But we are not left to any doubtful deductions on this subject. The term Jehovah, as it stands in the original, is often anddirectly appli ed to Christ. One of the most striking examples is the solemn vision of Isaiah. "In the 'year that king Uzziah died, I saw also the "LORD sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, 'and his train filled the temple. Above it stood 'the seraphims:-And one cried unto another, and said Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts; 'the whole earth is full of his glory." The term Lord in these instances, is Jehovah. The apostle John quotes a part of the description of this vision, in the x11th. chapter of his gospel, and applies it, expressly, to Christ. In reference to whom, he says, "These things said Esaias, 'when he saw his glory and spake of him." John knew who it was that Isaiah called Jehovah of hosts, and he assures us that it was Christ. It is proper also to notice the awful impression made upon the mind of the prophet, when he had this discovery of the Christ Jehovah. "Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; 'because I am a man of unclean lips, and 1 dwell 'in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for 'mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of 'hosts." How holy and terrible is Jehovah our Saviour!

Isa. XL. 3. "The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the "LORD," that is Jehovah, "make straight in the 'desert a highway for our God." The Evangel

ist Matthew, speaking of John the Baptist, says, (Chap. 11.) "This is he that was spoken of by "the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one 'crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight." John came to prepare the way of Christ. And the prophet says it was the way of Jehovah.

Jer.xxIII.5.6. "Behold, the days come, saith 'the LORD, that I will raise unto Davida righteous 'Branch, and a king shall reign and prosper, and 'shall execute judgment andjustice in the earth. 'In his days, Judah shall be saved, and Israel 'shall dwell safely; and this is his name where'by he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS." It is Jehovah our Righteousness. And it is well known that the righteous Branch of the house of David is Christ. And the Saviour alone is our righteousness before God.

Isa. XLIII. "But now thus saith the LORD 'that created thee, O Israel, Fear not; for I have 'redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy 'name." And, a little after, "For I am the LORD thy God, the holy one of Israel, thy Saviour." The LORD, in these verses is Jehovah; and he is spoken of as Creator, Redeemer, and Saviour. All of which show him to be Christ.

Zech. XII. "The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth theheavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man

'withinhim." The LORD, here, is Jehovah ; and you perceive that the prophet describes him by his works of creation. But we are told in our text, "All things were made by him," that is, Christ. The character of this Jehovab is further explained in this chapter of the prophet. He says, "And I will pour upon the 'house of David, and upon the inhabitants of 'Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplica'tions; and they shall look upon me whom 'they have pierced, and they shall mourn for 'him, as one mourneth for his..only son." Who has been pierced by the inhabitants of Jerusalem? To whom shall they one day look and mourn? It is this Jehovah Jesus, who has been pierced for sin, who invites the guilty and the perishing to look to him with repentance; to look and be saved.

The Lord of hosts is an expression very often used in the scriptures, and is most generally, Jehovah of hosts. This appellation is frequently given to Christ. Ps. XXIV. "Who is this king of glory? The LORD of hosts," Jehovah of hosts, "he is the king of glory." This Psalm is a description of Christ, and of the character of his people. It is said of them, individually, "He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, 'and righteousness from the God of his salva'tion." The God of their salvation is Christ. The beholder, contemplating the redemption of God's people, by the power and mercy of their Saviour, is represented as enquiring, with

great solicitude, "Who is this King of glory ?" The Church replies, "The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory."-This term is applied to Christ, with great clearness, on a variety of occasions. It is an appellation singularly suited to his character. The hosts of God are his armies. They are all the powers, the instruments, whether rational or irrational beings, by which he performs the purposes of his will. Of all these, Christ is the Lord. All are his servants, subject to his controul. He says, "All pow'er is given unto me in heaven and in earth."--When Christ appeared to Joshua on the wall of Jericho, with a drawn sword in his hand, the leader of Israel anxiously enquires," Art thou 'for us, or for our adversaries? And he said Nay; 'but as captain of the host of the LORD am 'now come." In this character, he delivered into his hand that strong city, with all its pow

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7. Christ Jesus is called the Father. This term, in mentioning the names of the persons of the Trinity, is usually applied to the first person. Yet the sacred writers evidently take pains to apply those names to the different persons, indiscrminately, to prevent an apprehension that there may be in one a superiority to another.--While we have many examples of the application of the term, Father, to Christ, no one is more conspicuous than the noted prophecy of the Saviour in the 9th of Isaiah. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son

'is given, and the government shall be upon 'his shoulder; and his name shall be called 'Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The 'everlasting Father, The Prince of peace." The same prophet says again of his Lord, in the name of the Gentiles, Isa. LXIII. 16; "Doubt'less thou art our Father, though Abraham be 'ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: 'thou, O Lord, art our Father, our Redeemer; 'thy name is from everlasting." There can be no mistake in the apprehension of this passage, since, in the same sentence, he is called our Father and our Redeemer. Our Redeemer is none but Christ. Mat. 11. 10. "Have we 'not all one father? hath not one God created 'us?" The Creator is Christ, who is the father of all.

Rev. xxi. 6. "And he said unto me it is 'done, I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning 'and the end: He that overcometh shall inherit 'all things; and I will be his God, and he shall 'be my son." The Alpha and the Omega is Christ. If the believer is a son, as here denominated, the Redeemer is his Father. The term Father, is designed to signify superiority. As the Father is the head of the house, Christ is the head of the church, the head and disposer of all things. He is the former, the preserver, the protector of his people, wielding the scepture of all things, disposing every event for the advancement of his own purposes of wisdom and grace.