Christ-with the power of our Lord Jesus viii. 6. To us there is one Lord Jesus Christ. xi. 23. I received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you. 1 Pet. ii. 3, 4. If ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. To whom coming as unto a living stone. 2 Pet. i. 2. Grace and peace be multiplied unto you, through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. Rev. i. 8. I am Alpha and Omega, the be xii. 3. No man can say that Jesus is the ginning and the ending, saith the Lord. Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. Ver. 5. There are differences of administra tions, but the same Lord. xi. 8. The city where our Lord was crucified. xxii. 20, 21. He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly; Amen. Even xv. 47. The second man is the Lord from so, come Lord Jesus. The grace of our Lord heaven. 2 Cor. i. 14. Ye are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus. v. 6. While we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord.-Ver. 8. Are willing rather to be present with the Lord. Eph. v. 29. Even as the Lord cherisheth the church. vi. 8. Whatsoever good things any man doth, the same shall he receive of the Lord. Phil. ii. 11. That every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Col. iii. 17. Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.Ver. 23, 24. Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as to the Lord; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. 1 Thess. i. 8. From you sounded out the word of the Lord. iv. 1, 2. We exhort you by the Lord Jesus. Ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. Ver. 16, 17. The Lord himself shall descend. We shall be caught up to meet the Lord in the air; so shall we ever be with the Lord. 2 Thess. i. 7, 8. The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ver. 12. That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified. Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. VI. Christ is one with the Father. John x. 30. I and my Father are one. Ch. xvii. 11. 22. Ver. 38. The Father is in me and I in him. Ch. xvii. 21.—xiv. 9, 10, 11. xii. 44, 45. He that believeth on me, believeth on him that sent me. He that seeth me, seeth him that sent me. Ch. xiv. 9.viii. 19. xiv. 7. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also. Ver. 11. I am in the Father, and he in me. Ch. xiii. 32. xv. 23. He that hateth me hateth my Father also. 1 John ii. 23. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father. xvi. 15. All things that the Father hath are mine. xvii. 10. All mine are thine, and thine are mine. Heb. i. 3. Who being the brightness of the Father's glory, and the express image of his person. John v. 26. As the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself. Col. i. 19. VII. The same things spoken of God the Father and of Christ. Eph. v. 5. The kingdom of Christ and of God. 1 John v. 7. There are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the 1 Tim. i. 12. I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, Holy Ghost; and these three are one. who enabled me, &c. Col. ii. 2. The mystery of God, and of the vi. 15. He is King of kings, and Lord of Father, and of Christ. lords. Rev. xvii. 14.-xix. 16. 2 Thess. ii. 16, 17. Now our Lord Jesus 2 Tim. ii. 22. Call on the Lord, out of a Christ himself, and God even our Father, pure heart. Rom. x. 13. iv. 8. There is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord the righteous judge shall give me at that day. Heb. i 3. How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by them that heard him? xiii. 20. Our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep. which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation, and good hope through grace; comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good word and work. 1 Tim. vi. 13. I give thee charge in the sight of God, and before Christ Jesus, &c. Tit. ii. 13. The appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. Rev. xiv. 4. The first-fruits unto God, and to the Lamb. xxi. 22, 23. The Lord God Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple of the city. The glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. Ch. xi. 15.—xx. 6. Image of the invisible God, Col. i. 15. of the Jews, Matt. ii. 2, of kings, Rev. xvii. 14. Christ's Titles in general, ranged in alpha- Lamb of God, John i. 29. betical order. Adam, the last, 1 Cor. xv. 45. Angel of the covenant, Mal. iii. 1. of God's presence, Isa. Ixiii. 9. Anointed, (Christ) John i. 41. with the Holy Ghost, Acts x. 38. Apostle and High Priest, Heb. iii. 1. Rev. xiii. 8. Light of the world, John ix. 5.-viii. 12. Life, John xiv. 6. Col. iii. 4. Lion of the tribe of Judah, Rev. v. 5. of lords, Rev. xvii. 14. Man, Acts xvii. 31. 1 Tim. ii. 5. Beginning of the creation of God, Rev. iii. 14. Michael, Rev. xii. 7. Begotten of the Father, John i. 14. Bishop, 1 Pet. ii. 25. Blessed and only Potentate, 1 Tim. vi. 15. Bright and morning star, Rev. xxii. 16. Brightness of the Father's glory, Heb. i. 3. of salvation, Heb. ii. 10. Offspring of David, Rev. xxii. 16. Only begotten of the Father, John i. 14. Chosen servant, Matt. xii. 18. Luke xxiii. 35. Purifier, Mal. iii. 3. Matt. iii. 12. Consolation of Israel, Luke ii. 25. Ransom, 1 Tim. ii. 6. Corner-stone, Eph. ii. 20. 1 Pet. ii. 6. Counsellor, Isa. ix. 6. Hos. iii. 5. Redeemer, Isa. lix. 20. Job xix. 25. David, Jer. xxx. 9. Ezek. xxxvii. 24, 25. Righteous servant, Isa. liii. 11. Glory of the Lord, Isa. xl. 5. Righteousness, 1 Cor. i. 30. Rock, 1 Cor. x. 4. Deut. xxxii. 15. Root of David, Rev. xxii. 16. Ruler in Israel, Mic. v. 2. Saviour, Luke ii. 11. Eph. v. 23. Shiloh, Gen. xlix. 10. Son of God, John i. 34. of the Most High, Luke i. 32. Matt. xxv. 31. God, Rom. ix. 5. 1 Tim. iii. 16. 2 Pet. i. 1. Servant of God, Matt. xii. 18. 1 John v. 20. Governor of Israel, Matt. ii. 6. Heir of all things, Heb. i. 2. Holy child, Acts iv. 30. of Israel, Acts xxviii. 20. Horn of salvation, Luke i. 69. I Am, John viii. 58. Ps. xviii. 2. Stone refused, Matt. xxi. 42. Ps. cxviii. 22. Sun of righteousness, Mal. iv. 2. True witness, Rev. iii. 14, Truth, John xiv. 6. Vine, John xv. 1. Way, John xiv. 6. Wonderful, Isa. ix. 6. Wisdom of God, 1 Cor. i. 24. ་་ (Our) 1 Cor. i. 30. Word of God, John i. 1. Rev. xix. 13. CHAPTER VII. CHRIST'S WORKS. I. He created all things. John i. 3. All things were made by him, and without him was not any thing made. Ver. 10. The world was made by him. 1 Cor. viii. 6. By whom are all things. Eph. iii. 9. God created all things by Jesus Christ. power and great glory. He shall send his angels, with the sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Dan. vii. 13, 14. Mark xiii. 24 to 28. Rev. i. 7.-xiv. 14.—xxii. 20. xxv. 31-33. The Son of Man shall come Col. i. 16, 17. By him were all things in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, created, that are in heaven, and that are in and then shall he sit upon the throne of his earth, visible and invisible, whether they be glory. (Matt. xix. 28. Luke ix. 26.) Bethrones or dominions or principalities or pow-fore him shall be gathered all nations, and he ers, all things were created by him and for him; and he is before all things, and by him all things consist. Heb. i. 2. By him God made the worlds. Ver. 10. Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of thy hands. Ver. 11. Ch. iii. 3, 4. II. Christ shall raise the dead. John x. 18. Jesus said, I have power to lay down my life and to take it again. Ch. ii. 19. 21. v. 21. As the Father raiseth the dead and quickeneth them, even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. Ver. 25. The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that hear shall live.-Ver. 28, 29. All that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil unto the resurrection of damnation. Dan. xii. 2. vi. 40. This is the will of him that sent me, that every one that seeth the Son and believeth on him, may have everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the last day. Ver. 39. Ch. xi. 25, 26. 2 Tim. i. 10. III. Christ will change the bodies of mankind. Phil. iii. 21. Christ shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things to himself. See 1 Cor. xv. 51, 52. IV. Christ shall judge the world. Isa. xi. 3. He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes. Matt. xxiv. 30, 31. They shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven, with shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. He shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. John v. 22. The Father hath committed all judgment to the Son.-Ver. 27. He hath given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of man. Acts x. 42. The apostles said, Jesus commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify, that it is he which was ordained of God to be the judge of quick and dead. xvii. 31. God hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness, by that man whom he hath ordained (viz. Jesus Christ). Rom. ii. 16. God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ. xiv. 10. We shall all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ. 2 Tim. iv. 1. The Lord Jesus shall judge the quick and the dead, at his appearing and his kingdom. V. Christ will dispense suitable rewards and punishments to all mankind. Matt. xvi. 27. The Son of man shall come, and then shall he reward every one according to his works. Rom. ii. 10. Cor. v. 10. Gal. vi. 7, 8. Rev. xxii. 12. See, God will render to men according to their works, in Chap. upon Good Works. VI. Rewards from Christ to the righteous. Matt. xxv. 34-36. To them on his right hand, he will say, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungered and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger [and ye took me in; naked and ye clothed me; I was sick and ye visited me; I was in prison | profess unto them, I never knew you; depart and ye came unto me.-Ver. 40. Verily I say from me, ye that work iniquity. unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Ver. 46. The righteous shall go into life eternal. Ver. 36 to 40. xiii, 43. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. Dan. xii. 3. As the brightness of the firmament, and as the stars for ever and ever. xix. 28. Jesus said, Ye that have followed me in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 1 Cor. vi. 2, 3. Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? That we shall judge angels? Luke xxii. 30. Ver. 29. Every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundred-fold, and shall inherit everlasting life. Luke xviii. 29, 30. Luke xxii. 29, 30. I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me; that ye may eat and drink at my table, &c. Col. iii. 4. When Christ who is our life shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. 1 Thess. iv. 17. We shall be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. John xvii. 24. 2 Thess. i. 10. Christ shall come, to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe. Rev. ii. 10. I will give thee a crown of life. 2 Tim. iv. 8. A crown of righteousness. 1 Cor. ix. 25. An incorruptible crown. 1 Pet. i. 4. An inheritance incorruptible. vii. 17. The Lamb which is in the midst of the throne, shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. See, Being glad, rejoicing in the Lord. xi. 18. Thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead that they should be judged, and that thou shouldst give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name small and great. VII. Punishments inflicted on the wicked by Christ. Matt. vii. 22. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name cast out devils, and in thy name done many wonderful works? Luke xiii. 26. We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.-Matt. vii. 23. And then will I xiii. 40-42. As the tares are gathered, and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity. And shall cast them into a furnace of fire; there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.-Ver. 49, 50. xxv. 32, 33. Before the Son of man shall be gathered all nations, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.-Ver. 41-43. Then shall he say to them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was an hungered and ye gave me no meat; I was thirsty and ye gave me no drink; I was a stranger and ye took me not in; naked and ye clothed me not; sick and in prison, and ye visited me not.-Ver. 45. I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.-Ver. 46. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment. Mark ix. 44. The worm dieth not, &c. Isa. lxvi. 24. John iii. 36. The wrath of God abideth on them. x. 11. 14, 15. Jesus sent forth his disciples, and said unto them, Into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, if they shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart, shake off the dust of your feet. Verily I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city. Mark viii. 38. Whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels, See threats against Chorazin and Bethsaida, Matt. xi. 21, 22. Against Capernaum, Matt. xi. 23, 24. Against the impenitent hearers of Christ, Matt. xii. 41, 42. Luke iii. 17. He will gather the wheat into his garner, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. John xii. 48. He that rejecteth me, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. 1 Thess. v. 2, 3. The day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, and they shall not escape. 2 Thess. i. 7-9. The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven, with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God, and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction, from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power. ii. 8. The wicked one, (or man of sin) the Lord will consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming. Rev. xvii. 8. 2 Pet. ii. 4. God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment.-Ver. 6. 12, 13. Ver. 9, 10. The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment, to be punished. But chiefly them that walk in the Just of uncleanness, and despise government. Rev. vi. 14-17. The heaven departed as a scroll. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every freeman, hid themselves in the dens, and in the rocks of the mountains. And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb For the great day of his wrath is come, and who shall be able to stand? xi. 18. Thy wrath is come, and the time that thou shouldst destroy them that destroy the earth. xx. 14. Death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. xx. 15. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life, was cast into the lake of fire. Ch. xix. 20. xxi. 8. The wicked shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone. CHAPTER VIII. WORSHIP OFFERED TO CHRIST. I. ACTS of worship offered to Christ | jointly with the Father. Matt. xxviii. 19. Go ye and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. John v. 23. All men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. Rom. i. 7. Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. i. 3. 2 Cor. i. 2. Gal. i. 3. Eph. i. 2. -vi. 23. Phil. i. 2. Col. i. 2. 1 Thess. i. 1. 2 Thess. i. 2. Philem. 3. 2 Cor. xii. 19. We speak before God in Christ. 1 Tim. i. 2. Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father, and Jesus Christ our Lord. 2 Tim. i. 2. Tit. i. 4. 2 John 3. Rev. i. 4, 5. Phil. ii. 11. Every tongue shall confess, that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 2 Thess. ii. 16, 17. Our Lord Jesus Christ, and God even our Father, comfort your hearts, and establish you. Rev. v. 13. Every creature which is in heaven, and on earth, heard I, saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, for ever and ever. vii. 9. I beheld and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands.— Ver. 10. And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb. II. Acts of worship offered to Christ alone by the church in heaven, and upon earth. Ps. ii. 12. Kiss the Son lest he be angry, and ye perish. lxxii. 17. All nations shall call him blessed. cxviii. 26. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Matt. xxi. 9. Luke xiii. 35. Matt. ii. 2. The wise men said, We are come to worship him. xviii. 20. Where two or three are gathered together in my name, &c. Luke xxiii. 42. The malefactor said, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. xxiv. 52. The disciples worshipped him. Acts vii. 59. They stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus receive my spirit. iii. 6. In the name of Jesus Christ, rise and walk. ix. 14. Here he hath authority to bind all that call on thy name.-Ver. 21. Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name? xxii. 16. Be baptized and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord. |