The four last things viz. death, judgment, heaven, hell, practically considered and applied in…

2. The two principal and necessary parts of his Sovereignty are, to give ⟨p. 151⟩Laws for the ruling of his Subjects, and to pass final Judgment upon them for their Obedience or Disconformity to his Precepts. Mere natural Agents are regulated by a wise Establishment, that is the Law of their Creation. The Sun and Stars are moved according to the just Points of their Compass. The Angels are under a Law in Heaven, and obey his Commandments. The Humane Nature of Christ, though advanced to the highest capacity of a Creature, yet received a Law. And his whole Work upon Earth for our Salvation, was an Act of Obedience to the Will of God. If a Prince out of affection to his Friend will leave his own Dominions, and live privately with him in a foreign Country, he must be subject to the Laws of that Place. Indeed it is not conceivable that a Creature should be without a Law; for this is to make it supreme and independent: Supreme, in not being liable to a superior Power to confine and order it; Independent, as to its Being and Operations; for Dependence necessarily infers Subjection. There is a visible connection between those Titles; The Lord is our Judg, the Lord is our Law-giver, ¹the ⟨p. 152⟩Lord is our King. And sometimes in Scripture his Sovereignty is intimated in the Title of Judg: thus in that humble Expostulation of Abraham for Sodom; Shall not the Judg of all the World do right? He addresses his Request to God under that Title, to soften his Power, and incline his Clemency to save the Wicked for their sakes who were comparatively Righteous, that is, innocent of their crying Sins.

2. The two principal and necessary parts of his Soveraignty are, to give ⟨p. 151⟩Laws for the ruling of his Subjects, and to pass final Judgment upon them for their Obedience or Disconformity to his Precepts. Mere natural Agents are regulated by a wise Establishment, that is the Law of their Creation. The Sun and Stars are moved according to the just Points of their Compass. The Angels are under a Law in Heaven, and obey his Commandments. The Humane Nature of Christ, though advanced to the highest capacity of a Creature, yet received a Law. And his whole Work upon Earth for our Salvation, was an Act of Obedience to the Will of God. If a Prince out of affection to his Friend will leave his own Dominions, and live privately with him in a foreign Country, he must be subject to the Laws of that Place. Indeed it is not conceivable that a Creature should be without a Law; for this is to make it supreme and independent: Supreme, in not being liable to a superior Power to confine and order it; Independent, as to its Being and Operations; for Dependance necessarily infers Subjection. There is a visible connexion between those Titles; The Lord is our Judg, the Lord is our Law-giver,