on the Glory of Chrift. I 6r; that the whole Creation, efpecia11y that which was to be eternally bleffed, fbonld ha\'e a new Head given unto it for its fuftentation, prefervation, order, honour and fafety. All fprings are in h1m, and aB fireams are nnto him, and in and by him unto God. vVho C8n exprefs the Divine beauty, order and harmony of all things that are in this their Recapitulatit-n iti Cl1rift? The Union and Communion between Angels ~nd Men, the order of the whole Family in heav.ef1 and Earth, the communication of life, grace, power, mercy and confolation to the Church, the ruleat1d difp(')fal of all things unto the glory of God, do a11 epend hereon. This glory God deiigned unto his Son incarnare, and it was the greateft, the high eO: that could be communicatedunto him. For as the Apoftle obferres,All thin~( I ar·e put irJ fubjeHion unto.bim,he only exc.-pterl 'll)ho dorh Jo make them [uhjeEl, t ba: is God the Fat her, I Cor 1 ) • THERE is no comemphition of the Glory of 'eh rift that ough t more to affect rbe he a n s of them that do believe, with delight and jcy, rhan this of the Rcca.pitulation of a'l things in him. Qne view by Faith of him in the place of God as rbe fl.tpream head of the wt10Ie ~reaticn, moving, 3Cling, guiding and difpofing of it , will bring in fpiritnal refi·e{bment unto a believing Sonl. · ANJ! it will do, fo the more, in that it giw sa glorious reprefentation of his Divine Natme al!o. · For that any meer Creature .ihoL.dd thus be an head of life, motion and power, as alfo of fcweraign rule, and difpofal of the whole new Crea ti- , on, with all things.· reduced into order. tberooy, \ is not only an impious but a foolifh imagination. M 4 DID
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