1. The Son of God is true God even Jehovah, as hath been showed out of the former Chapter, §. 107, 128. So as what is done or said by the Son, is done or said by the true God. Besides the Father doth what he doth, and speaketh what he speaketh by the Son, and the Son doth and speaketh all from the Father. So ⟨p. 122⟩as the Law may well be said to be delivered by God, and by the Son of God, without any seeming contradiction at all.
2. As for that which is spoken of Moses, that the Law was given by him, it is to be taken ministerially and secondarily: God having published the Law on mount Sinai, afterwards wrote it in two Tables, which he gave to Moses: and Moses in his name gave it to the people. In like manner God made known all the other Laws, both Ceremonial and Judicial, to Moses first, and then Moses from the Lord declared them to the people.
3. Whatsoever can be said of Angels delivering the Law, it must needs be taken ministerially: This phrase, They received the Law by the disposition of Angels, may be thus taken, in the troops of Angels, or among the hosts of Angels. The Greek1 word translated disposition, is of the plural number, and sometimes signifieth companies disposed together, or set in order. It is said, that in delivering of the Law, the Lord came with ten thousands of Saints, Deut. 33. 2. These Saints were holy Angels, even those twenty thousand thousands of Angels, mentioned on the like occasion, Psal. 68. 17. This phrase also, the Law was ordained by Angels, Gal. 3. 19. may be taken to be among Angels, who attended the Lord in delivering the Law; as they will attend him in his coming to judgment, Matth. 25. 31. Hereof see more on the first Chap. §. 96. The Apostle therefore may here have reference to the Law, and that may be one word of Angels here meant. But this must not be restrained only to the giving of the Law; but rather extended to other particulars also, which at other times Angels delivered from God to men. For before the Gospel was established in the Christian Church, God frequently delivered his will to men by the ministry of Angels as we showed in the first Chapter. §. 96. And wheresoever any judgment was executed upon any person, for any light esteem of that message which was brought by an Angel, the same may be here understood and applied to the point in hand.
1. The Sonne of God is true God even Iehovah, as hath been shewed out of the former Chapter, §. 107, 128. So as what is done or said by the Sonne, is done or said by the true God. Besides the Father doth what he doth, and speaketh what he speaketh by the Sonne, and the Sonne doth and speaketh all from the Father. So ⟨p. 122⟩as the Law may well be said to be delivered by God, and by the Sonne of God, without any seeming contradiction at all.
2. As for that which is spoken of Moses, that the Law was given by him, it is to be taken ministerially and secondarily: God having published the Law on mount Sinai, afterwards wrote it in two Tables, which he gave to Moses: and Moses in his name gave it to the people. In like manner God made known all the other Laws, both Ceremonial and Judicial, to Moses first, and then Moses from the Lord declared them to the people.
3. Whatsoever can be said of Angels delivering the Law, it must needs be taken ministerially: This phrase, They received the Law by the disposition of Angels, may be thus taken, in the troops of Angels, or among the hosts of Angels. The Greek1 word translated disposition, is of the plurall number, and sometimes signifieth companies disposed together, or set in order. It is said, that in delivering of the Law, the Lord came with ten thousands of Saints, Deut. 33. 2. These Saints were holy Angels, even those twenty thousand thousands of Angels, mentioned on the like occasion, Psal. 68. 17. This phrase also, the Law was ordained by Angels, Gal. 3. 19. may be taken to be among Angels, who attended the Lord in delivering the Law; as they will attend him in his coming to judgment, Matth. 25. 31. Hereof see more on the first Chap. §. 96. The Apostle therefore may here have reference to the Law, and that may be one word of Angels here meant. But this must not be restrained only to the giving of the Law; but rather extended to other particulars also, which at other times Angels delivered from God to men. For before the Gospel was established in the Christian Church, God frequently delivered his will to men by the ministry of Angels as we shewed in the first Chapter. §. 96. And wheresoever any judgment was executed upon any person, for any light esteem of that message which was brought by an Angel, the same may be here understood and applied to the point in hand.
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] in ordines disponere. [Greek or Hebrew]. Herod.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 in ordines disponere. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Herod.
