"The angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in sleep."[1] Of what Lord he does himself interpret: "That it may be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, Out of Egypt have I called my son."[2] "Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall his name Emmanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us."[3] David likewise speaks of Him who, from the virgin, is Emmanuel: "Turn not away the face of Thine anointed. The Lord hath sworn a truth to David, and will not turn from him. Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy seat."[4] And again: "In Judea is God known; His place has been made in peace, and His dwelling in Zion."[5] Therefore there is one and the same God, who was proclaimed by the prophets and announced by the gospel; and His Son, who was of the fruit of David's body, that is, of the virgin of [the house of] David, and Emmanuel; whose star also Balaam thus prophesied: "There shall come a star out of Jacob, and a leader shall rise in Israel."[6] But Matthew says, that the Magi, coming from the east, exclaimed, "For we have seen His star in the east, and are come to worship Him;"[7] and that, having been led by the star into the house of Jacob to Emmanuel, they showed, by these gifts which they offered, who it was that was worshipped: myrrh, because it was He who should die and be buried for the mortal human race; gold, because He was a King, "of whose kingdom is no end;"[8] and frankincense, because He was God, who also "was made known in Judea,"[5] and was "declared to those who sought Him not."[9]
3. And then, [speaking of His] baptism, Matthew says, "The heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God, as a dove, coming upon Him: and lo a voice from heaven, saying. This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."[10] For Christ did not at that time descend upon Jesus, neither was Christ one and Jesus another; but the Word of God—
