24. Christ then is the Only-begotten Son of
God, and Maker of the world. For He was in the world, and the
world was made by Him; and He came unto His own, as the
Gospel teaches us John i. 10, 11.. And not only
of the things which are seen, but also of the things which are not
seen, is Christ the Maker at the Father’s bidding. For
in Him, according to the Apostle, were all things created
that are in the heavens, and that are upon the earth, things visible
and invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or
powers; all things have been created by Him and for Him; and He is
before all, and in
Him all things consist Col. i. 16, 17.. Even
if thou speak of the worlds, of these also Jesus Christ is the Maker by
the Father’s bidding. For in these last days God spake
unto us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, by whom also
He made the worlds Heb. i. 2.. To whom be
the glory, honour, might, now and ever, and world without end.
Amen.