his Father, from all eternity.-The apparent manifestation
of the divine attributes in the person of Jesus Christ God-
man. The designation of him in God's first decrees, as
the end for whom all the creatures were made. The part
that he bore as God-man in the creation, as by him all
things were created. The appointment of him by God to
be one Lord over all, under him one God; and to be in
a more special respect the head of the elect, on whom they
were to hold the tenure of all the blessings bestowed on
them above the dues of creation,