Chrifi'recei-ved up in Glory. being greater then the Earth, he (hineth over{ more then halfe the Earthat once. Chrifl being in Heaven,as the Sunne of Righteoufneie, he (nines more-gloriouflyover all;andwehave more com- fort, and benefi t,and influence fromChri ft, now in Heaven, then wecould, ifhe wereon Earth. Muft we needs make him bodily prefent every where, as the Rapiffsdoe , and other Heterodox firange conceitedmen,in Ger ranie ? What need wedoe thus when there may be influence from Chrift,now in Heaven,tous on Earth, (as we fee in other things(without confufionofhis Divine properties tohis Body, or making his Body as his God-head is ? Therefore feeke him not bo- dily any where, but in Heaven. Thofe Opinions overthrow three Articles of our Faith at once, Heafcended into Heaven, Hefittethat theright hand ofGod and , Hefbafa come tojudge the quicke and the dead : Andwhere is his Body in the meane time; in the Sacrament ? No : he is receivedup in glory. Therefore,-we mutt have our thoughts in heaven, whenweareabout that bufinef'fe, we mutt lift up our hearts, as it is inour Liturgie which is taken outof the ancient Liturgie, We lift them up unto the Lord;wemuft have holy thoughts rayfed up 'to Chrit, in Heaven. Againe,is Chrift receivedup to glory ? Here is fingular cornforr,confrdering what I faid before. that he is attended as a publikeperfon,inour be.. halfe,in our nature,for our good.Therefore,when we thinke ofChrift inHeaven,thinkofour Hus- band inHeaven,tbinke ofour felvesin Heaven ; N 4 we tiS Pfe2. Comforr, r That we have glory by Chrift,
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