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

1. What he Taught. 2. How he Taught. 3. By what Arguments he confirmed his Doctrine. 4. How he received it from the Father.

1. What he Taught: Christ preached, but chiefly himself: He revealed and showed forth God, but by revealing and showing forth himself, Joh. 14.9. He called men, but to himself; he commanded men to believe, but in himself; Joh. 14.1. He promised eternal Life, which he would give, but to men believing in himself: He offered Salvation to miserable sinners, but to be had by himself: He wrought a fear of Judgement to come, but to be exercised by himself: He offered remission of sins, but to those that believed in himself: He promised the Resurrection of the dead, which he by ⟨p. 204⟩his own Power and Authority would bring to pass. Now who could do all this but God? A mere man, if faithful and holy, would have turned off men from himself to God: 2 Cor. 4.5. For we preach not our selves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and our selves your servants for Jesus sake. They designed no honour to themselves, but only to Christ; they were loth to transfer any part of this glory to themselves: so would Christ if he had not been God. Therefore what should his disciples say, but my Lord, my God.

1. What he Taught: Christ preached, but chiefly himself: He revealed and shewed forth God, but by revealing and shewing forth himself, Ioh. 14.9. He called men, but to himself; he commanded men to believe, but in himself; Ioh. 14.1. He promised eternal Life, which he would give, but to men believing in himself: He offered Salvation to miserable sinners, but to be had by himself: He wrought a fear of Judgement to come, but to be exercised by himself: He offered remission of sins, but to those that believed in himself: He promised the Resurrection of the dead, which he by