6& Infïnite Bleff ednefe in the kngdome of Heaven Sixthly, He as a King,gives ordinances and gifts and admi- niltrations, all the ordinances gifts and adminiftrations of the Church they are givenby. Je us Chrift as the King of it and thou that arc poor in ipirrc thou halt right to them.lt is not fuch . a one as hath fuch a high degree of grace that hash right to the ordinances,but where there is any that are but fenfible of their poverty, thou haft right toall ordinances upon thar,but though there be right to them, yet -you mutt be exercifed in them, in a way fumble to the Ordinances All the gifts of the. Saints . are thine, and all adminiltracions are thine,thou haft the bene- fit of them all in this Kingdome. Seventhly, Further, All the world is brought into fubjec`ti on to this kingdome ; The kingdome of the Father, the king- dome of power , whereby the Lord cloth rule the created world, and fo by providence is continued, all this is in order t®: this kingdome of the M_iliah : Certainly there is a great dealt in this, for one to know that all the adminiftrations of God in . the ordering of heaveirand earth : It is for the furtherance of the kingdome of the Meiliah, and of the fpirituall good of alt thofe that are within this kingdome, Bieffed therefore art thou,. for thine is this ingdeme of Heaven. Eightly, & Laftly,, For this will bring thee at length to reign with Chrift : Thou doff in fome degree reigne with Chrift al- ready, all the Subjects of Chrifi kingdome are made Kings and Priefts to God, and they mutt be in a further glorious manner made to reigne with .0 brit', fo you have it in the 3. Reve: 2/. Ts him that overcomerh will I grant to fit with mein my 7 prone, even as I alfo ove; came, and am fat do,ane with my Father in his Throne : it is a text chat hath a great deale of difficulty in it : but here clearely you fee there are two Thrones that Chrift mentions, his Fathers and his one ,now faith Chrift,lovercame,. and airy fet down with my Father in his Throne So that Chrift dab fit wigc h the Father, and rules altogether with his Father, but faith Chrift, I will give you tofitdorene upon my Throne, as I fit upon my Fathers. There ys a Throne that is more particu- larly the Throne of Jefus Ctiril+,and all, the Saints (hail fir with Jells Chrift thereupon,Now for this Throne, is is that that we bave
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