23. It has already been stated on what ground the Lord is called the Son of God: it shall now be stated on what ground He is called the Son of Man. He is called the Son of Man where His passion, the Judgment, His Coming, and, in general, where redemption, salvation, reformation and regeneration are treated of. The reason is, that the Son of Man is the Lord as to the Word; and it is as the Word that He suffered, judges, comes into the world, redeems, saves, reforms and regenerates. That this is so may appear from what now follows.