than_o the_o infinite_a the_o eternal_a the_o almighty_a god_n the_o same_o yesterday_o and_o to_o day_n and_o for_o ever_o as_o he_o be_v call_v heb._n 13.8_o the_o bless_a and_o only_a potentate_n the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n who_o only_o have_v immortality_n etc._n etc._n as_o he_o be_v describe_v 1_o tim._n 6.14_o 15_o 16._o and_o again_o the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n rev._n 17.14_o and_o rev._n 19.16_o the_o great_a god_n and_o our_o saviour_n tit._n 2.13_o where_o our_o saviour_n be_v so_o vvn_n not_o as_o another_o from_o the_o great_a god_n but_o as_o another_o title_n of_o that_o same_o person_n he_o that_o be_v our_o god_n and_o saviour_n or_o god_n our_o saviour_n as_o it_o be_v tit._n 3.4_o like_a as_o god_n and_o the_o father_n ephes._n 5.2_o and_o again_o col._n 3.17_o give_v thanks_o to_o god_n and_o the_o father_n for_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o here_o tit._n 2.13_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o christ_n come_v to_o judgement_n which_o be_v here_o call_v the_o glorious_a appearance_n of_o the_o great_a god_n and_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n that_o be_v the_o glorious_a appearance_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v the_o great_a god_n and_o our_o saviour_n the_o title_n that_o jeremy_n give_v to_o god_n jer._n 32.18_o the_o great_a and_o mighty_a god_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n be_v his_o name_n christ_n therefore_o our_o saviour_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a god_n and_o the_o doxology_n there_o add_v rev._n 1.6_o to_o he_o be_v glory_n and_o dominion_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n be_v equivalent_a to_o that_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 9.5_o god_n bless_v for_o ever_o and_o the_o like_a 1_o tim._n 6.16_o to_o who_o be_v honour_n and_o power_n everlasting_a amen_n and_o much_o more_o that_o of_o rev._n 5.12_o 13_o 14._o worthy_a be_v the_o lamb_n that_o be_v slay_v to_o receive_v power_n and_o riches_n and_o wisdom_n and_o strength_n and_o honour_n and_o glory_n and_o blessing_n as_o high_a a_o doxology_n as_o that_o in_o the_o close_a of_o the_o lords-prayer_n to_o which_o we_o have_v the_o acclamation_n of_o every_o creature_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o on_o the_o earth_n and_o under_o the_o earth_n and_o such_o as_o be_v in_o the_o sea_n and_o all_o that_o be_v therein_o say_v blessing_n honour_n glory_n and_o power_n be_v unto_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n and_o unto_o the_o lamb_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o and_o the_o four_o beast_n say_v amen_o and_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o elder_n fall_v down_o and_o worship_v he_o that_o live_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o too_o great_a thing_n to_o be_v say_v of_o a_o mere_a creature_n or_o a_o titular_a god_n but_o very_o agreeable_a to_o christ_n be_v as_o he_o be_v the_o same_o god_n with_o the_o father_n the_o only_a true_a god_n i_o may_v here_o add_v a_o like_a remark_n on_o that_o of_o isai._n 48.12_o harken_v o_o israel_n i_o be_o he_o i_o be_o the_o first_o i_o be_o also_o the_o last_o and_o in_o like_a manner_n isai._n 41.4_o isai._n 43.10_o 13_o 25._o deut._n 32.39_o ay_o even_o i_o be_o he_o hu_o and_o there_o be_v no_o other_o god_n with_o i_o or_o beside_o i_o and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n elsewhere_o any_o hu_o i_o be_o he_o so_o we_o render_v it_o i_o be_o he_o what_o he_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o he_o absolute_o take_v and_o emphatical_o apply_v to_o god_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v of_o like_a import_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o be_o i_o that_o be_o or_o that_o which_o be_v ens._n the_o greek_a septuagint_n in_o the_o place_n cite_v render_v any_o hu_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a indifferent_o by_o ego_fw-la sum_n ego_fw-la ipse_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_n ipse_fw-la ego_fw-la ipse_fw-la sum_n that_o be_v i_o be_o he_o or_o i_o am._n and_o christ_n of_o himself_o joh._n 8.58_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o abraham_n be_v i_o am._n and_o i_o the_o rather_o take_v it_o so_o to_o signify_v in_o the_o place_n cite_v because_o i_o there_o find_v it_o attend_v exegetical_o with_o a_o intimation_n of_o his_o eternity_n he_o be_v he_o be_v the_o first_o and_o he_o be_v the_o last_o before_o he_o none_o be_v and_o after_o he_o none_o shall_v be_v he_o be_v and_o ever_o be_v and_o ever_o shall_v bebritia_n character_n iii_o the_o next_o character_n that_o i_o shall_v insist_v upon_o be_v that_o of_o the_o two_o proper_a name_n of_o god_n jah_n and_o jehovah_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n and_o incommunicable_a to_o any_o other_o i_o put_v they_o both_o together_o because_o they_o be_v both_o of_o the_o same_o import_n and_o indeed_o of_o the_o same_o with_o ehjeh_n i_o be_o beforementioned_a the_o chief_a difference_n be_v that_o ehjeh_n i_o be_o retain_v the_o form_n of_o the_o verb_n but_o jah_n and_o jehovah_n be_v noun_n verbal_a from_o hajah_n or_o havah_n which_o signify_v to_o be_v all_o denote_v god_n absolute_a be_v and_o all_o peculiar_a to_o the_o supreme_a god_n and_o no_o where_o apply_v in_o scripture_n that_o i_o know_v of_o to_o any_o other_o i_o know_v the_o socinian_o will_v persuade_v we_o that_o jehovah_n be_v sometime_o give_v to_o a_o angel_n which_o we_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o we_o say_v that_o angel_n be_v not_o a_o create_a angel_n but_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n who_o be_v god_n himself_o the_o name_n jah_n come_v often_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o not_o so_o often_o as_o jehovah_n particular_o in_o psal._n 68.5_o sing_v unto_o god_n sing_v praise_n to_o his_o name_n extol_v he_o that_o ride_v upon_o the_o heaven_n by_o his_o name_n jah_n so_o we_o find_v it_o in_o our_o bibles_n and_o it_o agree_v with_o the_o original_a but_o in_o our_o psalter_n by_o a_o continue_a mistake_n instead_o of_o jah_n or_o ya_fw-mi be_v print_v yea._n be_v but_o this_o name_n be_v no_o where_o i_o think_v retain_v in_o the_o greek_a septuagint_n the_o septuagint_n render_v it_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nor_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o frequent_o follow_v the_o septuagint_n form_n of_o speech_n unless_o in_o the_o solemn_a form_n of_o praise_n hallelu-jah_n which_o the_o greek_a put_v into_o one_o word_n alleluia_n that_o be_v praise_v jah_n or_o as_o it_o be_v usual_o render_v praise_v you_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v joint_o apply_v to_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n and_o to_o the_o lamb_n rev._n 19.1_o 3_o 4_o 6._o who_o i_o take_v to_o be_v there_o mean_v by_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n ver_fw-la 1._o and_o the_o lord_n god_n omnipotent_a ver_fw-la 6._o and_o the_o great_a god_n ver_fw-la 17._o for_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o great_a god_n ver_fw-la 17._o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o lamb_n ver_fw-la 7_o 9_o the_o name_n jehovah_n be_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n much_o more_o frequent_a especial_o in_o the_o original_a hebrew_n but_o in_o our_o translation_n be_v frequent_o render_v by_o the_o lord_n as_o in_o all_o those_o place_n if_o the_o printer_n have_v be_v careful_a where_o lord_n be_v print_v in_o capital_a letter_n the_o name_n jehovah_n be_v at_o exod._n 3.14_o â—5_n make_v equivalent_a to_o ehjeh_n ay_o am._n for_o what_o be_v say_v at_o ver_fw-la 14._o thus_o shall_v thou_o say_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n i_o be_o have_v send_v i_o unto_o you_o be_v thus_o repeat_v at_o ver_fw-la 15._o thus_o shall_v thou_o say_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n jehovah_n the_o god_n of_o your_o father_n the_o god_n of_o abraham_n the_o god_n of_o isaac_n and_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n have_v send_v i_o unto_o you_o with_o this_o addition_n this_o be_v my_o name_n for_o ever_o and_o this_o be_v my_o memorial_n unto_o all_o generation_n and_o psal._n 81.18_o that_o man_n may_v know_v that_o thou_o who_o name_n alone_o be_v jehovah_n be_v the_o most_o high_a over_o all_o the_o earth_n in_o which_o place_n the_o restrictive_a word_n alone_o can_v be_v understand_v to_o affect_v the_o word_n name_n as_o if_o it_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v construe_v cujus_fw-la nomen_fw-la est_fw-la jehovah_n solum_fw-la who_o name_n be_v only_a jehovah_n for_o god_n we_o know_v have_v other_o name_n whereby_o he_o be_v often_o call_v but_o to_o the_o word_n who_o cujus_fw-la solius_fw-la nomen_fw-la est_fw-la jehovah_n to_o who_o alone_o or_o to_o who_o only_a the_o name_n jehovah_n do_v belong_v so_o isai._n 45.5_o i_o be_o jehovah_n and_o none_o else_o there_o be_v no_o god_n beside_o i_o and_o deut._n 5.35_o 39_o jehovah_n he_o be_v god_n and_o there_o be_v none_o else_o beside_o he_o jehovah_n he_o be_v god_n in_o heaven_n
above_o and_o upon_o earth_n beneath_o there_o be_v none_o else_o and_o isai._n 42.8_o i_o be_o jehovah_n that_o be_v my_o name_n and_o my_o glory_n will_v i_o not_o give_v unto_o another_o and_o deut._n 6.4_o hear_v o_o israel_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n be_v one_o lord_n or_o jehovah_n thy_o god_n be_v one_o jehovah_n there_o be_v no_o other_o jehovah_n but_o he_o and_o deut._n 28.58_o that_o thou_o may_v fear_v this_o glorious_a and_o fearful_a name_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n or_o jehovah_n thy_o god_n and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n deut._n 32.39_o 1_o sam._n 12.2_o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n i_o will_v not_o despute_v whether_o this_o name_n jehovah_n be_v never_o make_v know_v till_o god_n do_v thus_o declare_v it_o to_o moses_n at_o exod._n 3.15_o it_o may_v seem_v so_o to_o be_v by_o that_o of_o exod._n 6.3_o i_o appear_v unto_o abraham_n and_o to_o isaac_n and_o to_o jacob_n by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n almighty_n but_o by_o my_o name_n jehovah_n be_v i_o not_o know_v to_o they_o it_o be_v true_a that_o god_n be_v often_o so_o call_v in_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n but_o that_o book_n be_v write_v by_o moses_n after_o the_o time_n that_o moses_n speak_v of_o in_o exodus_fw-la and_o moses_n may_v so_o call_v he_o by_o a_o name_n know_v at_o the_o time_n when_o he_o write_v though_o it_o have_v not_o be_v know_v at_o the_o time_n whereof_o he_o write_v as_o when_o abraham_n be_v say_v to_o go_v forth_o from_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n or_o of_o chasdim_n gen._n 11.31_o though_o chese_v the_o son_n of_o nahor_n from_o who_o in_o likelihood_n the_o chaldee_n be_v call_v chasdim_n be_v not_o bear_v till_o afterward_o as_o appear_v gen._n 22.22_o so_o exod._n 12.40_o where_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v say_v to_o have_v sojourn_v four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n it_o must_v be_v reckon_v backward_o as_o far_o as_o abraham_n come_n forth_o from_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n at_o which_o time_n they_o can_v not_o be_v call_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n for_o israel_n be_v not_o then_o bear_v but_o it_o be_v that_o people_n who_o be_v afterward_o call_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o many_o such_o prolepse_n or_o anticipation_n of_o name_n there_o be_v in_o all_o historian_n but_o whether_o it_o be_v upon_o this_o account_n or_o some_o other_o that_o he_o be_v say_v by_o his_o name_n jehovah_n not_o to_o have_v be_v know_v to_o they_o be_v not_o material_a to_o our_o present_a business_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o jehovah_n be_v now_o know_v to_o be_v the_o signal_n name_v of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o i_o think_v no_o where_o give_v to_o any_o other_o now_o that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v call_v jehovah_n be_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v and_o it_o be_v for_o this_o reason_n that_o the_o socinian_o will_v have_v we_o think_v that_o this_o name_n be_v not_o peculiar_a to_o god_n in_o jer._n 23.5_o 6._o he_o be_v call_v jehovah_n tzidkenu_fw-fr the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n behold_v the_o day_n come_v say_v the_o lord_n that_o i_o will_v raise_v unto_o david_n a_o righteous_a branch_n and_o a_o king_n shall_v reign_v and_o prosper_v and_o shall_v execute_v judgement_n and_o justice_n on_o the_o earth_n in_o his_o day_n judah_n shall_v be_v save_v and_o israel_n shall_v dwell_v in_o safety_n which_o be_v agree_v by_o jew_n and_o christian_n to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o messiah_n and_o this_o be_v the_o name_n whereby_o he_o shall_v be_v call_v jehovah_n tzidkenu_fw-la the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n jehovah_n our_o righteousness_n and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n jer._n 33.15_o 16._o in_o psal._n 102._o which_o be_v call_v a_o prayer_n of_o the_o afflict_a when_o he_o pour_v out_o his_o complaint_n before_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n it_o begin_v thus_o hear_v my_o prayer_n o_o lord_n jehovah_n and_o let_v my_o cry_n come_v unto_o thou_o and_o he_o to_o who_o this_o prayer_n be_v make_v be_v eight_o or_o nine_o time_n call_v the_o lord_n jehovah_n now_o he_o to_o who_o this_o prayer_n be_v make_v we_o be_v tell_v hebr._n 1.8_o 10_o 11_o 12._o be_v our_o lord_n christ_n unto_o the_o son_n he_o say_v thou_o lord_n in_o the_o begin_n have_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o heaven_n be_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n they_o shall_v perish_v but_o thou_o remain_v they_o all_o shall_v wax_v old_a as_o a_o garment_n and_o as_o a_o vesture_n shall_v thou_o fold_v they_o up_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v change_v but_o thou_o be_v the_o same_o and_o thy_o year_n shall_v not_o fail_v all_o which_o be_v cite_v out_o of_o that_o prayer_n make_v to_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n so_o i_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o isai._n 41.4_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n jehovah_n before_o i_o there_o be_v no_o god_n neither_o shall_v there_o be_v after_o i_o isai._n 43.10_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n jehovah_n the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o his_o redeemer_n jehovah_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n i_o be_o the_o first_o and_o i_o be_o the_o last_o and_o beside_o i_o there_o be_v no_o god_n isai._n 44.6_o which_o be_v the_o character_n apply_v to_o christ_n rev._n 1.8_o 9_o &_o 2.8_o &_o 21.6_o &_o 22.13_o as_o be_v show_v before_o it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o the_o greek_a septuagint_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o name_n jehovah_n be_v no_o where_o retain_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o think_v every_o where_o put_v for_o it_o whether_o because_o of_o a_o jewish_a superstition_n no_o where_o to_o pronounce_v that_o name_n or_o because_o it_o can_v not_o convenient_o be_v express_v in_o greek_a letter_n i_o will_v not_o determine_v and_o for_o that_o reason_n because_o the_o septuagint_n do_v not_o use_v it_o it_o be_v not_o use_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o do_v most_o comply_v with_o the_o language_n of_o the_o septuagint_n as_o be_v the_o greek_a translation_n then_o in_o use_n and_o therefore_o we_o be_v not_o to_o look_v for_o the_o name_n jehovah_n there_o apply_v to_o christ._n but_o divers_a place_n be_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n apply_v to_o christ_n wherein_o the_o name_n jehovah_n be_v use_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n by_o which_o both_o the_o septuagint_n and_o the_o new_a testament_n do_v constant_o render_v the_o hebrew_n name_n jehovah_n be_v so_o frequent_o apply_v to_o christ_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o that_o throughout_o the_o new_a testament_n it_o be_v almost_o his_o constant_a character_n the_o lord_n the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n etc._n etc._n one_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 1_o cor._n 8.6_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o lord_n of_o glory_n jam._n 2.1_o my_o lord_n and_o my_o god_n joh._n 20.28_o no_o man_n can_v say_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o lord_n but_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 1_o cor._n 12.3_o and_o elsewhere_o so_o often_o that_o none_o can_v be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o character_n iu._n the_o last_o character_n which_o i_o shall_v insist_v upon_o of_o the_o true_a god_n the_o 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