------- - --r --~ -~ -~---·---···------ - ·------·--- --· ·--------~ 1o8'z Book.V. Leaking nnto Je[~U. · Chap. I.Sect.S- > Ufe H tb .I O.) , light of the Moone is borrowed from the Suo, though in the night we fee not any fubjection of the Moone to the Sun at all; but (o foone as the Sun riferh, prefently the Moone ft.meafeth its office of ill1ghtning others, and becomes fubject to the Sun it felf.:, not by a new fubjection, but 1> 1 a declaration of its former fubjection, fo that now all may fee what eminency of glory and hght the Sun hath both above the ftars, and above the Moone; thus it is with God and Chriil:, now it is God reigns over us, but only by Chrift as Mediatour; Gods immediate reigne we difcerne not fo dearly for the prefent, but when the end fhall come, and Chriil: fha il furceafe his office of Mediatourfhip, then fhall the glory ofChrifts Divinity appeare more eminently, not only above all creatures, but above the brightne1fe. of'"Chrifts humanity it felfe·; and in this refpect Chrift then fhall be fubject, if not by a new fubject:ion, yet certainly by a new declaration and manifeftation of his fubjection, fo as never was before. ' 0 the wonders of this day l 0 the admirable !hews in heaven, . at Chri!l: and his Saints firfl: entrance into heaven! 0 my foul, where wilt thou ftand? or what wilt thou fay, when Cbrift thai! take thee by the hand> and bring thee into the prefence of his glorious Father? when he iliall prefent thee, and prefent all hi> commiffions which he received for thee,~nd prdent himfelfe unto his Father with thee, faying, 0 my Father, here we are all before thy glorious Godhead ; thus far I have carrycd on the great work ofmans falvation, and now a!l's done according to the covenant betwixt thee and me, lo here all the Saints which .by decree thou gavefl: me before the world was made; lo here all the commiffions which I recei vcd from thee in order to their falvatioo ; lo here the humanity wbich.thou gaveft me when I. came into the worid, fuch were the fins of my redeemed ones, and grown to ft.1ch an height, that Sacrifice and offering thou wottlr.' s7: not h:tve, but<~ body thou preparcdfo for mt, and lo here I prc:fent aU thefe before thee; come, take thy commiffions, and be thou all in all ; we pr.t:(e thre 0 God, w" t~c .lzncwledge thee tJ be the Lord . Come welcome me, and welcome mine, we all frand here before tlly glorious Throne, and cxpl'ct every way as hfgh an entertainment as heaven, or the God of heaven can atfora us. 0 my-fo~l, what joy will poifeffe thee at this paifage?
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