An Expojition of the EpifUe ~ Then the Q!Je!\ion will be, Which of all thefe !hould be meant here l Sermo" 1 will 01ew you Firfl, that thefe Titles and Terms here ufed are given to all XXXII. thefe Three forts. ~ They are Fir{\ applied to Men, to Magiftrates, Tit. 3· I. he biddeth them be jitbjeE1 toPrit~cipaiJties mtd Powers, to obey M.•giflrates. And in the 8th, verfe of the Epiftlc ot Jttde, you have mp<b_,.,.,, which is another word here ufed, you have that mentiOned there too, 'DomiiJIOil. So that thefe arc apphcd to Magi· flrates upon Earth. That is the Firfl. Then we have them applied to good Angel.s, they are called Prhtcipalities and Powers too, Beftdes that place 10 the I ot l..oloj. verfe I6; wluch l. mentioned even now, a/J thhrgs vijibte aud invifible, wbether they 6t Thrones or 'Domi11 i. mu or Prwcip,,littes or Powers; there are invi!ible Thrones and Dominions; and Principalities and Powers; bdides that place take that 10 Ephef 3· Io. To the i11te11t, that 1/0W tmto the Prmctpalities mtd Powers i11 Heave11ly places, mr~~ht be made kttown by the Ch11rch, the mmrifoldwifdom of God, He !heweth the fcope of the preaching of the Gofpel, it was that the Angels who are imploied about the affairs of this World, Cwhich be calletb there!ore Principalities and Powers,) they coming to the Sermons preached in the Church, (as they do ha– vingocca!ion to co:ne down into the World,) that to themmzght be made known by the Chttrch, tlumatlif•tdwifdom of God. Then Thirdly you find tbefe are put for bad Angels , for Devils; for that take Epbej.' 6. I2. We wreflle 11ot agai11f/ Flejh a11d Blood; that is with Mankind only, we do not only wreflle with Kings and Emperors, and the great men of the World, but agaitif/ Pri11cipalities and Powers, agai11{1 tbe rulers of the dt1rk11ejs of this World. And if you will have a clear place for it, it is Coloj.' 2. I ) . whereitisfaid, thatChrijlfpoiledPrittcipalitiesmtdPowers, tmdmadt ajhew of them opmly, triumphi11g over them .ilt it. Here now is the QJ;tefiion,Which of all thefe Three 010uld be here meant,whe.' ther the Rulers of this World, or whether bad Angels, or good Angels, ora!! of them? In i word, my Brethren, that which I fi1all tell you is this, that the Apo!lle rneaneth here all thefe. I will give you my Reafons why, for be fpeaks of the advancement of Chrift, not only above one fort of Principality and Power, but above all P•·i11cipatity andPower,Might mtd'DominiQn; not only in one World, but be bathJet him (faith he) i11 Heilvmly places, far above all Pri1lcipalitirs andpowers ; therefore above good Angels, that are Principalities and Powers in Heavenly places: And becaufe he would be fure to inelude all, faith ·he, Every ttame that is twmed; becaufe be would take in all Worlds, faith be, i11 this World a11d i11 that which is to come; and as in his Epiftle to the Colof. he expre!feth it, vifibleaud iltvifible, ;., Heave" andin Earth. I will give you but one parallel place fer it,where you !hall find that Chri!l is faid to !it at God's right band, above Angels and all Principalities and Powers whatfo– ever .It is r Pet. 3· 22.He isgo11 iltto Heavm,(faitb he,) a11d is o~> tht right hand of' God, (it is the fame that the Textfaith,)Attgels,mzd Autborities,andPower!, /;eiltg madeJit6jet1 tmto him. Here yo~ fee all forts are taken in, Angels and Men on Earth. Thatwhtcb the Text fatth, A/JPrmczpalztus audPowe'rs, mrd every 11ame tb,,t is nmmdi11 this World, and i11 the World to comt; Prter faith, ANgels and Aztthorities and Powers, be they what they will be. So that now all is meant. Only my Brethren , for explication fake I will fay but thefe Two things, whereof the Firfl is this, That the Apoftle's fcope is not to reckon up all the or· ders and ranks of Powers on Earth, or Powers in Heaven,or amongft the Devils, for what they are we know not; be doth not in!lance in :ill the particulars,there• fore he bringcth in this general, Every 11ame that is 11a'med. It cloth not follow that there are no more; and but fo many; neither indeed is it much how we Ji!lingui!h them; it is enough that there are fubordination of Powers in all thefe Worlds, and that al11hefe fubordinations are fubjcCl: unto him. The
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