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12.  There is One Lord Jesus Christ, a wondrous name, indirectly announced beforehand by the Prophets.  For Esaias the Prophet says, Behold, thy Saviour cometh, having His own reward Isa. lxii. 11:  “Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him.”.  Now Jesus in Hebrew is by interpretation Saviour.  For the Prophetic gift, foreseeing the murderous spirit of the Jews against their Lord τὸ κυριοκτόνον τῶν ᾽Ιουδαίων., veiled His name, lest from knowing it plainly beforehand they might plot against Him readily.  But He was openly called Jesus not by men, but by an Angel, who came not by his own authority, but was sent by the power of God, and said to Joseph, Fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceivedin her is of the Holy Ghost.  And she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus Matt. i. 20..  And immediately he renders the reason of this name, saying, for He shall save His people from their sins.  Consider how He who was not yet born could have a people, unless He was in being before He was born The Anathema appended to the Creed of Nicæa condemns those who said πρὶν γεννηθῆναι οὐκ ἦν.  On this Eusebius of Cæsarea (Epist. § 9) remarks:  “Moreover to anathematize ‘Before His generation He was not,’ did not seem preposterous, in that it is confessed by all, that the Son of God was before the generation according to the flesh.”.  This also the Prophet says in His person, From the bowels of my mother hath He made mention of My name Isa. xlix. 1.; because the Angel foretold that He should be called Jesus.  And again concerning Herod’s plot again he says, And under the shadow of His hand hath He hid Me Ib. xlix. 2..

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