658 it'rennlx. power, God's -will, would never haveput forth, but forhis assum- ing to be God-man. Chapter XIII. page 197. Christ God-man is subservient to God in all the works of his providence ; he upholds and sup- ports all things ; he governs the world, and he shall judge it. First, " For the upholding all things." That is evident in this text of Col. i. 17. By him do all things consist ; he is the corner-stone that keeps the building and all the parts of it toge- ther ; Heb. i. 2, 3. it is said, " He upholds all things, by the word of his power, and it is spoken of him not simply considered as a second person, but as God-man, for so he is heir appointed. Secondly, Whilst the world stands, he governs it, easeth God of that burthen, and is his prorex for him : All judgment is committed to the Son; John v. 22. " For the Father judgethno man ; but hath committed all judgment unto the Son :" " And the government is upon his shoulders ;" Isaiah ix. 6. And then, Thirdly, When he hath thus governed the world with a greater advantage unto God, then this man Christ Jesus will judge it also at the last, and give all men their accounts ; Acts xvii. 31. " Hehath appointed a day in the which he will judge the world, by that man whom he bath ordained." God would not employ a mere creature in this work, it was too great a honour ; and yet it was meet it should beclone visibly and audibly, and to the satisfaction of all men's consciences, both concerning themselves and others. Gdd would have a person in the Trinity manifest in a creature like unto us to do it, armed with power and authority, because he is God ; and yet a man that should deal with creatures in their own way ; in a rational and audible way convince them, and visibly sentence them, so as they should be able to see and hear their judge as man, and yet fear and dread him as being God. And this is a high and great service, which Christ as man shall do for God; for a man in a vocal manner to be able to clear the accounts of the world, (which how entangled are}hey 1) and punctually to give every man his due in righteousness ! A man, that shall be able to convince all God's enemies of all their hard speeches they have spoken against him, as Enoch the seventh fromAdam prophesied; Jude verse 14. able to give a full and satisfactory account of all God's. ways and proceedings, which peen cavil at; to justify God's decrees, which men quarrel with, and think much at; and his childrenwhommen despise and bear down : One able to bring to light the secrets of all hearts, so as all men shall judge of every man; 1 Cor. iv. 5. Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts : And then shall every man have praise of God. One able to search the deep things ofGod and bring forth his counsels, fur the as books are opened ;" Rev. xx. 22. Lastly, After all this, Christ is the " founder of that other
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