compare us to him?" v. 25. "To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One." v. 26. "Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number; he called them all by names," &e. Exclusive of the aforestated facts, it is not intelligible to liken the Son of Man to the Creator of the World, and attach to a mortal the titles of God Almighty, everlasting Father, &c. Job says, xv. 14 and 15. "What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? Behold he putteth no trust in his saints, yea, the heavens are not clear in his sight." David says, Psa. lxxxix. 48. " "What man is he that liveth and shall not see death?

Ye Sophists! how can ye attach the title of everlasting Father to Jesus, when ye are selfobliged to confess that Jesus did not live one half of his days? And how can ye call him the Prince of Peace? For Jesus himself said, "I am not come to make peace upon earth, but to use the sword." You will perhaps observe, that in Isa. ix. 6. For unto us a child is born," follows immediately, v. 7. "Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end,” &c. And, according to what the Jews maintain, this refers to Hezekiah; but that cannot be admitted, for the kingdom of Hezekiah ceased. To this I reply, for you know that it is spoken

גבורו ואבי עד מאחר שאפילו בקדושיו לא יאמין

ושמים לא זכו בעיניו איוב טו" יד": ודוד אמר

תהלים פטי מחי מי גבר יחיה ולא יראה מות :

וכן אף לדבריהם שמפרשים עליו אבי עד הלא ידוע שלא חי לחצי ימיו : ואיך לפרוש עליו שר שלום הלא הוא בעצמו העיד באמרו באגי לא באתי לשום שלום בארץ כי אם חרב : ואם תאמר הלא נאמר תיכף אחר ילד יולד לנו בישעי' ט' ו' למרבה המשרה ולשלום אין קץ ואם כדבריך שעל יחזקיה נאמרה הלא קץ למלכותו : לכן תדע כי הדבר זה נאמר על הפלגה כמו שתמצא הלשון זה כמה פעמים בתנ"ך כמו ישעי' ה' ז' ותמלא ארצו כסף וזהב ואין קצה לאוצרותיו ותמלא ארצו סוסים ואין קצה למרכבותיו וכן קהלת ד' חי יש אחד ואין שני גס

child, as mentioned in the above texts; and this son is already given us. "Unto us a son is given; for when Ahaz reigned, Hezekiah's son was 9 years old; which truth is fully explained in the text before quoted, namely, "For unto us a child is born." The above quoted text says, "And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty GoD, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace:". whereby GOD alone is meant, who is Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty GoD, and the everlasting Father. The name of the child, GoD called the Prince of Peace; for during its life time there should be peace in Israel. All the other attributes are meant upon GOD, and are explained as follows: Wonderful, for God shewed the wonder to king Hezekiah that the sun went backwards: Counsellor for GoD's advice was affirmed, and that of Sanherib annulled: the mighty God, for Sanherib armed himself with a great army, and GOD with his Almightiness slew them in a moment: the everlasting Father, for he exists for ever, and the life of all living is in his hands, either to increase or decrease their years, as we find that he prolonged the life of Hezekiah 15 years. Thus have I given you the true sense of these expressions, and with safety may I declare the explanations of the Sophists are false.

Isaiah says, xl. xl. 18. "To whom then will ye liken GOD? or what likeness will ye

בשבילו : יועץ ע"ש שעצת ה' קמה ועצת סנחריב הופרה : א גבור הי כי אעפ"י שבא סנחריב בחיל גדול הוא ית" הראה כחו וגבורתו עליהם וברגע קטנה הכה את מחנהו כלם פגרים מתים : אבי עד שהוא ית" קיים לעד ולעולם ובידו נפש כל חי כרצונו להוסיף או לגרוע כמו שהוסיף לחיי חזקיה טו שנה על שנותיו : הפירוש זה אמת ויישר הוא ולא כמו או המתייחסום כח וגדולות

הבורא יתברך לבשר ודם אשר כונן להשחית:

ועליהם אמר ישעי" מי יח' וא מי תדמיון א מה דמות תערכו לו וכו' : כה וא מי תדמיוני ואשוה יאמר קדוש : כו' שאו מרום עיניכם וראו מי ברא אה המוציא במספר צבאם לכלם בשם יקרא וכו': ולפי האמת לא יסבול שום דעה לדמות ילוד אשה למי שאמר והיה העולם ומה אונש כי יזכה וכי יזכה ילוד אשה לקרא שמו •

you, whether the Son of Man can be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father? For Isaiah says, xl. 25. "To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One?" Therefore, says David, Psa. lxxxvi. 10. "For thou art great, and doest wonderous things: thou art GOD alone." Ib. lxxvii. 14. " Thou art the GOD that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people." Isa. xxviii. 29. "This also cometh from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel and excellent in working. GOD is the Almighty, as David says, Psa. lxxxix. 14. "Thou hast a mighty arm; hand, and high is thy right hand."

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The everlasting Father, as in Psa. cii. 25 and 26. "Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure; yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed."

GOD called this child the Prince of Peace. The prophet said this relative to Hezekiah, king of Judah, in whose reign a great miracle occurred to Israel, they obtaining a glorious victory over the Assyrians, when the Angel of GoD slew one hundred and eighty-five thousand of the king's bravest men. This miraculous deed, says the prophet, was in consequence of the merits of this