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 The Second thing was to shew, That he is a Renowned Plant. He is renowned in heaven, and he is renowned on earth, and will be so, For his name shall endure for ever, Psal. lxxii. 17. O he is renowned!

For what, say you, is he renowned? I might here enter upon a very large field; I shall only tell you,

1. That he is renowned in his Person. There Was never the like of him! The two natures, God and man, are joined together in one, in him: Did you ever see that? If you have not seen that, yon have not seen the Mystery of Godliness: He is the most renowned Person in heaven; but he is, God manifested in the flesh.—Then he is,

2. Renowned for his Pedigree: who can declare his Generation? Considering him as God, his eternal generation from the Father cannot be told. We can tell you, he is the only begotten of the Father, but we cannot tell you the manner of his generation; it is a secret that God has drawn a vail upon, and it is dangerous to venture into a search of it; and they that have attempted it, have, commonly been boged into Arian, Arminian, and Sabellian errors. Considering him as man, he is sprung of a race of ancient Kings, a famous catalogue of them you read of in it of Matthew.—And who can declare his generation even as