40 Book.IV.Part.V. Lookingunto1tfus. Cbap.I. Sett.6 And yet there is another ground of hope ; not only thall we: fit with Chrift in glory, but even now do we fit with him in glory Chrift is not only gone to heaven to prepare a place for us, but he fitli in heaven in our roome, and God looks on him as the great piCture of all that body whereof he is Head, and he delights him. felfe in feeing them all glorified as in his Son. To this purpofe the Saints are faid to fit down with Chrift at very prefent,he hath Epbef.t. 6 • made m fit together ~ith him in bMw~/~ places in (hrift {eJ.m~ Chrift in our nature ts now exalted; thts ts that admtrable thmg which carryed up Chryfoftome into an cxtafie, that the fame nature ofwhich God faid, duft thou art,and to du.ft tbou fbalt return~, foould now fit in hun!'en .it gods right hand: but not only the hu. mane nature, but Chrift in perfon fits there, as a common perfon in our ftead ; he is in his throne, and we fit with him in fupercelcfiial places. 0 what ftruetures and pillars of hope are raifed up here ? ·~ ) . That he might defend the Church againft her enemies; and at la£1: deftroy all the enemyes of the Church. Such is the power of Cbrifl:s fdlion that by it he holds up his Saints in midft oftheir enemies, fo that the gates of hell thall not prenile againft them . true indeed that many times they are ufed_as lambes a. mongft wolves, but fo Chriil: orders that the blood of Martyres thould be the feed of the Church; hereby his Church lik~ a tree fettles the fafter, and like a torch !hines the brighter for the thaking. And as for the enemies of hi~ Church, there is a day of reckoning for them, he that fitteth in the heavens fballlaugh, tho Lord foal) have them in derijion. The day is a coming that he Pfill.%.4, ~ · wilt[peak_unto them in his wrAth, and vex them in his fore diJPle.t- }ure. In the meane while Chri£1: is galling and tormenting them by the Scepter of his Word, and at !aft he will put them all un- . dcr his feet. The Lord/aid to my Lord, fit th~u M my right hand p[~. uo.r. untill I m11k! thine enemies thy foot-ftoQ/e .-For he muft reigne till 1 or.I r. :s. he hath pHt all his enemies under his feet: that the enemies of Chrift mull: be made his foot-ftoole notes the extreame fhame and confufion which theyfhall everlafl:ingly fuffer: in victories amongft men the party conquered goes many times off upon fome honourable termes, or at worfl: ift.hey are led captive they go like men; but to be made a fioole for the conquerour to infulc ovC" r, thi~ is extremity of fuame; and as ibame, fo it not'es th!
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