The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

It is true, there was a peculiar Glory that he was actually to be made Partaker of, with respect unto his antecedent Obedience and Suffering. Phil. 2.8, 9. The Actual Possession of this Glory was in the Ordination of God, to be consequential unto his obeying and suffering, not for himself, but for us. But as unto the right and capacity of the Humane Nature in it self, all the Glory whereof it was capable, was due unto it from the instant of its union. For it was therein exalted above the condition that any Creature is capable of by mere Creation. And it is but a Socinian fiction, that the first Foundation of the Divine Glory of Christ was laid in his Obedience, which was only the way of his Actual Possession of that part of his Glory, which consists in his Mediatory Power and Authority over all. The Real Foundation of the whole, was laid in the Union of his Person; whence he prays that the Father would glorify him, (as unto manifestation) with that Glory which he had with him before the World was.

It is true, there was a peculiar Glory that he was actually to be made Partaker of, with respect unto his antecedent Obedience and Suffering. Phil. 2.8, 9. The Actual Possession of this Glory was in the Ordination of God, to be consequential unto his obeying and suffering, not for himself, but for us. But as unto the right and capacity of the Humane Nature in it self, all the Glory whereof it was capable, was due unto it from the instant of its union. For it was therein exalted above the condition that any Creature is capable of by meer Creation. And it is but a Socinian fiction, that the first Foundation of the Divine Glory of Christ was laid in his Obedience, which was only the way of his Actual Possession of that part of his Glory, which consists in his Mediatory Power and Authority over all. The Real Foundation of the whole, was laid in the Ʋnion of his Person; whence he prays that the Father would glorifie him, (as unto manifestation) with that Glory which he had with him before the World was.

I will grant, that the Lord Christ was Viator whilst he was in this World, and not absolutely Possessor; yet I say withal he was so, not that any such condition was necessary unto him for himself; but he took it upon him by especial Dispensation for us. And therefore the Obedience he performed in that condition, was for us, and not for himself.