Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

No wonder if Thomas call Christ Lord, why, both the Old and New-Testament agree in this, that Christ is Lord; Lord by creation, and Lord by redemption; Lord by office, and Lord by essence.

¹2. He acknowledgeth Christ to be God, as well as Lord; my Lord, and my God. But how is he God? I answer, not only by participation, similitude, or in some respects, as Angels, and men are called gods; but simply, absolutely, essentially, and without any restriction. Sometimes we read in Scripture, that Men or Angels,² good and bad, are called Gods; And the Lord said to Moses, see, I have made thee a God to Pharaoh. — And thou shalt be instead of God to Aaron. Thus Nebuchadnezzar is called the mighty one, ³or the God of the Heathens; and Satan is called the god of this world. Thus Magistrates are called gods; thou shalt not revile the gods. I have said ye are gods; Angels are called gods, before the gods will I sing praises unto thee; but in all these there is some restriction, or improper speech; Moses is called Pharaoh's God, and Aaron's God, not absolutely, but with restriction to Pharaoh and Aaron; Nebuchadnezzar is called the god of the heathen, and Satan the god of this world; not absolutely, but with restriction to the heathen, and this world; Magistrates are called gods, and good Angels are called gods,⁴ not absolutely, but in respect of some offices or excellency, which they partake of from God. Only Jesus Christ is called God without any restriction,⁵ and not only in respect of some office, or similitude, but absolutely, essentially, properly; as being from all eternity God of God; as being God of the substance of the Father before all worlds. What, is Christ only God, as an Angel is God?