3. By his Exaltation. he has the administration of things put into his hands, that he may bestow upon sinners that salvation, in order to which he suffered: that he may put him into the possession of that glory which was the end of his undertaking: it is true, that Jesus Christ entered upon his Kingly power and Office, as well as his other Offices from the first publishing of the covenant of grace, upon the fall of man: and Jesus Christ did in all ages execute that Office, in governing the world, and bestowing salvation on the Elect: but the Scriptures do plainly set forth that Christ has some particular administration ⟨p. 92⟩put into his hands, since his sufferings, Eph. 1.20.1, 2. since his resurrection, God has put all things under his feet, Phil. 2.9. speaking of the same time, he says God has given him a name above every name, Rev. 1.38. I am he that liveth, and was dead, and behold I am alive for evermore, Amen. and have the keys of hell and death: the meaning of these Scriptures is that since the Exaltation of Christ, the Administrations of things is in the hands of the man Christ Jesus, the management of things is carried on by Christ as man: the God-head is not excluded, but Christ as man has an hand in the government of the world: Christ his humane nature will visibly mange the day of Judgement: God will judge the world by the man whom he bath ordained, Acts 17:31. and this administration is put into his hands, that he may bestow eternal life and salvation upon sinners, Acts 5.3. him hath God exalted with his right-hand, to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins: and if God presently upon the obedience and sufferings of Christ, has put such power into his hands, it is a clear evidence that he has fully paid for our salvation: if Christ had fallen short of purchasing our salvation, God would not have given him a commission to have bestowed it: God would have stood for full satisfaction: he would have objected that it would have bin against justice to have saved them: but now Christ having fully paid the debt, God exalts Christ to his own right-hand, and invests him with full authority to bring them unto blessedness.
3. By his Exaltation. he has the administration of things put into his hands, that he may bestow upon sinners that salvation, in order to which he suffered: that he may put him into the possession of that glory which was the end of his undertaking: it is true, that Jesus Christ entred upon his Kingly power and Office, as well as his other Offices from the first publishing of the covenant of grace, upon the fall of man: and Jesus Christ did in all ages execute that Office, in governing the world, and bestowing salvation on the Elect: but the Scriptures do plainly set forth that Christ has some particular administration ⟨p. 92⟩put into his hands, since his sufferings, Eph. 1.20.1, 2. since his resurrection, God has put all things under his feet, Phil. 2.9. speaking of the same time, he says God has given him a name above every name, Rev. 1.38. I am he that liveth, and was dead, and behold I am alive for evermore, Amen. and have the keys of hell and death: the meaning of these Scriptures is that since the Exaltation of Christ, the Administrations of things is in the hands of the man Christ Jesus, the management of things is carried on by Christ as man: the God-head is not excluded, but Christ as man has an hand in the government of the world: Christ his humane nature will visibly mange the day of Judgement: God will judge the world by the man whom he bath ordained, Acts 17:31. and this administration is put into his hands, that he may bestow eternal life and salvation upon sinners, Acts 5.3. him hath God exalted with his right-hand, to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins: and if God presently upon the obedience and sufferings of Christ, has put such power into his hands, it is a clear evidence that he has fully paid for our salvation: if Christ had fallen short of purchasing our salvation, God would not have given him a commission to have bestowed it: God would have stood for full satisfaction: he would have objected that it would have bin against justice to have saved them: but now Christ having fully paid the debt, God exalts Christ to his own right-hand, and invests him with full authority to bring them unto blessedness.
