[ 373] . J!,iven' into his hands; John13·3· tmd. I7>2. ~ He i; made Head over 1(1.// things to the Church, Eph. I. 23. The Fmher jMdgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment to the Son; John 5. 2~· . VU. Princes are therefore oow the Minifters of Chrifi by Duty, and are bound to ltudy his Inte- · refi and Laws, and to obey him. , VIII. Subjects by Ob1igation are not always / Subjects by Confent, nor Subjects by Profelfed . Confent, always Subjects by Heart-Confent. . IX. All th~ World is the Kingdpm as ofGod the Creator, fo of Chrifi the Redeemer as toOb· ligation: And the Wicked as Rebels. X. All the true]y Baptized are thereby made theKingdom ofChrifi the Redeemer by Profeft Confent. And this is the Church vifible. XI. All the true Believers and ·Sanetined are the Kingdom of Chrifr by Heart-Confent' ; and · theieare the Church Regenerate an'd Myfiical. XII. Therefore the Kingdom of Chri (t is Iarget than the Church ofChrifr : And the Church is an Electpeculiar people, Vifible as to ~~1eans , and MyHical as to Salvation. Even as the Ift·aelices h~d the Covenant of peculiarity, while the Law ofGrace in the firfi Edition made to .Adam and Noah was fiill in force to all th'e World: And 4brahtfm thought that even Sodom had had Fifty Righteous Per1ons ·in it. . ' XIU. The Church ofChrifi is an Eminent Poli'tick Society , of which Chrifi is the Specifying and '4J?Jifying Head , and all Chrifiians are Mem.. hers. All . the Baptized Vifib!e Members, and all ·· the fincere confemers myfiical Members. · XIV. Chrifi is the Maker of his own Body:. Church or Kingdom': He made himfelf the Head : . Bb ' • H 3 e.
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