3. It hath been greatly disputed,1 Whether this glory and exaltation was by Christ truly merited at Gods hands, whether from his sufferings he merited at Gods hand all that glory he speaks of; All confess he did not merit to himself the hypostatical Union nor his habitual grace, or the happiness of his soul, because no merit could precede these, only this is disputed, Whether all that honour and glory which accrued to him after his birth, and before and after his death, he did truly merit at Gods hand by his active and passive obedience: Some not only of the Papists but of the Orthodox, as Zanchy, contend he did truly merit this, though here he prayeth for it; Others as resolutely deny it, because Christ had no respect to him, but to us only in this work of redemption; Others think it is but rashness and curiosity to busy our selves in the Point; but I have spoken to this more fully in the doctrine of Justification, and shall ere we come to the end of this Chapter more particularly consider the Socinian errors in this Point. This is plain, the Scripture affirmeth God hath appointed such an order, that first he must suffer, and then enter into glory, as Phil. 2.8. Luk 24.26. Rom. 5.9▪ Here is an order, but whether it be of mere antecedency, or causality and merit, that is not expressly said, I shall not trouble you in it, it's enough, that we see God did answer this Petition he prayeth for, and that in every respect to the highest degree, Father, glorify thy Sonne.
3. It hath been greatly disputed,1 Whether this glory and exaltation was by Christ truly merited at Gods hands, whether from his sufferings he merited at Gods hand all that glory he speaks of; All confesse he did not merit to himself the hypostatical Union nor his habituall grace, or the happinesse of his soul, because no merit could precede these, only this is disputed, Whether all that honour and glory which accrewed to him after his birth, and before and after his death, he did truly merit at Gods hand by his active and passive obedience: Some not only of the Papists but of the Orthodox, as Zanchy, contend he did truly merit this, though here he praieth for it; Others as resolutely deny it, because Christ had no respect to him, but to us only in this work of redemption; Others think it is but rashnesse and curiosity to busie our selves in the Point; but I have spoken to this more fully in the doctrine of Justification, and shall ere we come to the end of this Chapter more particularly consider the Socinian errours in this Point. This is plain, the Scripture affirmeth God hath appointed such an order, that first he must suffer, and then enter into glory, as Phil. 2.8. Luk 24.26. Rom. 5.9▪ Here is an order, but whether it be of meer antecedency, or causality and merit, that is not expresly said, I shall not trouble you in it, it's enough, that we see God did answer this Petition he praieth for, and that in every respect to the highest degree, Father, glorifie thy Sonne.
- 1Whether Christ did merit glory for himself.
