2. As the Subsistences look at the Essence with his Relative Properties, so in Relation each Person gives being each to another, and is one in another, John, 14.9. The Father dwells in Christ. That cannot in any propriety of speech be said of the Essence, that the Persons dwell in the God-head, because they are Relations, and therefore no impression in the subject. So, hence our Saviour is said to be in the bosom, and come from the Bosom of the Father. Hence he is said, Joh. 10.15. ⟨p. 133⟩As the Father knows me, even so I know the Father; Which Issues from this relation. For its that which appertains to the Nature of Relates: because they are mutual causes one of another: the knowledge of the one is the knowledge of the other. And this also seems to be the meaning of that. Joh. 10.30. I and my Father are one. The Jews they conceived, he blasphemed, because he made himself God. Verse, 33. Our Saviour defends himself thus. Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sent, that he blasphemeth because I said, I am the Son of God? verse, 36. And so the Argument may well stand, that they are one in relation and so one in another: for having said, that none shall pluck his sheep out of his hand, he gives this relation; because the Father, who hath given them him, is greater than all, and none can pluck them out of his hand. If none can puck them out of my Fathers hand, then not out of mine: If my Father and I be one, then it follows: but we are one: One in this reference and relation one to another; and so in this action of sending and being sent, both as one, attend the accomplishment of this work. We here want examples to Illustrate: because the creature cannot afford in propriety of speech, one essence to relation: yet a little to help, take that which is familiar. As my hand is closing and closed: These two as they look to the hand, are with it, and with one another. As they look to the hand closing. And so closed, closing and closed are causes each of other, and one in another. So in the deity: these properties of knowing and being known, like closing and being closed with it self, as they look at the essence or God-Head, they are with it, and one with another.
2. As the Subsistences look at the Essence with his Relative Properties, so in Relation each Person gives being each to another, and is one in another, John, 14.9. The Father dwels in Christ. That cannot in any propriety of speech be said of the Essence, that the Persons dwel in the God-head, because they are Relations, and therefore no impression in the subject. So, hence our Savior is said to be in the bosom, and come from the Bosom of the Father. Hence he is said, Joh. 10.15. ⟨p. 133⟩As the Father knowes me, even so I know the Father; Which Issues from this relation. For its that which appertaines to the Nature of Relates: because they are mutual causes one of another: the knowledge of the one is the knowledg of the other. And this also seems to be the meaning of that. Joh. 10.30. I and my Father are one. The Jews they conceived, he blasphemed, because he made himself God. Verse, 33. Our Savior defends himself thus. Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sent, that he blasphemeth because I said, I am the Son of God? verse, 36. And so the Argument may well stand, that they are one in relation and so one in another: for having said, that none shall pluck his sheep out of his hand, he gives this relation; because the Father, who hath given them him, is greater than al, and none can pluck them out of his hand. If none can puck them out of my Fathers hand, then not out of mine: If my Father and I be one, then it follows: but we are one: One in this reference and relation one to another; and so in this action of sending and being sent, both as one, attend the accomplishment of this work. We here want examples to Illustrate: because the creature cannot afford in propreity of speech, one essence to relation: yet a little to help, take that which is familiar. As my hand is closing and closed: These two as they look to the hand, are with it, and with one another. As they look to the hand closing. And so closed, closing and closed are causes each of other, and one in another. So in the deity: these properties of knowing and being known, like closing and being closed with it self, as they look at the essence or God-Head, they are with it, and one with another.
