It An Expooltaon of the Taft day, is not difficult to conceive. And how much greater will be their mifery, who under various pretences for their own corrupt ends, do deter, yea and drive others from the Rudy of it. I I. it is. the duty ofall Believers to rejoice in the Glory, Honour and DominionofJe- furChrist. TheChurch in the Pfoln takes, by faith a profpcd at a great ditlauce of his Coming and Glory ; and breaks out thereon in a way ot Exultation and Triumph in-. fo thole words rby 7hrone O Godis fir ever. And if this were a matter of fuch joy unto them, who had only an obfcure Vijion and Reprefentation of theglorYt, which ma- ny Ages after was tooliow, t Pet. 1. 11,12. what ought the full Accomplifhment and manifcflation of it , be unto them that believe now in the diyes of the theGofpel. This made them of old rejoyce with joy unJpealiable dnd fall ofGipsy, even .becaufe theyCaw and heard the things which Kings Wife men andProphets delired to fee, and Caw them,not ; God having prepared force better thing for us, that they without us Jhould not be made perfect, chap. 11.40. For, a, Herein God isglorified : The Kingdom of Chrif is the glory ofGod's thereby is his Name and Praife exalted in theworld ; and therefore upon the Erection and letting of it up, are all his People fo earnestly invited to rejoyceand triumph therein, Pfal. 95. 1, 2, 3. Pfal. 96. 1, a, 3, 4. Pfal. 97. 1,2; &c. This I fay is a caufe of Eternal Joy unto all his Saints, that God is pleafed.to glorifie himfelf,and all the infinite Excelkn- cies ot his Nature in the Kingdomand Rule ofJefusChrifl.. 2. H.rcin doth the Honour and Glory ofChrift as Mediator confia, which is a mat - ter of great rejoycing unto all that love him in fincerity. He tellshis Difciples, John 14; 28. 7hat if 'they loved him, they mouldrejoyce becaufe he Paid he went unto the Father. Theyconfidered only their own prefent condition and diares, be :ng fled with ferrow, becaufe he had told than of his Departure from them: but faith he, Where is your Love -to me ? Ought- you not tohave that in your :heartsas well as care of your felves ? for your Condition I Ihall takecare, andprovide for your fcuri- ty; and if you love me, you cannot but rejoyce becaufe I go to my Father to receive my Kingdom. That he who loved ue, that gavehind-elf for us, that underwent eñery thing that is reproachful or miferable for our fakes , is now exalted,glorified, en- throned in aneverlaaing immoveable Kingdom,above all his Enemies, fecure from all Oppolition, is a matter of inexpreffibleJoy, if we have any love untohim. . 3. Our own concernment,fecurity, falety, prefent and future happinefS lyes herein. Our Al depends upon the Kingdom andThrone ofChrill. He is our,Kiug if we are Believers; our King to Rule, Govern, Proteét and Save us; to uphold no againft Oppoliition,toJispply us with arength,toguide us with Counfel, tofiebdeee our Enemies, to give as our Inheritance and Reward, and therefore our principal. intereft !yes in his Throne, the Glory and Stability thereof. Whiled he reigneth we arefate, and in our way toGlory. To fee by faith this King in his Beauty, upon his Throne, high and lifted up, and his trainfilling the Temple, to fee all Power committed unto him, all things given into his hands, and herein difpoling of all and ruling all things for the Advantage of his Church, mull needs cause them. to rejoyce, whole wholeintereft and concernment lyes therein. 4. The whole world, all theCreation of God are concerned in this Kingdom of Chita.. Setting aftde hiscurfed Enemiesin Hell, and the whole Creation is benefited by this Rule and Dominion ; for as Come men are made partakers offaring Grace and 'titivation thereby, fo the refidue of that race, by andwith them, do receive unfpeakable Advantages in the Patience and Forbearance ofGod ; and the very creature it Pelf is railed as it were into anHope and ExpeEfation therebyof Deliverance from that Bate of Vanity whereunto now it is fubje&ed, Rom.8.2o,ar. So that if we are movedwith the Glory of God, the. Honour of Jefus Christ, our own only and eternal inter:B, with the Advantage of the whole Creation, we have caufe to rejoyce in this Throne and Kingdom of the Son. I I L It is the Divine Nature oftheLord Chriff, that gives Eternity, Stabilityand Vn- changeableneflto his Throneand Kingdom. ThyThrone0God is forever.' Concerningthis fee what hath formerlybeen delivered about theKngdom ofChrift. I V. All the Laws, and thewhole Adminii irati en of theKingdom of Chriff by his Word and Spirit, are all equal, righteous and. holy. His Scepter -is a Scepter of Righteoufnefl The world indeed-likes them not all things in his Rule feemunto it,weak,abfiud,and foolilh, Cxnr.,I:
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