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But what manner of Lordship is this?

Christ is an universal Lord of and over all, over ⟨p. 33⟩all the world, both over all the dead, and all the living, but more especially, and in a peculiar manner, he is Lord of his Church; even as a husband is Lord over his wife, which is a Lordship with sweetness: So Christs government is with unspeakable, with unconceivable sweetness. He is Lord, as the elder brother, as the first begotten is over the rest, for he is the first begotten among the dead, this likewise is a sweet government. It is indeed a Lordship, of a King over his subjects, as his Lordship is a branch of his Kingly office, but it is such a Lordship as is for the good ⟨p. 34⟩of his Subjects, It is not a derived happiness, they enjoy the head, and the subjects; Christ accounts himself happy in his Church, which is his fullness, the Church is the fullness of him that filleth all things. Ephe. 1. And more especially is the Church most happy in this government, it is such a Lordship, as is indeed altogether for the good of the Subjects. To us a Child is borne, to us a Son is given. He dyed, and rose, and revived, and all is for us, a Christian may say of Christ, that he is totus in meos usus expensus, as one well said, he is all mine, he is all expended ⟨p. 35⟩for my use and profit. It is such a Lordship, as makes all his subjects Kings, therefore it is said, Rev. 1. He loved us, and gave himself for us, to purge his Church, as it is Ephe. 5. and likewise to make us Kings and Priests; where note, Christ hath a notable attendance upon him; he is served with none but Kings: All Gods children are Kings, even the meanest servant that is any where in the world, in spiritual respects is a King, what a Lord and King is this, that makes all his servants Kings. You see therefore, as Christ is an universal Lord, and also he is a peculiar Lord over