C H R I S T H E I R oF AL!. T H I N G S. Book !I. 4· The Power and ~ead!hip of Chrift, as Heir of all 'J'hings, extends to all Mank10d umverfally, all owe htm Homage, and !hall fubmic and bend their Knees to mm, Phi/. 11. to, 1 I. He hath_ an abiolutr, unlimited, and univerfal Power; may pull down and fee up at lm pl«liure, kill and make alive; all mighty Monarchs are but Tenants at Will to him. 5· He hath Power and Headfhip in an efpecial Manner over all Thinas to the Church. Firlr, J udaical or Old-Tdl:ament Things. Secondly, Chriftian "or New– Teftament Things; Chril\ bein~ Heir and L ord of all Things whatever; rhe fovere1gn Dtfpofcr of all thofe Rttes and Ord10ances of Worfhip about which the Jews contended, mull: needs be in his Hand, to change and alt~r them as he faw good. 'fhe Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath; * and as he is H ead over all Thino-s, he hath Right and Soverei_gnty to make, ordain, or appoint Laws, Ordinances a~d Inftttlltlcns; and to prefcnbe Rules how and after what manner God is to be worfhip– ed, belongs only to Chri!l: the Heir of all Things, and Head of the Church. METAPHO~ PARALLEL. VI. An H eir dif\ributes ParVI. Chri!l: dif\ributes in a glorious Manner tions to others, he enricheth all to others, he gives large Portions to the Sainrs, his younger Brethren and Sifters, whom he is nGt afhamed to call Brethren: Ht and gives Gifts (if a kingly and that doeth the Will of my Father, the fame is my mighty Heir) to all his Friends Brother, Sijler, and Mother, Matt. xii. 50. Re– and Favorites. generating, qoickening, fanCtifying, affiftina, comforting and fealing Grace is beftowed a;d freely given to Believers, with Pardon, Peace, Sonfhip and eternal Life; yea, all Things are given that appertain to Life and Godlinefs, to fuch that are Heirs and Joint-Heirs with him; when he afcended on high, he gave Gifts unto Men, Eph. iv. 8. VU. A princely Heir, or one that is an Heir to a Crown and Kingdom, is proclaimed, and his Right alferted. VII. Chri!l: the Heir of all 'things, when he firil: came into the World, was prochimed by the Angels of God, as the rightflll Heir of the Crown and Scepter of both Worlds; He Jba/1 be great, m1d foal/ be called the Son of the Highejf, and the Lord God foal/ give unto him the 'throne of his Father David: And be foal! reign over the Houfe of Jacob for ever and ever, and of his Kingdom there foal/ be no End, Luke i. 32, 33· His Right was often alferted by himfelf; as Matt. xxviii. John xiii. 3· and by others, his Apof\les, &c. VIII. An Heir at a certain VIII. There was a fet Time agreed upon, Time comes to the Inheritance, when Chri!l: as Mediator !hould come 'to his In– or takes aCtual Polfelfwn of that heritance, who is appointed Heir, &c. E~""'' which he is Heir of. may denote either thofe fpecial ACts, whereby he came into the full Polfellion of his Heirfhip, or it may be extended to other preparatory ACts, that long preceded them, efpecially if we fhould take it to be of the fame Importance with ,9ETO in the fecond Aoriji. In the former Senfe, it denotes the glorious lnvef\iture of Chrift in the full Polfellion of his Kingdom after his RefurreC\ion, wirh the Manife!l:ation of it in his Aken~on, and Token of its Stability in his fitting down at the Right-hand of God. By all thefe God made him, placed him with folemn Inveftitllre, Heir of ad. The Grant was mad< to him upon his RefurreCl:ion, Matt. xxviii. 18. and then fully declared t<> others. The Solemnization of it was in his Afcenfion, all was fealed and rattfied when he took Polfel!ion of the Throne, by all which he was made and declared to be Lord and Chri(l-, the true Heir of all 'things, Afls ii. 36. iv. 1 I. and v. 30, 3'· And fuch Weiaht doth the Scripture lay upon the glorious lnveftiture of Chrif\ in his Inheritance~ that it fpeaks of his whole Power, as then fief\ granted unto him, Rom. xiv. 9 . Phi!. ii. 7• 8, g, 10. and the Reafon of it is, becaufe he had then aCtually performed that Work and Dmy; upon Confideratton whereof that. ~ower and Autho– rity were eternally deugned and ong!llally g~amed unto hm1. Gods actual commtt· ting all Power over all Thtn~s and. Perfons w Heaven_ and Earth to be execllted and manaD'ed for the Ends of Ius Medtatton, declanng thts ACt, Grant and Ddegatton, by hi. RefurreClion, Afcenfion, and fitting at his Right-hand, is that which this • Dr. o~.wn on Heb. vii. z. Word
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