'amp. i9 about Chrifl. Qi eft. What Both thepkrafe imply, where Chri.ff it faid to be fent into the world,Job./ 7.1S. Anf. Fitft,That though the threePerfons in the Trinity are equal in nature, and dignity,yet the Scripture reptefents tous an order in their operations to us ward, (/ efpecialiy in the workofour redemption,fo theFather is faid to fend,Ph./7. z.ß41., (t 4.4.1 Joh.4.9.The Son is faid tobe tent, tobe the perion that fhall procure our re- `i demption, the holy (Aloft is faid ro be fent by the Father and the Son for theap- plication of thofe benefits which Chrifl purchated for us, Joh. 14. i6. and 16. 7. Secondly, This fending of Chifl doth not relate to him as the fecond per- Z, fon ( for fo he is not fens, but begotten ) but as he is Mediatour , as God and man, and denotes his Incarnation , with the difcharge of all thofe duties which thereby he undertook. 3 Thirdly, It lignifies theauthoritative million , and calling him to that work, Heb. 5. 5. and 7.25. y Fourthly, That the Fatherdid not only call himto this wonderfull imploy- ment, but qualified, and fitted himwith all abilities for that work , powering Out his Spirit upon hishumane nature without meafure, Tf 11.45.7. J m. 6. 27. Col. 1.19. S Fifthly, That the Fountain fromwhich our falvation doth arife, is the meere good will and pleafure of the Father. So that thoughour juftification, fan5Uificati- on,and glorificationbeattributed to the meritsofCh, iíf,& its for his fake,that ,ve enjoy them, yet the fending of Ch:ift into the world ,and giving him robecome our Mediatour is wholly.from the abmolutegood pleafure of God. b, Sixthly,That he is under an Offce,and obligationof trufl,and faithfulneffe:there- fore he often calls it the command he hadfrom the Father , implying that if he did not accomplifh all for which he was fent, he fhquld be guilty of unfaithfuluefs, and difobedience. Seventhly, Yet we are not to think that this is done againft Chriftswill , as if 7' his Father did compel( him to this work : No, he profetfeth the contrary Pfal, 40. 8. Ei,hthly, We may confider of a two foldOffice that Chrifl was fent CO, which yet cannot be well dillinguifhed , becaufe one is contained in the o- cher. I. There is the Office of a il(ediatour , whereby he was fent to fave his people from their firmes, which is the fending moll fpoken of in Scrip- ture. a. There is a fending as a Prophet to teach, and guide his Church : So Joh./7. 18. and he doth nor teach only externally, but internally by giving a feerng eye and underflanding heart. Queft. what necefty was there of Chrifl to be tines fent ? Anfw. Firft, Had not the Father thus lent Chrifl into the world , there had been no differencebetween the damned Angels and fallen man. Secondly, Herein the grace, mercy, and goodnefs cf God appears , in that it wàs his only begotten Son that he fern, the greatetl gift that he could give. Thirdly, Chrifis million is theoriginal, and root of all the Churches million that is: As the Father hath fent me, fo I fend you, Joh.ao. 25. For Chrifl being Cent, istherebymade the head of hisChurch, as Church power is feated in him asthe original , and therefore all the millionsof Church Officers now is reduced to this as the Fountain of all,therefore they are called the c. í'niffers ofrhril,the Ambaffadors ofChriff they adminitter all inhis naine, and every thing is done by hisauthority, Matth.28. t8,&c. Fourthly , Take notice of the compleatnefs, and perfe&ion of this million, lieb. / 2 k.
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