And now he hath performed the service designed him, and is come to heaven, let us secondly hear God himself speak, what he means to do for him. You heard before, when he came first to heaven, what God said to him, […] ⟨p. 174⟩[…] ⟨p. 175⟩⟨p. 184⟩and how he welcomed him with a [Sit thou at my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy foot-stool:] And before Christ opened his mouth to speak a word, by way of any request to God, (which was the office that he was now to execute) God himself prevented him, and added, [Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee: Ask of me, and I will give thee, Psal. 2. ver. 8.] He speaks it at Christs first coming up to heaven, when he had his King on his holy hill, as ver. 6. Christ was new glorified, which was as a new begetting to him, To day have I begotten thee: And this is, as if he had said, I know you will ask me now for all that you have dyed for; and this I promise you before-hand, before you speak a word, or make any request unto me, you shall ask nothing but it shall be granted; and this I speak once for all, as a boon and a grace granted you upon your birth-day, as the solemnest celebration of it, (for such was his Resurrection, and Ascension, and sitting at Gods right hand) This day have I begotten thee; Ask of me and I will give thee. So full of joy was his Fathers heart, that he had his Son in Heaven with him, whom he had begotten from everlasting, and ordained to this glory, who was lately dead, and in a manner lost, and therefore now (as it were) new begotten. Gods heart was so full, that he could not hold from expressing it in the largest favours and grants. And whereas Kings upon their own birth-days, use to grant such favours to their favourites: So Herod on his birth-day to the ⟨p. 185⟩Daughter of Herodias, promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask, Mat. 14. 7. God himself having no birth-day, nor being of himself capable of it, yet having a Son who had, he honours him with that grace upon that day; and if Q. Esther (a Subject, yea, a slave in her original condition) was so prevalent for the Jews her People and Nation, when their case was desperate, and when there was an irrevocable decree past (and that not to be altered) for their ruin and destruction, then what will not Christ (so great a Son, even equal with his Father) prevail for, with his Father, for his brethren?
And now he hath performed the service designed him, and is come to heaven, let us secondly heare God himselfe speake, what hee meanes to doe for him. You heard before, when he came first to heaven, what God said to him, 〈…〉 ⟨p. 174⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 175⟩⟨p. 184⟩and how he welcommed him with a [Sit thou at my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy foot-stool:] And before Christ opened his mouth to speak a word, by way of any request to God, (which was the office that he was now to execute) God himselfe prevented him, and added, [Thou art my Sonne, this day have I begotten thee: Ask of me, and I will give thee, Psal. 2. ver. 8.] He speaks it at Christs first comming up to heaven, when he had his King on his holy hill, as ver. 6. Christ was new glorifyed, which was as a new begetting to him, To day have I begotten thee: And this is, as if he had said, I know you will ask me now for all that you have dyed for; and this I promise you before-hand, before you speak a word, or make any request unto me, you shall ask nothing but it shall be granted; and this I speak once for all, as a boone and a grace granted you upon your birth-day, as the solemnest celebration of it, (for such was his Resurrection, and Ascensision, and sitting at Gods right hand) This day have I begotten thee; Ask of mee and I will give thee. So full of joy was his Fathers heart, that he had his Sonne in Heaven with him, whom he had begotten from everlasting, and ordained to this glory, who was lately dead, and in a manner lost, and therefore now (as it were) new begotten. Gods heart was so full, that he could not hold from expressing it in the largest favours and grants. And whereas Kings upon their own birth-dayes, use to grant such favours to their favourites: So Herod on his birth-day to the ⟨p. 185⟩Daughter of Herodias, promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask, Mat. 14. 7. God himselfe having no birth-day, nor being of himselfe capable of it, yet having a Sonne who had, he honours him with that grace upon that day; and if Q. Esther (a Subject, yea, a slave in her originall condition) was so prevalent for the Iews her People and Nation, when their case was desperate, and when there was an irrevocable decree past (and that not to be altered) for their ruine and destruction, then what will not Christ (so great a Sonne, even equall with his Father) prevail for, with his Father, for his brethren?
