A Practical Commentary on the Epistle of Jude

2. The next consequent is, the resigning and giving up the kingdom to the Father spoken of▪ 1 Cor. 15. from 24, to 28. Kingdom may be put for Royal Authority or Subjects governed▪ as the people we call sometimes the Kingdom of England, or Kingdom of France, Christ is ever head of the Earth and in Heaven we subsist not only by virtue of his everlasting merit, but everlasting influence, for he is the life, John 14. 6. And therefore I take Kingdom here in the latter sense for the subjects or the Church who are resigned or presented to God, Eph. 5. 27. as the fruits of Christs purchase, as a prey snatched out of the teeth of Lyons: the form of presentation you have, Heb. 2. 13. Behold I and all the little ones which thou hast given me: Oh what a great and glorious day will this be▪ when we shall see Christ and all his little ones following him, and the great Shepherd of the Sheep going into his everlasting folds, and all the Elect in his company, with their Crowns on their heads, singing O grave! where is thy victory? O death! where is thy sting? when all enemies shall be broken, and the Church lodged in those blessed mansions, what applauses and acclamations will there be between them and Christ, between them and the Angels, them and their fellow Saints? how should we strive to be some of this number?

2. The next consequent is, the resigning and giving up the kingdom to the Father spoken of▪ 1 Cor. 15. from 24, to 28. Kingdom may be put for Ro•al Authority or Subjects governed▪ as the people we call sometimes the Kingdom of England, or Kingdom of France, Christ is ever head of the Earth and in Heaven we subsift not onely by virtue of his everlasting merit, but everlasting influence, for he is the life,