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Ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty."

"And in the midst One like unto the Son of Man." "And when I saw Him I fell at his feet dead: and He laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not! I am the First and the Last; I am He that liveth and was dead, and behold I am alive for evermore. Amen."-Rev. i. 8. & xiii. 17, 18. See also Is. xliv. 6. and xlviii. 12. Mic. v. 2.

The sacred name, I AM; or JEHOVAH; the strongest possible expression of eternal existence, is the Name of the second Person of the Trinity.

"Before Abraham was I AM."-John viii. 58. "Christ, though the eternal Spirit, offered himself to God."-Heb. ix. 14.

Holiness is also an attribute ascribed to the Three Persons of the Trinity.

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Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God Almighty," is the cry of the seraphim.-Rev. i. 8.

"Holy Father, keep those whom Thou hast given me."-John xvii. 11.

"Thus saith the high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy."-Is. lvii. 15. "The Lord our God is Holy."-Ps. xcix. 9.

"But ye denied the Holy One, and the Just."— Acts iii. 14.

"Neither suffer thine Holy One to see corruption."-Ps. xvi. 10. and Acts ii. 27.

"I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour."-Is. xliii. 3. (See also Rev. iii. 7. Mark i. 24. Luke i. 35. and iv. 27.)

"According to the Spirit of Holiness."-Rom.

i. 4.

"Grieve not the Holy Spirit."-Eph. iv. 30.

The Holy Spirit is named the Holy Ghost throughout Scripture.

SECTION V.

But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all ONE; the GLORY EQUAL, the MAJESTY CO

ETERNAL.

"The Arians were equally to blame for dividing the substance, and Godhead, in the manner before mentioned."

"To be a little more particular on this head, we go on to open and explain this Unity of Godhead, Equality of Glory, and co-eternity of Majesty."

The Godhead One.

"One God and Father of all."—Eph. iv. 6. "I am the Almighty God."-Gen. xvii. 1.

"The Word was God."-John i. 1. See Acts vii. 59. Is. xliii. 3.

"Unto the Son, He said, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever."-Ps. xlv. 6.

"In him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily."-Col. ii. 9.

"Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God."Acts v. 4.

Where, the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God.

Glory Equal.

"Father, glorify thou me with thine own self, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was."-John xvii. 5.

"The Spirit of Glory, and of God, rested upon you."-1 Pet. iv. 14.

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Glory, therefore, be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost."

Majesty Co-eternal.

If awful splendour be Majesty,

The awful splendour of Mount Sinai at the giving of the Law:

The glorious splendour of the burning bush:

The bright effulgence of the mount of Transfiguration:

The light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, at St. Paul's conversion; and

The wonderful cloven tongues of fire, on the day of Pentecost,

are sacred testimonies of the Eternal Majesty of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

If Majesty express Power.

"Power belongeth unto God."-Ps. lxii. 11. "All power is given to me, in heaven and earth." -Matt. xxviii. 18. and see 1 Tim. vi. 15.

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Through power of the Holy Ghost."—Rom. xv.

13 and 19.

The Power of working miracles, as well as of prophecy, is ascribed throughout Scripture, to the Three Persons of the Holy Trinity.

"Those men who have seen my glory and my miracles which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness."-Num. xiv. 22.

"This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory.

"Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God."-Rom. xv. 19.

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"As He spake by the mouth of his holy prophets." -Luke i. 70.

"Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father."-1 Pet. i. 1.

"This is Jesus the Prophet of Nazareth."”—Matt. xxi. 11.

"Take ye heed, behold, I have foretold you all things."-Mark xiii. 23.

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Prophecy came not of old by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost."-2 Pet. i. 21.

If Majesty be Glory.-See

Equal," Sec. v.

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Each of the blessed Persons of the Trinity has been shewn to be Eternal: they are therefore Co-eternal when united. Hence the Majesty of the Godhead is Co-eternal.

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