A55302:57
Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its…
Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its resemblances, bonds, seals, privileges and marks by Edward Polhil ..., Esq.Christus in corde, or, The mystical union between Christ and believers considered in its resemblances, bonds, seals, priviledges and marks by Edward Polhil ..., Esq.
London: printed by A.M. and R.R. for Tho. Cockerill, 1680
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2dly. The more right the Laws and Administrations of a Kingdom are, the better is the Union. There are two sorts of Laws, there are Laws of constitution according to which a King is made; if he be in by election or succession, he stands upon some positive Law, or consent which amounts to a Law; if he be in by conquest in a just War, he stands upon the Law of Nature, which saith, that the captive must be subject to the victor. There are also Laws of Administration according to which a King is to Govern his Subjects; without the first Laws, there can be no King rightly constituted to have Subjects united to him; a people may be under a Tyrant, but it is not united to him. Without the second Laws there will be no rule of government, no right administration of things in a Kingdom. According to this distinction, I shall lay down two things touching the Mediatory Kingdom of Christ: The one is this, The Law of constitution must needs be very righteous, as being no less than the Decree and Ordinance of God himself; he ⟨p. 37⟩was made a King immediately by God; his Kingdom was not (as ordinary ones in part are) an human creature; but a pure Theocracy, altogether of Divine Ordination. I have set my King upon my holy hill of Zion, saith God of Christ, Psal. 2.6. I have done it, not man. The Decree of Heaven was for it, as the next verse tells us. The Lord said unto my Lord, that is the Father said to Christ, sit thou at my right hand, Psal. 110.1. Dicere hîc est discernere, To say here, is to decree, That Christ should sit in Royal state and Majesty; he is a King merely of Divine Ordination; yet he enters upon his Kingdom by Conquest; in the Belial heart of fallen man nothing is in a fit posture to receive this holy King. The carnal mind is not subject to the Law of God, neither indeed can be; strong holds must be cast down, thoughts must be captivated, and wills must be overcome, or else Christ cannot have a Kingdom: Therefore he takes up his spiritual arms, goes forth in the power of his spirit and word, and subdues the minds and hearts of men to himself; so he enters by conquest, and that in a very just, nay merciful war, it being to rescue poor captive creatures, and reduce them back again to their Creator;
2dly. The more right the Laws and Administrations of a Kingdom are, the better is the Union. There are two sorts of Laws, there are Laws of constitution according to which a King is made; if he be in by election or succession, he stands upon some positive Law, or consent which amounts to a Law; if he be in by conquest in a just War, he stands upon the Law of Nature, which saith, that the captive must be subject to the victor. There are also Laws of Administration according to which a King is to Govern his Subjects; without the first Laws, there can be no King rightly constituted to have Subjects united to him; a people may be under a Tyrant, but it is not united to him. Without the second Laws there will be no rule of government, no right administration of things in a Kingdom. According to this distinction, I shall lay down two things touching the Mediatory Kingdom of Christ: The one is this, The Law of constitution must needs be very righteous, as being no less than the Decree and Ordinance of God himself; he