I 66 c4 !Declaration of the Glorious MYSTERY fhall give up the kingdom unto God, even the Father, or ceafe from the adminifiration of his mediatory office and power, as the apoftie declares, r Cor. xv. 24, 25, 26, 27. Then cometh the endwhen be(hall have delivered up the kingdomontoGod, even the Father, when hefnall haveput down all rule, and all authority andpower. For be vo f reign until be bath put all enemies under his feet. The l efl enemy that fhall be deflroyed is death. For bebath put all things under bitfeet. But when hefaith Alithings areput under him; it is manifefl that be is excepted who didput all things under him. Andwhen all thingsfliallbefubdued him, then fliall the Son afo himfelf, be fubjedl unto him that put all things underhim, thatGod may be all in all, All things fell by fin into an enmity unto the glory of God, and the falvation of the church. The removal of this enmity, and thedeftruclion of all enemies, is the work that God committed unto his Son, in his in- carnation and mediation, Epbef. i. so. this hewas varioufyto accomplifh in the adminifirationofallhis offices. The enmity between God andus im. mediatery, he removed by the bloodofhis croft, whereby he made peace, Ephef. ii. a4, 55, 16. Which peace he continues and preferves by inter- ceffion, Heb. vii. 26. r John ii.2. The enemies themfelyes of the church's eternal welfare, namely, fin, death, theworld, fatan,,and. hell, he fubdues by his power. In the gradual accomplifhment of this work; according as the church of the elea is brought forth in fucceffive generations (in every one whereof the fame work is to be performed) he is to continue unto the end and confmmnation of all things. Until then, the whole churchwill not be faved, and the'refore his work not befinifhed. He will not ceafe his work whilft there is one ofhis cleft to be faved, or one enemy to to be fubdued. He Mall not faint nor give over until he hath fent forth judgment unto vitlory.' For the difcharge ofthis work, he hath a fovereign power over all things in heaven and earth committedunto him. Herein he doth and mutt reign. And fo abfolutely is it veiled in him, that upon the ceafing of the exercife of it, He bimfelf is faid to be made fobiecu unto God. It is true, that the Lord Chrift in his humane nature is always lefs than, or inferiour unto God, even the Father. In that fenfe he is in fubje&ion unto him now in heaven. But yet he hath an acfual exercife of divine power, wherein he is abfolute and fupreme. When this ceafeth, he Mall be fubjel unto the Farber in that nature, and only fo. Wherefore when this work is pyerfe£tly fulfilled and ended, then Mall all the mediatory ad- ings of Chrift ceafe for evermore. For God will then have compleatly finished the whole defign of his wifdom and grace, in the conftitution of his perfon and offices, and have raifed up and finilhedthe whole fabrickof eternal glory. Then will God be all in all. In his own immenfe nature and bleffednefshe Mali not only be all effentially and caufally, but in all alto; he Gall immediately be allin and unto us. This hate of things, when God Gall immediately be all in all, we can have no juft comprehenfion of in this life. Some refrefhing notionsof it may be framed in our minds, from thofe apprehen&ons of the divine per- fa&ions which reafon can attain unto; and their fuitablenefs to yield eternal reff, fatisfattion and bleffednefs in that enjoyment of them, where- of our nature is capable. Howbeit of thefe things in particular, the fcri ptureis filent ; however it teftifes our eternal reward and bleffednefsto confiftalone intheenjoyment of God. But there is force what elfe propofed as the immediate object of the faith: of the faints at prefent, as unto what they Mall enjoy upon their depar- ture out of this world. And fcripture revelationsextend. unto the state ofthings unto the endof the worldand no longer. Wherefore
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