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 21. Acts iv. 12. How now are these testimonies to be reconciled, unless be also ? says of himself, “There is no beside ,”—of  it is said, “He is the  of the World,” John iv. 42. Either then must be, or it is plain there must be a  besides , which is contrary to his repeated and most positive declaration.

But leaving this difficulty to be solved by those who still doubt, I shall beg leave to suggest another consideration of no less importance than the above, towards deciding on the interesting question before us.

The term, as applied to in the Sacred Scriptures, manifestly implies that the work of  was wrought by him; for to call him a , and yet not to ascribe to him the operation of a , which is , is to give him a mere name without that office which the name involves.

But who now, let me ask, can possibly work the work of except  himself?

I put the question to such amongst you, beloved, as have yet any doubt concerning the Divinity of your redeeming and saving, because, perhaps, you have never yet considered as you ought, what the term implies, or what the work of  is.

For your own sake then, and for your ’s sake, let me counsel you now to reflect