Now then,1 if he who is King, & may and doth of himself command all that is done, as absolutely as God himself doth, (I speak in respect of the execution of things downward, by second causes) if he, over and above, to honour his Father, will ask all that himself hath power to do, what will not be done? Qui rogat, & imperare potest; He that can, and doth command what ever he would have done, and it is straight done; if he shall ask and entreat, what will not be done? As a King who sues for Peace, backed ⟨p. 174⟩with a potent Army which is able to win what he entreats for, must needs treat more effectually: So doth Christ sue for every thing, with power to effect it. Remember that he is said here in the Text, first to be at Gods right hand, and then to intercede. He treats the salvation of sinners, as a mighty Prince treats the giving up some Town to him, which lies seated under a Castle of his, which commands that Town: he stands treating with the Governor, having his Ordnance ready for the battery, and to bring all into subjection,2 as 2 Cor. 10. 4. And this is a consideration that God himself took, in that 2. Psal. when he made him that promise, (Ask & I will give thee) why he made so large a grant: He had said before, ver. 6. I have set my King upon my holy hill of Zion, (which made him (one would think) past asking) and above the condition of an Intercessor. Now God says of him, He is My King, not in respect of his commanding God, (that were blasphemy to think) but it is spoken in respect of commanding all below him. God having set him in his Throne, to do as much as he himself would (or means) to have done, says, He is my King to rule all, not so much under me, as for me, and in my stead; yet absolutely, and in himself, The Father judgeth no man. Now when the Father had first made and constituted him thus great a King, then he bids him Ask, to whom he had first given this absolute power to command. We may (without blasphemy) say of this God-man, that God hath ⟨p. 175⟩(not only not the heart, as being his Father, but) not the power to cross any thing he doth. Thus fast hath he God unto him. Only he (who in respect of this his power is to be honoured as the Father, as John 5. 23. yet) to honour his Father, who gave this power originally to him as Mediator; He is to ask for that which of himself he yet can do.
Now then,1 if he who is King, & may and doth of himselfe command all that is done, as absolutely as God himselfe doth, (I speak in respect of the execution of things downward, by second causes) if he, over and above, to honour his Father, will aske all that himselfe hath power to doe, what will not be done? Qui rogat, & imperare potest; He that can, and doth command what ever he would have done, and it is straight done; if he shall ask and entreat, what will not be done? As a King who sues for Peace, backt ⟨p. 174⟩with a potent Army which is able to win what he entreats for, must needs treat more effectually: So doth Christ sue for every thing, with power to effect it. Remember that he is said here in the Text, first to be at Gods right hand, and then to intercede. He treats the salvation of sinners, as a mighty Prince treats the giving up some Towne to him, which lyes seated under a Castle of his, which commands that Towne: hee stands treating with the Governour, having his Ordnance ready for the battery, and to bring all into subjection,2 as 2 Cor. 10. 4. And this is a consideration that God himselfe took, in that 2. Psal. when he made him that promise, (Ask & I will give thee) why he made so large a grant: He had said before, ver. 6. I have set my King upon my holy hill of Sion, (which made him (one would think) past asking) and above the condition of an Intercessour. Now God sayes of him, He is My King, not in respect of his commanding God, (that were blasphemie to think) but it is spoken in respect of commanding all below him. God having set him in his Throne, to doe as much as he himselfe would (or meanes) to have done, sayes, He is my King to rule all, not so much under me, as for me, and in my stead; yet absolutely, and in himselfe, The Father judgeth no man. Now when the Father had first made and constituted him thus great a King, then he bids him Ask, to whom he had first given this absolute power to command. We may (without blasphemy) say of this God-man, that God hath ⟨p. 175⟩(not onely not the heart, as being his Father, but) not the power to crosse any thing he doth. Thus fast hath he God unto him. Onely he (who in respect of this his power is to be honoured as the Father, as Iohn 5. 23. yet) to honour his Father, who gave this power originally to him as Mediatour; He is to ask for that which of himselfe he yet can doe.
- 1Though Christ as King can command all things, yet to honour his Father he intercedes for what himself commands.Though Christ as King can command all things, yet to honour his Father he intercedes for what himselfe commands.
- 2That this is a consideration upon which God denies him nothing.That this is a consideration upon which God denyes him nothing.
