4.4. made of a woman, Joh. 1.14