Observations, censures, and confutations of notorious errours in Mr. Hobbes his Leviathan and other his bookes to which are annexed occasionall anim-adversions on some writings of the Socinians and such hæreticks of the same opinion with him / by William Lucy ...

Sect. 18.

Which being done, it must needs follow, that Mr. Hobbes was much too bold with him, when he said, he did personate the Father; which, as it is a language un∣heard-of in Scripture, so it is impossible to be true, he being equall to him in all things, and co-acting with him whatsoever he did, in Heaven or Earth; what he adde's [that our Saviour came to ••educe the Jews, and induce all Nations into the Kingdom of his Father, not as of himself,* 1.1 but as sent from his Father] was weakly affirmed, if not worse; for although in that errand he was sent by the Father, as he was man, yet he, with plenarity of power, did execute the same, as he was the Son of God, and God united to that manhood; of which I think to discourse more fully hereafter; but in a word for the present, t••ke that onely one Sentence of our Saviour's, which is the latter part of the 21. Verse of the 20. Chapter of St. John; As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you; this was spoken to his Apostles; here the Father sent Christ as man, to bear witnesse to the Truth, John 18.37. for this end was I born, and for this end came I into the world, that I should b••ar witnesse to the truth; so

did he command his Apostles, Matth. 28.19, 20. Goe teach all nations,* 1.2 or discipulize them, Verse 20. teaching them to observe all thing whatsoever I have commanded you; where we see that his Authority sent them in the same errand that he was sent in himself; then next, which is most pertinent to this purpose, in the 18. Ver. of the same 28. of St. Matth. he saith, All power is gi∣ven me in Heaven and in Earth; so if he did not give them such Power or Authority, where the greatest power is given, there the lesse is included, Matth. 10.1. he gave them power over unclean spirits, those are the greatest and most powerfull things in the world; so likewise John 20.23. whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted, &c. there the power of Heaven and Earth is both included; and in none of these is that unworthy diminishing Term added which Mr. Hobbes intrude's, (not as of himself) for, although, as man his Authority is derivative, yet, as God, he gave these powers with Authority immediately from himself, with no ex∣pression of any delegation to do it; let this suffice, as at the present, for the examination of that speech of his; concerning which I intend a farther indagation in a fuller discourse, which the opportunity of another errour will invite me to.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Our Saviour's mission dero∣gate's nothing from the au∣thori••y and plenitude of power in him∣self.
• * 1.2

  Wh••ch he ex∣ercised in gi∣ving commis∣sion to his A∣postles.