imsttitrtt If., 5'59 heaven ? May he not make himself, even in his human na- ture as well as his divine, immediately present with them all by a most extensive diffusion of his human as well as his divine glories ? SECT. IIL A rational Account how the Man Jesus Christ may be vested with such extensivePowers. Thegreat difficulty of receiving this doctrine, still lieshere, '; How is it possible that a human spirit should be endued with powers of so vast an extent ?" Can it ever be supposed that a Inman soul, a man, should know all things that are doue in this earth ? That he should be acquainted with the hearts and thoughtsof all men ? And should take a sufficient cognizance of every minute affair that passes through the hands and the hearts of all human creatures, in order to govern and judge so large a part ofthe creation ? AnswerI. Perhaps it may not be absolutely necessary that every single thought, word, or action of every particular creature should be known to the human soul of Christ, in order to fulfil his part or province in governing and judging mankind : but all the greater, more general, and more considerable affairs and transactions of nations, churches and particular persons, may be made known to the man Jesus, so far, that in union with the godhead he may be properly called the Governor and the Judge, and may execute and fulfil those glorious offices : and if he should not in an immediate manner be actually conscious of or actually influence the minutest circumstances and actions of men, yet he may have sufficient powers to know and influence all those greater affairs, in which the lesser and more minute circumstances are also involved. An earthly kingmay be properly said to governand judge his people, who are spread through many large provinces, with- out the particular knowledge of all the minuter concerns of his subjects,; yet if he,apply himselfwith diligence to fulfil his office, he may obtain a particular acquaintance with ten thousand affairs that relate to the various provinces of his dominion ; and he may employ proper agents to execute all his orders in the several towns and villages of his government, which his own eyes or his own hands perhaps cannot reach. Now surelywe may justly believe that the intellectualpowers of our glorified Saviour in heaven, extend vastly beyond the natural or acquired capacities of thegreatest prince on earth ; it is not impossible but that the man Jesus may not only know every saint around him in tho heavenly regions, but that every saint and sinner also in this world, with all their biggest turns of life and concerns of mind, may come within his notice. Hid king Cyrus know the face and the name of every soldier in Isis large army, and shall not Jesus the King of kings be supposed to have understanding large
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