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Heb. i.2. and ii.8. Psal. ii. ⟨p. 28⟩6, 7, 8. Thus Abraham is said to be the Heir of the World, not in himself, but in his Seed, which is Christ; Rom. iv.13. And how was this to be fulfilled to Abraham, but by God's fulfilling that great Promise, that in his Seed all the Nations of the Earth should be blessed? For that Promise is what the Apostle is speaking of: Which shows, that God has appointed Christ to be the Heir of the World in his Kingdom of Grace, and to possess and reign over all Nations, through' the Propagation of his Gospel, and the Power of his Spirit communicating the Blessings of it. God hath appointed him to this universal Dominion by a most solemn Oath; Isai. xlv.23. I have sworn by my self, the Word is gone out of my Mouth in Righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every Knee shall bow, every Tongue shall swear. Compared with Phil. ii.10, 11.—Tho' this solemn Oath of God the Father is to be understood in so comprehensive a Sense, as to extend to what shall be accomplished at the Day of Judgment, yet it is evident by the foregoing and following Verses, that the Thing most directly intended, is what shall be fulfilled by the spreading of the Gospel of his Salvation, and Power of the Spirit of Grace, bringing all the Ends of the Earth to look to him that they may be saved, and come to him for Righteousness and Strength, that in him they might be justified, and might Glory. God has suffered many earthly Princes to extend their Conquests over a great Part of the Face of the Earth, and to possess a Dominion of vast Extent, and one Monarchy to conquer and succeed another, the latter being still the greater: 'Tis reasonable to suppose that a much greater Glory in this Respect should be reserved for Christ, God's own Son and rightful Heir, who has purchased ⟨p. 29⟩the Dominion by so great and hard a Service: 'Tis reasonable to suppose, that his Dominion should be far the largest, and his Conquests vastly the greatest and most extensive. And thus the Scriptures represent the Matter, in Nebuchadnezzar's Vision, and the Prophet's Interpretation,