Ail things under Chrift. and abafèd below others, fo it is fit he [hould be exalted above others ; Being a found (faith the Apofile) in fafliion as a '714n, he humbled himf elfe,. and became obedient to the death, even the death of the Croffe ; wherefore God alf o bath bigbly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name. God will honour úch people as men difhonour,for their weldoing : The good .Mans future glory [hall fully anCwer his prefent ignominy. David was fet behind the Ewes, his brethren preferred above him : the Lord takes David from the Ewes, and makes him King over Ifrael. Jof eph was brought lower_then any of his brethren, caft into prifbn, fetters put upon him ; yet from thene.7e he cane to the fecnd place next the King in . gypt : Chri.is humiliation was deepe_l, Chris glory is highe[l ;let no man for any reproach decline the way of godlineff ; the bared cro[ie (hall turne to their moit glorious crowne that fuller for weldoing. This appeares by the fubjeaion of all things under him, m all thins are put under bis feet ; all things high and low, great and fmali, vifible and inviuible, prefent and to cone, are put under Chri{ls feet ; even as he is Man, Men and An- gels are put under him as Subje &s under their Soveraignes, as Nobles under their Prince ; the Saints and faithfiill fer- vants of God are put under him as fheep under their Shep- heard, as the Bride under the Bridegroome, as the members under their head all troubles and aflli &ions are put under him, as n Souldiers under the Centurion ; all Devils are put tan- per him, as captives under their Couquerour : as Joftua trod upon the necks of the Kings of Canaan, fo doth he trample downe and triumph over all the Princes of darknef e ; all fins and tranfgretlons are put under him, as the offences of a land under a King, Chri[i having authority to forgive them -; as dileafes under a Phyfitian, Chrii having ability to heale all the diftempers of the fouie ; as the clouds under the Sun, Christ beingable to diípell and blot them out, as- the Sun the clouds ; as debts under a rich man, Christ being able to make full fatisfa&ion ; death, and hell are put under him, a's the ° opening and [hutting of the hohfe are under him that hath the keyes of the houle. Abfolute, univerfall, irre4ia- ble 7' ghil, 2. 8ì 9 . I. SubjeEtion of all under C-srift. m Ephei r.z. n Níatth.8.8. o Revel. t: t 8.0
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