556 THE GLORY OF CHRIST AS GOD -MAN. of temptation and present distress, which might awaken this sympathy, and engage his special representation of their cases to the Father. VI. " The human nature of Christ united to his godhead is exalted to receive honours from men and angels in the upper and lower worlds, upon the account of its obedience, sorrows, and sufferings." It is one part of the reward promised to men of piety, that they shall enjoy glory and honour as well as im- mortality and peace; Rom. ii. 7, 10. And surely our blessed Saviour has at least a right to share in the general promise made to men, and to have his transcendent and perfectpiety rewarded 'with transcendent honours and glories. Therefore when the apostle had describedhim as man, or the Son of man, or the secondAdam ; in Heh. ii. 9. he adds, " We see him for the sufferings of death crowned with glory and honour :" For these sufferings and this death, he voluntarily sustained, as a piece of the most submissive obedience to his heavenly Father and most amazing charity to mankind, there- fore, hewas entitled to the glorious recompence. You find these honours paid to him in heaven, according to the Father's promise and appointment. Not only the saints who were redeemed by the blood of Christ, but the " angels round about the throne say with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing: Rev. v. 11, 12. and every creature in heaven, on earth, and in the sea, join their honours and their blessings to him that sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb for ever," verse 13. As the man is assumed into union with thegodhead, so the whole person of Christ the Me- diator or God-man becomes the object of adoration, as our best divines generally agree. Read what the apostle declares; Phil. ii. 9, 10, 11. " Christ humbled himself and became obedient to the death of the cross, wherefore God also bath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of the Fa- ther." Surely it is the human nature that seems to be exalted hereto this dignity, as it stands united to the divine; and this is manifest, not only because the divine nature could not receive this exaltation, having an original and underived right to wor- ship, but also because his human sufferings are the reason of his exaltation. I am ready to believe that the human nature of Christ knows and beholds all the knees bowing to him, and hears all the tongues confessing him, or else how can this be a proper recom-
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