Chap.1.Se6t.4 Looking rmto 1eft~~, BooiiV,Parc.V 8jj glory which before his feffion he enjoyed not ; there was a tifillo when ~be natural confequence and flowings of Chrifts glory from t1 that perfonal union ':"as ftayed and .hindred, by fpecial dif~en- r fation for the workmg ofour falvatton; but when that mtra. culous'ftay was once removed, and the work of ou~ redemption fullyfinifued thenhewasexalted beyond the capacrty, orcoinprehenfion ofall the Angels of heaven : to which of the Anutls H b . [aid he atlln} time, fit at rf!Y right hai!Jd? in th~S rerped: it is faid C . I ,J.J• that God highly exaittd h~m; exalt.ed he was ~n h~s refurred:w£1, afcenfion out never fo htgh as at hrs feffion ; m hrs refurred:ion he wasex~lted with 'fonah from the lower parts to the upper parts of the earth; in his afce~fion he was exalted with Elijah above the clouds, above the tl.u:s, above the heavens; but in his fellion he is exalted to the higheft · place in heaven even to the ri&ht hand ofGod, far above all hear;ens that he might fill 11/l Eph. 4 •1 Q; th•ngs. h ·11 • .n II d . ·n. h' I . . . .. z. C nu retgRes, or a\.~Ua y a mmruers rs g ortous Kmg. dome . and this is the principal part of Chritls fining at Gods right hand. So the Pfalmift, the Lordfaid unto my LGrd, ftt tho11 PC 1 at my right hand, unti/1 1 mak.,e thine enemies th] foot-ftoole; the J 110 ' 11%. Lordfha/1 fend the rodof thy flrengthout of Zion, rult thou i11 the midft ofthy enrmies. The Apotlle is yet more large, qoafet him 11t his own right hand in the ~eavtnl] placu, [.1r above all principa• . lity, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is Epb . t . 10,~r, named, not on ly in this world, but a!Join that which is to come; MJd :~.:~.,2.3• h.:~th pHt nll thingnmder hisfeet, andgave him to be the head over all t hings to the Church, which is his body, the fulnejfe of him that ft/leth all in all. Some defcribe this feffion at Gods right hand to be all one with his reigning in equal power and glory with tire Father ; but the Son h.ath alwayes fo ~eigned, . and the holy Ghoft hath alwayes fo retgned, who yet ts not fard in Scripture to fit at the righ t hand of the Father ; I beleeve therefore there is fomething in this feffion or reign of Chrift which doth differ- , ence it from chat reigning power and glory of the Father, · and ofthe Son as onlyGod, and ofthe holy Gh0ft ; and if we would know what that is; I would call it an actual adminiftrati'OI1 of his Kingdome, or an immediate executing of his power and glory overeverycreatureasMediatour. There is a natural and a difpenfatory Kingdome of Jefus Chrift; for the firft, tl;e Father 0 o ooo reigns
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