A discourse concerning the Redeemer's dominion over the invisible world, and the entrance thereinto

But we ought to have the greater thoughts of it, not the less, for its being too big, too great, too glorious for our present view: And that it must as yet, rest, as to us, and so let it rest a while, under the name of Hades. The unknown Dominion of our great Lord. According to that most express account he at his Ascension gave of the Existence of both parts together, that less known to us, and that more known, Matt. 28.18. All power is given to me both in Heaven and Earth.

That Death is added, as contained also within the limits of our Lord's Dominion, doth expressly signify his custody of the passage from this Visible World to the Invisible; viz. as he commands the entrance into each distinct part of ⟨p. 20⟩Hades, the Invisible World, consisting of both Heaven, and Hell, so he hath power over Death too, which is the common out-let from this World, and the passage unto both.

That Death is added, as contained also within the limits of our Lord's Dominion, doth expresly signifie his custody of the passage from this Visible World to the Invisible; viz. as he commands the entrance into each distinct part of ⟨p. 20⟩Hades, the Invisible World, consisting of both Heaven, and Hell, so he hath power over Death too, which is the common out-let from this VVorld, and the passage unto both.

But it withal plainly implies, His very absolute Power over this Visible World of ours also: For it signifies he hath the power of measuring every ones time here, and how long each Inhabitant of this World shall live in it. If it belong to him to determine when any one shall die, it must by consequence belong to him to assign the portion and dimensum of time that every one shall live. Nor is there any conceivable moment in the time of any ones life, wherein he hath not this power of putting a period by death thereunto, at his own pleasure. He is therefore signified to have the