fora time ofLiberty . theywill, tot youwill do as you lift. $ut the Lordwill be provoked for this, all Satans fubtilty lies here ; dif- grace the Elder iiiyes one, divide them fayes another, pull thorndown fayes the 'third, that there may be no King in d frael, no nor in Sion, that we may do what is right in our own eyes. a,. Try when the eooternall Kingdome of Chrift in a Common-wealth is call off; for when any Common- wealth isorder-ed according to the facred will of Chrifi, by fuck perfons efpecially whole aim is to advance the Kingdomeof Chrift by their rule and power,'tis then be- come the Kingdome of Chrift Jefus. And hence, Revel. la. 15 . when the feventh trumpet is blown, and the Lords laft wo is'come upon the world and the Kingdoms thereof, which have oppefed Chrift, and thofe King- domes are turned to imbrace the Gofpell, and fnbrnit to the power of Chrift in the fame, then it's laid, TheKing- domes of the world are become the Kingdomes -o of Chriff; it's not faid,Chrifts Kingdome isbecome the Kingdome of the ,word, as ifChrift fhould put down civil! authority, and exercife rule by it himlelf, but, The Kingdomes of the world, i. e. the various Kingdomes are become Chrifls, i. e. to advance it, and debafe rhemfelvesarhis feet. Epli. I. 2t. it's laid, All things are put under thrifts feet, and he is head over all things to the Church, ,( that is univerfal.ly, chiefly. nextly,'particularly, j fo then earths Kingdomes when they are fubje£t to Chrill, for his ends, now they exercife theKingdnme of t. hrift, in a manner; and hence to call offthis, is to call cff.the Kingdome of Chrift, and fo to provoke the Lord toput us under bondage, guff!. When is Chrifts Power and Kingdome call off here ? Atift. There is a double Power in the Kingdoms of the werid, which I ,fuppofe, when they become Chrifts Kingdomes , they will retain. Fiat, There is form fupkeme or higher power ; in the chief Magiftrates, Ptinces, or chie (:ours ofjuftice. Secondly, There is forte inferiour power, by fome -fuperiour power, let over particular Perfons, Cities, and Towns, for the well ordering of them. Theground of this is, that naturall necefiity which Jethro propounded from Gedt Mofes, Exod. 18. i 7, t 8.. 'Tis not good for thee to bealone, but thou wilt both wear out thy felf, and thy people. Publicit authority mull have many eyes, and many 3; 2.
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