Christs eternal existence, and the dignity of his person asserted and proved in opposition…

I. By Testimonies of Scripture. II. By Types. III. By Reasons taken from Christs Office.

I. By Testimonies of Scriptures. I shall pass by those that speak of the reality of either nature apart, and only allege those that speak of both together. Now these do either belong to the Old Testament or the New. I begin with the former, the Testimonies of the old Testament, because this union of the two Natures in the Person ⟨p. 171⟩of Christ; is indeed a Mystery, but such as was foretold long before it came to pass; and many of the places wherein it was foretold were so understood by the ancient Jews. The controversy between them and Christians was not whether the Messiah were to be both God and man, they agreed in that; but whether this was fulfilled, or might be applied to Jesus of Nazareth. But the lat•er Jews finding themselves not able to stand to the issue of that plea, say that we attribute many things to Jesus of Nazareth, which were not foretold of the Messiah to come; as namely, that he should be God-man in one person: Therefore 'tis necessary that this should be proved, that the old Testament aboundeth with predictions of this kind. Let us begin with the first Promise touching the Messiah, which was made to Adam after his Fall, for the restoring of Mankind, Gen. 3.15. The seed of the woman should bruise the serpents Head. That is to say one of her seed, to be born in Time, should conquer the Devil, Death, and Sin. Now when he is called the seed of the woman, 'tis apparent he must be Man, and made of a woman: And when 'tis said that he shall break the serpents head, who can do this but only God: 'Tis a work of Divine Omnipotency, for Satan ⟨p. 172⟩hath much more power than any bare man. Therefore 'tis said, Rom. 16.20. The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. Come we next to the Promise made to Abraham,