· 826 Book.IV. Par.t.V. LookJngNnto Jtftu. Chap. 1.SeC!.3 Pial. 68.t 8, Z1ch. 14,4. ' E.pb. ~.8. S E C To 3• Of the reafon.t whJ he afcend6d. 4· w· Hy he afcended; the reafons are. I. On Chrifrs part, that through his paffion he might palfe to glory. Ought not Chri.ft to have fuffered theft things ,and fo to enter into his glory ? I fuall not infift on that contraverfie, whether Chrift merited for himfelfe, this is V.:ithout contravcrfie, that by his paffion (I will not fay he properly merited, but) be obtained ~lory, becaufe he humbled himfelfe fo low, God exalted him ~bove the grave in his refurrection, above the earth in his afcenfion, and above the heavens in placing him at his righ~ hand. And he afcended that all thofe prophelies wl'iich wete foretold of Chrift might be accomplilncd, thou haft afcended on high. And his feet foal/ ftana in that day upon the mount of olives, which is before 'forufalem on the Eaft. The types of this were Enochs tranf. lati_on; Elijahs afcenfion, Sampfons tr~nfportlltion of tte gates of Ga~a into an high mountaine,the high Priefls going into the holy of holres ,feeing that we have agrutt high Pn'1/l, that is pnJfed into the. he~vens, 'fefm the Son ofGod. Why all thefe propbefies, trpes. figures muft needs be accomplifued , and therefore on his part it wa:s · neceffary that Chdl: muft afcend, and go into heaven. 2.. Th~ reafons on our pa.i·t are.- 1. That in our ll:ead he might t:ryumph over fin, death, and hell. In his refurret'l:io.1 he conquered, but in his afcenfion he tryumphed; now it was that he led lin, death, and devil in tryumph at his chuiot wheeles. And this is the meaning oftl!e Nalmilt, and ofthe-Apoflle, when he afcended up on high, he led capt :viiJ captiw: he va r,quifued and tryumphed over all our enem es , he ovel ~ 1mc the world, he bound the devil, he fpoyled hell, he weakned lin, he deil~oyed death, and now he makes a publiket ryumpLal fh ~ w of them in his own-perfon ; he Jed the capti ·.-es bound to his chariot. whee!es as the manner of the Romane tryumphs was, when the conquerour went up to rhe capitol. Jr ino the fame pur1,ofe that the Apoftle fpeaks elfewhere, hnvingf}uyled Pri!mprtlitycs aui power.r, ht madcafoewof them . ~j'fenly
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