That all creatures are under the dominion of Christ no 1Christian doubteth, for as God, he made all things, Col. 1. John 1. and as the son of God, he is the heir of all things, Heb. 1. When God bringeth in his first begotten son into the world, he saith of him, Let all the Angels of God worship him, Heb. 1. 6. & Joh. 5. God hath committed all judgement unto his Son, and Joh. 17. 2. Thou hast given him power over all flesh. But that he hath bought this dominion, well it may pass for an Oracle of flesh and blood, but I have not hitherto found it to be an Oracle of God. Whatsoever is bought, is bought with a price. And so whatsoever Christ hath bought, he hath bought with a price, 1 Cor. 6. 20. & 7. 23. And this price wherewith Christ hath bought that which he hath bought, is his blood, Rev. 5. 9. 1 Pet. 1. 18. But blood is no sit price wherewith to buy Dominion. His blood is propitiatory and satisfactory, and so fit only to buy poor souls, and to save them from condemnation. And accordingly, the life that he gave for many, was given by the way of ransom, Matth. 20. 24. So that persons thereby are ransomed, rather then any general dominion procured. And is it sit to say, that Christ by his blood obtained dominion over the wicked to damn them for their sins? Rather the power which he obtained was to give eternal life to them, whom his Father had given him, Job. 17. 2. and that in despite of sin.
That all creatures are under the dominion of Christ no 1Christian doubteth, for as God, hee made all things, Col. 1. John 1. and as the son of God, he is the heire of all things, Heb. 1. When God bringeth in his first begotten sonne into the world, he saith of him, Let all the Angels of God worship him, Heb. 1. 6. & Joh. 5. God hath committed all judgement unto his Son, and Joh. 17. 2. Thou hast given him power over all flesh. But that hee hath bought this dominion, well it may passe for an Oracle of flesh and blood, but I have not hitherto found it to bee an Oracle of God. Whatsoever is bought, is bought with a price. And so whatsoever Christ hath bought, hee hath bought with a price, 1 Cor. 6. 20. & 7. 23. And this price wherewith Christ hath bought that which hee hath bought, is his blood, Rev. 5. 9. 1 Pet. 1. 18. But blood is no sit price wherewith to buy Dominion. His blood is propitiatory and satisfactory, and so fit onely to buy poore soules, and to save them from condemnation. And accordingly, the life that hee gave for many, was given by the way of ransome, Matth. 20. 24. So that persons thereby are ransomed, rather then any generall dominion procured. And is it sit to say, that Christ by his blood obtained dominion over the wicked to damn them for their sins? Rather the power which hee obtained was to give eternall life to them, whom his Father had given him, Job. 17. 2. and that in despite of sin.
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