A Body of Practical Divinity

Branch 5. Christ being exalted at God's right hand, this is for the Comfort of Believers, that they shall one day be exalted to that Place of Glory where he is: Christ's Exaltation is our Exaltation. Christ hath prayed for this, Joh. 17.24. Father, I will that all those whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am. And he is said to go before to prepare a place for Believers, Joh. 14.2. Christ is called the Head, and the Church is called his Body, Eph. 1.22, 23. The Head being exalted to Honour, the Body Mystical shall be exalted too; as sure as Christ is exalted far above all Heavens, so sure will he instate Believers in all that Glory which his Humane Nature is adorned with, Joh. 17.22. As here he puts his Grace upon the Saints, so shortly he will put his Glory upon them. This is Comfort to the poorest Christian, perhaps thou hast scarce an House to put thy head in, yet thou mayest look up to Heaven and say, There is my House, there is my Country; and I have already taken Possession of Heaven in my Head Christ; he sits there, and it will not be long before I shall sit there with him; he is upon the Throne of Glory, and I have his word for it, I shall sit upon the Throne with him, Rev. 3.21.

Branch 5. Christ being exalted at God's right hand, this is for the Comfort of Believers, that they shall one day be exalted to that Place of Glory where he is: Christ's Exaltation is our Exaltation. Christ hath prayed for this, Joh. 17.24. Father, I will that all those whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am. And he is said to go before to prepare a place for Believers, Ioh. 14.2. Christ is called the Head, and the Church is called his Body, Eph. 1.22, 23. The Head being exalted to Honor, the Body Mystical shall be exalted too; as sure as Christ is exalted far above all Heavens, so sure will he instate Believers in all that Glory which his Humane Nature is adorn'd with,