Then first of all,1 Christ will at length justify himself;2 this is a ground of Faith. How-ever he be now as a Sign set up, that many speak against, and contradict; yet the time will come, when he will gloriously justify himself to all the World. Now some shut their eyes willingly, and the opposites of Christ seem to flourish; yet Christ will be justified by his Spirit to all his Elect, in every Age, especially in the Resurrection: For, when he shall come and appear to be glorious in his Saints, it will appear who he is indeed. Now he suffers many to tread upon his Church, and he suffers many Heretics to deny him, sometimes in one nature, sometimes in another, and so to offend against him; but the time will come, that he will trample all his enemies under his feet; he will be justified by his Spirit, that is our comfort. There are many Schismatics, and Heretics, and Persecutors; but Christ will be justified at length, the Kingdoms of the Earth will be the Lord Jesus Christs. Are they not now so? They are: but truly they appear not to be so; but, at length, they will appear to be so: at the conversion of the Jews, and the confusion of Antichrist, then it will appear more and more, that he is King of the World indeed. Now (as it were) his Offices are darkened; his Kingly Office is darkened, and his Prophetical Office is darkened: but at length it will appear, that he is King of the Church; and all Kingdoms will be Christs. There are glorious times coming, especially the glorious Day of the ⟨p. 80⟩Resurrection; Christ at length will be cleared he will be justified. 3The Sun at length, will scatter all the clouds: In the morning they gather about the Sun, as if they would cover it; oh, but the Sunn• breaks through all, and gloriously appears at length: so Christ will scatter all clouds, and gloriously appear to be that which the Word sets him forth to be.
Then first of all,1 Christ will at length justifie himselfe;2 this is a ground of Faith. How-ever he be now as a Signe set up, that many speake against, and contradict; yet the time will come, when he will gloriously justifie himselfe to all the World. Now some shut their eyes willingly, and the opposites of Christ seeme to flourish; yet Christ will be justified by his Spirit to all his Elect, in every Age, especially in the Resurrection: For, when he shall come and appeare to be glorious in his Saints, it will appeare who he is indeed. Now he suffers many to tread upon his Church, and he suffers many Heretikes to denie him, sometimes in one nature, sometimes in another, and so to offend against him; but the time will come, that he will trample all his enemies under his feet; he will be justified by his Spirit, that is our comfort. There are many Schismatikes, and Heretikes, and Persecutors; but Christ will be justified at length, the Kingdomes of the Earth will be the Lord Iesus Christs. Are they not now so? They are: but truly they appeare not to be so; but, at length, they will appeare to be so: at the conversion of the Iewes, and the confusion of Antichrist, then it will appeare more and more, that he is King of the World indeed. Now (as it were) his Offices are darkened; his Kingly Office is darkned, and his Propheticall Office is darkned: but at length it will appeare, that he is King of the Church; and all Kingd•mes will be Christs. There are glorious times comming, especially the glorious Day of the ⟨p. 80⟩Resurrection; Christ at le•gth will be cleared he will be justified. 3The Sunne at length, will scatter all the clouds: In the morning they gather about the Sunne, as if they would cover it; oh, but the Sunn• breakes thorow all, and gloriously appeares at length: so Christ will scatter all clouds, and gloriously appeare to be that which the Word sets him forth to be.
- 1Use 1.Vse 1.
- 2Christ will justify himself at length.Christ will justifie himself at length.
- 3Simile.
