ARTICLE VII. God the Father by his Word, by his Son, or by Jefus Chrift, as his Minifter, or Active Inftrument at firft Created, Made, Order'd, or Difpos'd, and ftill Governs all the fub ordinate Creatures, vifible and invifible. αντα αυτῇ ἐγένετο, LL things were made Joh. I. 3. drra di dure éxévélo. A by him, and with V. Io. Eph. III. 9. Colof I. 16, 17. Heb. I. z. . καὶ χωρὶς αὐτό ἐγένετο Τῷ Θεῷ, τῷ πάντα κάσαντι διὰ Ἰησε Χρις. Ἐν αὐτῷ ἐκτίπε τα πάντα, τὰ ἐν τοῖς ἐρανοῖς καὶ τὰ ἐπὶ ↑ Yus, TÀ Ôeg.TÀ, xdóεατα εἴτε θρόνοι, εἴτε κυριαTHIES, ATO apxai, TE Εξεσίαν, τα πάντα δι αὐ out him was not any thing made. The World was made by him. To God, who created all things by Jefus Chrift. For by him were all things created that are in heaven, and that are on earth, viffble and invifble, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principa Tỡ, xì eiç ́AUTÒY EXTlities, or powers, all things καὶ αὐτός ὅτι πρὸ πάντων, καὶ τὰ πάντα ἐν αὐτῷ συ Ον έθηκε κληρονόμον TÁVTOV S & T ai ἕνας ἐποίησεν. were created by him, and for him. And he is before all things, and by him all things confift. See Conftitut. Apoftol. L. VII, C. 41. p. 380. L. VIII. C. 5. P. 391. Whom he hath appointed the Heir of all things; by whom alfo he made the Ages. Σ Thou Lord, in the begin- v. 10, 11, ning haft laid the foundati- 12. on of the earth, and the heavens are the Works of thine hands. They fall perish, but thou remaineft : and they all fall wax old, as doth a Garment. And as a vefture fhalt thou fold them up, and they fhall be changed; but thou art the fame, and thy years shall not fail. Who made all things Prædic by the Word of his Pow- Petri er; that is, in the myfti- apud. pag. cal fenfe, of his Son. Our Lord Jefus Chrift Clem. Ep. is the Scepter of the Ma-I. §. 16. p. jesty of God. 24. prius. 154. Hearken, fays he, The Herm Si Name of the Son of God mil. IX. is great, and without S. 14. P. bounds, and the whole 16. World is fupported by it. If then, fay 1, every Creature of God be fupported by his Son, &c. For had he not come in have been able to look the Flesh, how fhould Men be fav'd? Seeing if they upon him, that they might behold only the Sun, which was the Work of his Hands, M Barnab 5. p. 16. $.6. p. 19. §. 12. P. 40. σιν εἰς ἀκῆνας αυτό άντο- Λέγε γ ἡ γραφὴ πελ ἡμῷ, ὡς λέγε τῷ ὑῷ, ποιήowly nur einóra 6 dμciwon iμp av Spwor, ὁμοίωσιν ἡμι ν ἄνθρωπον, and fall hereafter ceale to be, they are not able ftedfastly to look against the Rays of it. For thus the Scripture faith concerning us, where it introduceth the Father fpeaking to the Son; Let us make Man after our likenefs and fimilitude. In him, and to him, are Ἐν αὐτῷ πάντα, καὶ εἰς all things. Conftitut. αὐτόν. L II. C. 24. p234. των ἀνδρὸς καὶ γωαικός. God was pleafed, that he who was the maker of Man and Woman, should be born of a Woman. See L. V. C. 5. p. 319. L. II. C. 36. p. 246. C. 59. P. 268. As being the Creator of Nature, and the Legislator of the Constitution. If therefore the Lord of heaven and earth underwent all his fufferings for us, &c. The Lord, in whose hand his breath is. A's therefore we believe Mofes, when he fays, ! the beginning God made the heaven and the earth; and we know that he did not want Matter, but by his Will alone brought thofe things into being, which Christ was commanded to make, make, we mean the Τῶν ἄλλων ταγμάτων Δὶ ἔ καὶ τὰ πάντα ἐποί nous, x 7 onwv @egros. ήσας, ὅλων Ὁ διὰ Χεις ποιήσας τὰ ing, xj si auto cv ap xoquñoas tù d'nataond’asa. Ο δημιουργίας ἢ διὰ με στο κτήσης, ὡς απΘ. Ῥῦσαι τὰ ἔργα 7 χρεια par où in & 22 mois ρῶν πνεύμα]Θ ἐνεργείας. Heaven, the Earth, the Sea, Him therefore do we c. 20. p. alfo preach to you; and 3 6. declare him to be God the Word, who miniftred to his God and Father, for the Creation of the Univerfe. The Maker of the other L. VI. C. Orders, the one Creator 11. F.3.0. and Maker of the feveral Creatures by Chrift; the fame their Preferver, and Legislator by him. See C. 19. By whom thou madeft L. VII. C. all things, and takeft care 25 p. 370. of the whole World. See C. 26. p. 371. L. VIII. C. 16. p. 406. C. 37. P. 416. Who by Christ haft made the whole World and by him in the beginning didft reduce into order the diforder'd parts. C 34. P. 5374 The Creator of the C. 35. P. Creation, by a Mediator. 375, 375. Deliver the Works of L. VIII. thy Hands from the Pow-C. 7. P er of the adverse Spirit, 394. [to Chrift.] See C. 5. Who didit bring all things c. 12 p. out of nothing into being 399, 400, 10 εἰς τὸ ἐν παραγαγών by thy only begotten Sen. 401. furs of it. See C. 37. P. 416. C. 38 p. M 2 'AMS AjHercn. Επρεπε γδ της δημιουργο He was really in the Womb, who forms all Men in the Womb. As the Commander of the Lord's Army, and as the difpofer of every rational Nature. He made all things, E by the command of the Father.] For it became the Crea 3.4.p.115. un Tḥ owned Sox photor not to make ufe of the Juft. Apol. γονήσι, ἀλλὰ τῇ δαδόξω O 7 ȧpxlu Si AUTZ II. §. 6. p. πάντα ἔκτισε, καὶ εκόσμησε 14. Parænet.S. Θεῖ ὀνομάζι λόγον, δι' ε 15. p. 79. ¿eavòs, xù yũ, ¿ ñ ñãπ ordinary method of Generation, but of one which was furprizing and strange, on account of his being the Creator. When in the beginning he created, and fet in order things by him. He Names the Word of `God, by whom the Hea EVVETONTIOLs, we diven, the Earth, and the whole Creation was made, as the Divine Prophecies of Holy Men teach us: Το which Orpheus himfelf, when he had been in Egypt, did in part give ear, and thence understood, that the whole Creation was made by the Word of God, &c. Miniftring to that God who was over the World. as alfo from his miniftring to his Father's Will, &c. |