With what authority
At the same time, with what authority he teaches. Well might they say, Not as the scribes. Observe the manner, though it cannot be expressed in words, the air with which he speaks. Not as Moses, the servant of God. Not as Abraham, his friend. Not as any of the prophets, nor as any of the children of men. It is something more than human, more than can belong to any created being. It speaks the Creator of all. A God, a God appears. Yes, the one who is, the being of beings, Jehovah, the self-existent, the supreme, the God who is over all, blessed for ever (Romans 9:5).
1771 text
9. At the same time with what authority does he teach! Well might they say, Not as the Scribes. Observe the manner, (but it cannot be expressed in words) the air, with which he speaks! Not as Moses, the servant of God; not as Abraham, his friend; not as any of the prophets; nor as any of the sons of men. It is something more than human; more than can agree to any created being. It speaks the Creator of all,――a God, a God appears! Yea, ὁ ὢν, the being of beings, Jehovah, the self-existent, the supreme, the God who is over all, blessed for ever!
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Sermon 21 in the 1771 Works. Matthew 5:1-4.
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