BpifileofS. Pattito Tittas. C[íAP.2.13 2. 'This is aglarious appearing , not onely in regardof Chritl himfelfe, 481 but euen in regardofhis eleaalfo,who (hall appeare with him in glory: Matth.19.28.When the Sonne ofmanfhallfttin the throne ofhis maeifie,we' which haue followedhim in the regeneration /hallfit with hem: t Job. 3.z.Wee know that when he (hallappeare, we(hailbe like him: For then we (hall haue not onely redemption of our foules, which even here we haue inpart; but euen the full redemptionofour bodies alto, and both in foule and bodic recciue our inheritance, euen the crowne and kingdome of olorie. Quef. But how (hall this glorie of Chrill appeare to bee fo bright? Anf,OurApofile faith,that it (hall appeare to be thegloryof the mightie Chrifteailed a God.Chri(liscalledamighrieGod: frf ifimplyinhimfelfe,becingofequali h eGod: might,authority,and power with his Father : and therefore, Pfal.47. 2. Y.1 he is called an highLordand terrible, and agreat King ouer alltheearth: for that thefe titles belong to Chri(l,the effehts ofhis gouernement follow- ing in the next words declare. Seeondly,comparatinely, in refpe.l of Ma- 2 gillrates,and others that are called Gods:for Chri(l is not a God ( as they be) by oflice,orparticipation,for fo he fhould bebut a weake,and little God,whereas he is amighty God, both in his nature and effence: andwho is God lik,çour God,faith the PfalmiQ.Third/y,in regard ofthishis 3 appearance;for although he (hall exercife his iudiciarie power, and ap- peare as the Sonne ofman;yet (hall he be mightily declared to be the SonneofGod,muchmore then by hisre(urreólion from the dead: the perfonall vnioa ofhis diuine and humane nature (hall farine out as the funne in his (lrength, which whilehe hued vpon earth, wasveiled and hid. And thus it (hall appeare, t. Inhis humane nature, he (hall appeare the head ofthe Church his bodie, Ephef. t. 22. 2. His power (hall bee (tech as (hall fubdue all things vetohimfelfe and put them veder his fcete, euen Satan, (inne, hell, death, anddamnation , Reuel. 20.14. 1. Corinth. 15. 28. Now his glorie cannot but bee proportionable to his power: hence wee readof the glorie of hispower, a. Theft 9. 3. Hee (hall come with 3 firth attendants , as no man is able to behold the glorie of the leaf{ of them : for he(hall come with thoufaud thoufands of his Angels beeing his Mini(lers,the glorie ofall whome he (hall fo farre furmount, as the funne loth the leffer frames in brightneffe. 4. Hee (hall fit vpon 4 his great white throne, Dan,.7.9.great , asbeeing infinitely more glo- rious then Salomons white yuorie throne; and white, anfwerable to the puritie and perfeEtion of the fudge, and judgement; and becing let, he (hall after the fummons giuentoall fie(h , andprefented before him, declare and fudge not only openfinites committed from the beginning, but
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