inCorttribin4 ' be :1110ton. 427 oufly was the Arm ofthe Lord revealed in railing the EITTt, a r. World that for four thoufand years lay inWickednefs What lets than a Divine Power could foften fuch an obftinate hardnefs as long cuftom in Sin brings t' What could pluck upErrours that had taken fuchdeep root in the Spirits of Men, and were naturaliz'd to them, and plant aDifcipline fo auftere þy toSenfer Who but the Almighty could caft out the Devil from his Empire fo univerfally and longufurpt, and withdraw his Sub- jens that were captivatedby the terrour of Laws, and by the delights oftheFlefh ? What invifiblePower made innumerable of the tender fex,whowere not by temper couragious, nor by obftinacy inflexible, nay, who were fo fearful that they could not fee a drawn Sword with- out afrightment, yet fo refolute, as to defpife all the inftruments of Cruelty ? What is more aftonifhing than to feea flock of Sheepencounter and overcomean Army ofLyons This was theLord's doing, andought to bemarvelous in our Eyes. Briefly, the making a Crucified Perlon to reign in the midit of hisEnemies, andto giveLaws to the whole Earth, is a Victory wor- thy the Lord ofHof's. TheConverfion of the World to Chriftianitywas the effect of infiniteMercy, and equal Power. Laftly, the Divine Power (hall be glorioufly mani- fefted in the compleat Salvation of the Church at the end ofthe World. Jefus Chrift as Mediatour is inveft- edwith Sovereign Power inHeaven and Earth: and in that quality he fhall exercife it, till our Salvation is fi- ni(ht. For he mull reign till he hathput all Enemies un Icy:. 15. 2.5 der hisfeet. But wefee notyet all things put under him. Heb.z. 8. Although thofe Perfons and Things that never degene- ratedfrom their Original, are intirely fubject to him ; theAngels obey his Will, univerfal Nature is govern'd by his Providence; The Heavens, theEarth, the Wa- I i i z tern;
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