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

To us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulders, and his name shall be called The wonderful Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting father, the prince of peace. Who can interpret these speeches and Attributes, but of one who is God-Man? How could he else be a child, and yet the Everlasting Father; born of a Virgin, and yet the Mighty God. So Isa. 11.1. with the 4th. Verse. A rod out of the S•em of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots: Therefore Man. And verse 4. He shall smi•e the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall be slay the wicked: Therefore God. So Isa. 53.8, He shall be taken from prison and judgement; therefore Man: yet who shall declare his generation? therefore God. So Jer. 23.5, 6. A branch raised unto David, from his dea• stock; therefore Man: yet the Lord, or Jehovah our righteousness; ⟨p. 175⟩therefore God. Shall I urge that speech, whereby Jesus did silence divers of the Learned Pharisees; Psal. 110.1. The Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand, until I make thy foes, thy footstool. He was born in the mean Estate of humane Flesh, and King Davids seed, and yet Davids Lord; which he could not be, if he were not God himself, the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. Well then, he was Davids Son as Man, but Davids Lord as he was God. And so do many of the Ancient Jewish Rabbins interpret this place. So again, Micah 5.2. Thou Bethlehem Sphratah, Though thou •e little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me, that is to be ruler in Israel: whose goings forth have been from old, from everlasting. He is born in Bethlehem, yet his goings forth are from everlasting. He came out of Bethlehem, and therefore Man; his goings forth are from everlasting, and therefore God. So