And upon the same bottom doth our Apostle here fix this Mystery and our Faith, sc. It is, according to the working of his mighty Power, whereby he is able to subdue, even all things to Himself. In his own Resurrection, the Lord Jesus as Mediator, gave us a signal specimen of his power; 1when he spoiled Principalities and Powers, and made a show of them openly: He subdued the Devil, Hell, and the Grave, to himself; got them under his feet, and led Captivity Captive; by virtue of which Conquest, he became the Resurrection and the Life: and therefore is able to exert the same power and influence in raising his Members, and in conforming them to ⟨p. 100⟩their Head, which he put forth in his own Resurrection; it is a work of no greater difficulty: 2If it were, He is able to subdue even all things; (it is a note of similitude.) All things are alike to Omnipotence; the greatest are as the least. Our Impossibles are all one to him, as our facilities: nothing can stand in his way, which he cannot subdue and conquer to Himself: i. e. at his own pleasure, to his own glorious purposes and designs: And therefore, even this admirable and stupendous Transformation shall be effected upon those poor deformed Carcasses of his Saints, which sense and reason gave for lost; Faith says, it shall be done, our vile bodies shall be transfigured into the likeness of his own Glorious body; How? according, or suitably, to the mighty working, whereby he is able to subdue even all things unto himself: God can do what he will, and that's enough.
And upon the same bottom doth our Apostle here fix this Mystery and our Faith, sc. It is, according to the working of his mighty Power, whereby he is able to subdue, even all things to Himself. In his own Resurrection, the Lord Jesus as Mediator, gave us a signal specimen of his power; 1when he spoiled Principalities and Powers, and made a shew of them openly: He subdued the Devil, Hell, and the Grave, to himself; got them under his feet, and led Captivity Captive; by vertue of which Conquest, he became the Resurrection and the Life: and therefore is able to exert the same power and influence in raising his Members, and in conforming them to ⟨p. 100⟩their Head, which he put forth in his own Resurrection; it is a work of no greater difficulty: 2If it were, He is able to subdue even all things; (it is a note of similitude.) All things are alike to Omnipotence; the greatest are as the least. Our Impossibles are all one to him, as our facilities: nothing can stand in his way, which he cannot subdue and conquer to Himself: i. e. at his own pleasure, to his own glorious purposes and designes: And therefore, even this admirable and stupendious Transformation shall be effected upon those poor deformed Carcasses of his Saints, which sense and reason gave for lost; Faith says, it shall be done, our vile bodies shall be transfigured into the likeness of his own Glorious body; How? according, or suitably, to the mighty working, whereby he is able to subdue even all things unto himself: God can do what he will, and that's enough.
- 1Colos. 2.15.
- 2[Greek or Hebrew]. The bodies of the Saints shall be raised; tanta facilitate, quanta faelicitate, with as much ease as happiness. Aug.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. The bodies of the Saints shall be raised; tanta facilitate, quanta faelicitate, with as much ease as happiness. Aug.
