Christ may be said to have a fourfold glory, or crown, 1. As God co-essential with the Father; this crown is not put on him, being natural to him, who is the brightness of the Fathers glory, and the express Image of his person, Heb. 1. 2, 3. 2. He hath a crown and glory as Mediator, in respect of the power, authority ⟨p. 191⟩and glory wherewith he is invested, as God's great deputy, and anointed upon the holy hill of Zion, having power and a rod of iron, even in reference to enemies; and seeing this is not of his mothers putting on, it is not that which is here understood. 3. He hath a crown and glory in respect of the manifestation of his glory in the executing of his Offices, when he makes his Mediatory -power and glory apparent in particular steps; thus sometimes he is said to take his power to him, Rev. 11. 17. and is said to be crowned, when the white horse of the Gospel rides in triumph, Rev. 6. 2. The last step of this glory will be in the day of Judgement: In short, this consists in his exercising his former power, committed to him as Mediator. 4. There is a crown and glory which is in a manner put on him by particular believers, when he is glorified by them, not by adding any thing to his infinite glory, but by their acknowledging of him to be so, especially their acknowledging his rich and free grace, and by believing, putting their seal thereunto. Joh. 3. 33. and giving him glory, as Abraham did, Rom. 4. 20. in which respect he is crowned, as on the contrary, when he meets not with this, he is despised, and it is a saying upon the matter, this man shall not reign over us: Now this last is to be here understood. Again, by mother here, is not understood his natural mother, but it must be taken in a spiritual sense for one of two, either, 1. For the Church Catholic, which being mother to Christ mystical, may be said to be mother to him, as Rev. 12. 5. the Church is said to bring forth a man-child, who is taken to Heaven, and hath ascribed to him the properties due to Christ, and yet Christ mystical is there understood; Or, 2. For a particular believer, who may be said to be Christ's mother in these respects, 1. For the near relation that is betwixt Christ and particular believers, and the account he hath of them; for which reason they are called his sister, his spouse, Chap. 4. 10. and Matth. 12. ult. He calls them his brother, his sister; ye•, mother.
Christ may be said to have a fourfold glory, or crown, 1. As God co-essential with the Father; this crown is not put on him, being natural to him, who is the brightnesse of the Fathers glory, and the expresse Image of his person, Heb. 1. 2, 3. 2. He hath a crown and glory as Mediator, in respect of the power, authority ⟨p. 191⟩and glory wherewith he is invested, as God's great deputy, and anointed upon the holy hill of Zion, having power and a rod of iron, even in reference to enemies; and seing this is not of his mothers putting on, it is not that which is here understood. 3. He hath a crown and glory in respect of the manifestation of his glory in the executing of his Offices, when he makes his Mediatory -power and glory apparent in particular steps; thus sometimes he is said to take his power to him, Rev. 11. 17. and is said to be crowned, when the white horse of the Gospel rides in triumph, Rev. 6. 2. The last step of this glory will be in the day of Judgement: In short, this consists in his exercising his former power, committed to him as Mediator. 4. There is a crown and glory which is in a manner put on him by particular believers, when he is glorified by them, not by adding any thing to his infinite glory, but by their acknowledging of him to be so, especially their acknowledging his rich and free grace, and by believing, putting their seal thereunto. Ioh. 3. 33. and giving him glory, as Abraham did, Rom. 4. 20. in which respect he is crowned, as on the contrary, when he meets not with this, he is despised, and it is a saying upon the matter, this man shall not reign over us: Now this last is to be here understood. Again, by mother here, is not understood his natural mother, but it must be taken in a spiritual sense for one of two, either, 1. For the Church Catholick, which being mother to Christ mystical, may be said to be mother to him, as Rev. 12. 5. the Church is said to bring forth a man-childe, who is taken to Heaven, and hath ascribed to him the properties due to Christ, and yet Christ mystical is there understood; Or, 2. For a particular believer, who may be said to be Christ's mother in these respects, 1. For the near relation that is betwixt Christ and particular believers, and the accompt he hath of them; for which reason they are called his sister, his spouse, Chap. 4. 10. and
