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 have sympathised with our necessities, which could be touched with our infirmities and supply our wants, "for the Son of man is come to save that which was lost." He, however, must be lifted up, elevated in the thoughts and affections of the faithful; and, therefore, Jesus said, "When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am He [the Father], and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me I speak these things."

There is, however, another view of those titles which it may be useful to present before closing this point in our subject. It is generally acknowledged that the Lord, as the Son of God, is called the Word, for it is written, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God; and the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth;" but it has not been so commonly observed that He is also called the Son of man in reference to the Word; there is however a distinction in those references, as will be evident from a little attention to the subject. It is written that "the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son, and hath given Him authority to execute—judgment, because He is the Son of man." Yet the Lord said, "If any man hear my words and believe not, I judge him not; for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth me and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day." Now although the first of these two passages states that all judgmcnt is committed to the Son, because He is the Son of man, yet the Lord explains this by declaring that it is