to the E P H E S I AN S. fetupon his Father's Throne while his Father was alive,_ and remained King: fo ~ is Jefzu Chri(l, and in that Solomon was a type of Clmft, and 'Dt~vtd ot God Sermo11 the Father; andthoughGodbeKingfhll, yet he (asawere) bath g1venover ~~ the Government (as 'Dt~viddid) to !us Son. . Read .AE!s 2. 30, 3', &e. 'IJ,.vtd · bei11J!, a Prophet, rmd k11owmg that God had(wor11 wtth "" _Omh to htm, th,.lt of the fruit of his toms, accordmg to the jlefb, be w~uld raije "/' Chrrji to fit 011 his Tbro11e · be {eemg thts before {pake of the ReJurreE!tolt of Chnjf. .And (faith he) this Jejiu bath God raifed ttp, therefore bring by the right hand of God exalted, f!!c. Here you fee he doth apply tbis Type of So!omo11 unto pur Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift. . . Therefore you fhallfind in 'Dmt.?,g,r 3· where the Krngdom of Jefus Chnft, and his Tnauguration into it, it is fat forth, There _the .A11ctmt of d,Jies dtd jir, and the So11 of Man brought to him: And what fa~th he, verfe 9? I beheld tt /1 the Thro11es were caji dow11. There are thofe that find fault much with this Tranflation, and fay it is clean contrary; it is, Ti!J tht ThroJJes 11/ere jet, and fo the Septt1agi111 reads it, 1i!! the Throltes were Jet; as the Rabbi11s fay, one Throne for God the Father, and one for God the Son; The .A11ete11t of dates did jit, and then the Son was brought to him, and mtother Thro11e WM (et for him, and he did give him 'DomirliOtt, andGlory, a11da Kilzgdom, f!ic. fo verfe '3· So that to fit at God's right hand, is not only 11 matter of favour, fuch as Kings fometimes fhew to tbofe whom they would honour; but it is a matter of prero. gative belonging to the Eldefi Son, the fame that was performed to So!om01z, that was crowned Killg, and fat upon his Father's Throne in his Father's life time; his Father withdrew as it were, and fo doth God the Father, and let Chrifi execute the Government, It was a prerogative that was never given to any Creature: SeeforthisHe6.I.q. To which of the Angels [aid heat any time, Sit o11my right hmtd? Not an Angel had this priviledge, it is therefore a pri– viledge peculiar to the Eldell: Son of the Kmg of Heaven, to fit at the Right hand of God, as you heard before out of the place in Exodzu, That to be the Elde!l: Son of a King, and to fit upon his Throne, is all one. So that whereas God hath tranflated fome into Heaven, as Enoch and E!tjah, and thoie that role with Chrill:; they are indeed tranflated to Heaven, but none fat at God's Rjght hand, that is peculiar unto Chri!l:himfelf, that is, God's own Son. And indeed and in truth, when the Thro11es were Jet in that 7th of 'Dtmie!, you fhallfiod that the .A11getsflood, fo the expre!Tion is there, vcrfe 10. There were Tbou[.~11d thou(rmds miniflrtd tmto him, a11dTm thottjmtdtimts tm thottjmtd flood before him: And now in comparifon of this (for they are all Metaphorical expre!Ti– ons) the Saints are fa id to{la11d; but it is the prerog•tive of Chrifi alone to fit ; Sit tho11 at my rtght hmtd, till I make thitte Enemies thy Foot-floo!, In General therefore you fee, there are two things imported by Jefus Chrifl's fitting down at God's right hand. The Firft is,The exaltation of Chrifl,as God's Eldefl Son. Not only to be next him, to be Second in Heaven to him, not only fo, but as G~d's Eldell: Son to be invefled with all God-like power and authority; to fit upon h1s Throne alone, and to do there as Sotom.,t did upon 'D.1vid's Throne, even in 'David's life time; to be taken up to the participation of all thatHappinefs, Blelfednefs, Glory, Majefiy, and Power, which the Great God himfelf. enjoyeth, and that in fuch a manner as no Creature is capable of· To twuof all the Artgels did hefl!J,Sit,as he faith to Chrifl. That is, I fay, the'fum of the meaning of thefe words, He Jet him at his ow11 right hrmd. Now to come to the Particulars of this advancement of Chrift that this His 6ti11g jet at God's right hand, holdeth forth. ' ' Firfl, It notetl1 out the enjoyment of all Blelfednefs in an infinite manner, that God is immediately his ~"Pl'inefs : And this the words, Bei11g at his right hmtd, lmpiieth.. And then he ts f~1d to/it, becaufe he doth quietly polfefs and enjoy all thiS happmcfs. That th1s IS part of tl1c meaning cf the phrafe, is evident by that in P(al,I6.11. a Pj'a!mmade of Chrift, and quoted by 'Peter in that fecond of the Arts, to which I have often had recourfe. Now what faith Chrifl there? Tbou wilt /hew me the path of life; i11 tby p•·efmce is fit!ue(_, of joy. But thi~ doth not fpeak home to that I would have, but that which folJO\fCth cloth ; At thy
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