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Saying; this brings in the proof, that the great gospel Minister, Christ, God-man, did call his sanctified ones
brethren; and was by the same nature so related to them. The proof is in Psa_22:22, where the apostle asserts, Christ spoke what was said by the prophet there; and that this Psalm concerneth him, is evident by the application of other passages in it to him, both by himself and the Spirit; and who reads it, may see him crucified afresh there.
I will declare thy name unto my brethren; I, as the gospel Prophet, who have seen thee, and am of thee. Joh_1:18, and who only understand
thy name, will teach, and make it to be known and admired, as that whereby thou art described, distinguished, and set above all other beings and relations to them; a name suitable to their state and relation unto thee and me. Thee in all thy glorious attributes, related to them as to Moses, Exo_34:5-7, especially thy name of Father, whereby thou standest related to me and them as brethren, fulfilled, Joh_20:17:
My Father, and your Father; my God, and your God; when he sent this message by Mary Magdalene to his apostles and disciples, to whom he was related as a brother in his humanity, sonship and heirship, family and household and amongst whom he is the First-begotten and elder Brother. Brethren are one, and as one; and so is he and his sanctified ones, Heb_2:14 Luk_1:31,35 Joh 17:22,23 Ro 8:14; so Rom_8:17,29 Ga 4:5-7 Eph_3:14,15.
In the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee; in the respective parts and congregations of his mystical body, implicitly his brethren. Christ and they are from one Father divine, he by nature, they by grace; and from one human parent, Luk_3:23,38, and both of one flesh: he solemnly sung and praised his Father with them at his supper, in that representative church, Mat_26:30 Mar_14:26.