Chap.x.Sect.8 Looking unto fefm. · Book. V. 1079 the Father by him- to recmcile all things to himfelfe.) And as to thefe offices feverally he had commillion from God, (the Colof... 19· Lord hath anoynted me topreachgood tydingsuntothemeek; andifa.6r.r. the Lord hathfworne,and will not repent, thou art a Trieft for ever; Pta!. 1 10·4· and the L~rd[aid unto my Lord, fit thou at my right hand untill Pfa /, 11 0 • I· I make 1hine enemiCJ thy footffoo/e.) So now he comes with all his commiffions in his hand, and he delivers them all up unto his Father againe. In this cafe it is with Chrif} as with fome General, whom the King fends forth with regal authority to the war, who having fubdued the enemy, he returnes in tryumph, and all being finifhed he makes a furrender of his place; thus Chrift having difcharged all his offices impofed on him, now t~1e work is finifhed, he leaves his function by delivering up his commillions to his Father. In heaven there is no needofSun or Moone, Rev 21. :1. that is, as lome interpret, there is no need of preaching, or. prophefying; of r.he Word or Sacraments, f r the Lambe is the light thereof, Chrift is the only meanes of all the commuaicat"ion that the Elect there !hall have. artd as for his regal office, the Apoftle is cxprelfe, then /ball he 'deliver up the Kingdome to God, 1 C or. t ~ · 24· even the Farber. Only here is the queftion, how is chrift Jaid to refigne his Kingdome to God the Father ? for fait~ not the Scripture that Chrifh Kingdome jludl have no end? and that Chrifts throne is for ever and ever? for anfwer, I fee no contra. tu~.r. lt" diction but that Chrift may both refigne his Kingdomt>,and yet e • 1 ' • referve it. See a like cafe, All power faith ChriJ1 in heaven and earth is given to me ofm7 Father, (hall we fay now that the Mar,28. 18,. Father himfelfe was quite ftript of it? no ; but as the Kingdome which the Father ~ave the Sonne is neverthelelfc called the Fathers Kingdome, or the Kingdome of God; fo Cbrift !hall returneir,yet retail14! it alfo. Two things (we fay) are contained in the terme of reigne, fci. dominion, and execution; to weare theCrown, and to beare the Scepter: now Chrift in the former fenfe !hall reigne for ever, the honour ofdominion and of wear• ing the Crown he !hall never re!lgne up to his Father, for his Fathers throne difiurbes not his, there are both rheir thrones at once, Rev.7. rr . but the functions ofaKing, to fit in judgement, to reward defervers, to puni{h evil-doers, to refcue the opprelfed, to fight with the enemy, Cbrift in this fenle. (hall ceafe to reigne, and {hall deliver up the Kingdome to his. Father. More
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