‘The first begotten of God.’  ’And when he again bringeth
—­De Somniis. his first-born into the
                                  world.’—­Heb. i. 6.

’And the most ancient of          ’That he is the first-born
all beings.’—­De Conf.  Ling.      of every creature.’—­Col. i. 15.

’The Logos is the image ’Christ, the image of the
and likeness of God.’—­De invisible God.’—­Col. i. 15. 
Monarch.  ’The brightness of his
                                  (God’s) glory, and the express
                                  image of his person.’—­Heb.
                                  i. 3.

’The Logos is superior to ’Being made so much
the angels.’—­De Profugis. better that the angels.  Let
                                  all the angels of God worship
                                  him.’—­Heb. i. 4, 6.

’The Logos is superior to         ’Thou hast put all things
all beings in the world.’—­De     in subjection under his feet.’ 
Leg.  Allegor.                     —­Heb. ii. 8.

’The Logos is the instrument ’All things were made by by whom the world was him (the Word or Logos), made.’—­De Leg.  Allegor. and without him was not
anything made that was
’The divine word by whom made.’—­John i. 3
all things were ordered and
disposed.’—­De Mundi Opificio.  ’Jesus Christ, by whom
are all things.’—­i Cor. viii. 6.

’By whom also he made
the worlds.’—­Heb. i. 2.

’The Logos is the light of ’The Word (Logos) was
the world, and the intellectual the true light.’—­John i. 9.
sun.’—­De Somniis. 
                                  ’The life and the light of
                                  men.’—­John i. 4.

‘I am the light of the world.’ 
—­John viii. 12.

’The Logos only can see ’He that is of God, he
 God.’—­De Confus.  Ling. hath seen the Father.’—­John
                                  vi. 46.

’No man hath seen God at any time.  The only begotten Son which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.”—­John i. 18.

’He is the most ancient ’Now, O Father, glorify
of God’s works.’—­De Confus thou me with thine own self
Ling. with the glory which I had
                                  with thee before the world
‘And was before all things.’ was.’—­John xvii. 5. 
—­De Leg.  Allegor. 
                                  ’He was in the beginning
                                  with God.’—­John i. 2.

’Before all worlds.’—­2
Tim. i. 9.