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A27411	Basileus basileon, or, The regality of Jesus Christ, King of Zion opened, vindicated, advanced in a sermon preached at St. Maries, Oxon, Jun. 26, 1659.	Bentall, Edward.	1660 (1660)	Wing B1907; ESTC R23683	20,855	48

power and the glory thine is the Kingdome and thou art exalted as head above all 2. There 's his Regnum donativum and herein may Christ say My Father is greater than I his dispensatory oeconomicall Kingdome which is not by nature but by donation and gift as v. 8. as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mediator This distinction our Divines generally maintain against the Socinians and others who hold that Christ hath but one Kingdome which he exerciseth as Mediator over his Church and in some respect over all things but they will not yeeld that Christ as God ruleth over all because they deny Christs Divinity This Mediatory Kingdome of Christ is considered in a twofold state 1. The first is Providentiall Christ being as Mediator delegated by his Father as Viceroy and chiefe Ruler over all persons and things with relation to his Church as Joseph by Pharoah was set over all the Land of Egypt So Mat. 28. 18. saith Christ All power is given to me in heaven and in earth Joh. 17. 2. Thou hast given him power over all flesh and Ephes 1. 20. Hee raised him from the dead and set him at his own right hand in heavenly places far above all principalitie and power and might and dominion and every name that is named not only in this world but in that which is to come and hath put all things under his feet quoad judiciariam potestatem though non quoad exercitium potestatis to which place is parallel that in Phil. 2. 9 10. Wherefore also God hath highly exalted him and given him a name above every name that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow of things in heaven in earth and under the earth and that every tongue should confesse that Jesus Christ is Lord c. And therefore the Apostle stiles him the blessed and onely Potentate King of Kings and Lord of Lords 1 Tim. 6. 15. And in this sense the Apostle tels us that he must reign till he hath put down all rule all authority and power according to that Dan. 2. 34 35. and brought al in subjection to his Regall Scepter 2. The second state of the Kingdome of Christ as Mediatour is spiritual and this is that Soveraignty of Christ whereby as absolute Head and Monarch he rules and governes in his Churches over the hearts and consciences of men This the Apostle speaks of Ephes 1. 21. Hee gave him to be head over all things to his Church which is his body The power of Christ as King in this spiritual sense is exercised 1. Upon particular persons by his Word and Spirit effectually calling and converting them to himself Turning them from Acts 26. 18. Col. 1. 13. Luc 11. 22. darknesse to light and from the power of Satan to God delivering them from the power of darknesse and translating them into his owne Kingdom He is the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that casts the strong man out of his palace and takes the Throne himself makes them a people of willingnesse in the day of his power willing to open to this King of glory and stoope to his Psal 110. 3. golden Scepter and to be regulated by his holy Laws and then guides and leads them Psal 73. 24. by his counsell in the waies of holynesse till he brings them to glory 2. In his Churches rightly constituted and governed according to the rule of his word here Christ is Lord and King the chief Shepheard and Bishop of souls 1 Pet. 2. 25. and the great shepheard of the sheep Heb. 13. 20. He walks as chief in the midst of the seven Golden Candlesticks And here wee may more truly say of him than the Jews Rev. 2. 1. of Caesar We have no King but Christ the Church is Christs family governed by his own Laws aliae sunt Leges Caesarum aliae Christi saith Hierome Christian Governours rule in the Church not over it or if in some sense over the Church yet not quatenus a Church but quatenus a Common-wealth as learned Salmasius distinguisheth vid. Gillesp Aar rod. p. 210. No power on earth may impose or continue any way of Worship upon the consciences of Gods people which Christ hath not prescribed Moses though the greatest Prophet and wisest Governour in Israel yet must keep himself close to the pattern shewed him on the Mount For the building and ordering the Tabernacle and the religious Rites of it and Solomon though wiser than all men is not left to his 1 King 4. 31. own wisdome in building the Temple and regulating the Worship of God there but he must have a pattern also 1 Chron. 28. 11 12 13. David the Man of God gave him a perfect pattern of all that he had by the Spirit And so hath Christ given in his Gospel to his Substitutes and under-Rulers at least in respect of Substantials and Essentials of Worship and Government a perfect pattern likewise which they must hold fast till he come Rev. 2. 24 25. Hee will lay upon his Church no other burthen than what they have already This Kingdome of Christ as spirituall is as yet shut up in a very narrow compasse Oh what a little part of the world doth Christ as a spirituall King reigne ovet according to his own Laws and Prescriptions 1. The Prince of the power of the air that rules in the hearts of the children of disobedience he as God of the world Lords and Kings it over Jews Turks and Heathens they are his vassals 2. The man of sinne hath exalted himselfe and he as God sitteth in the Temple of God and keeps Christ out of his regall Throne and how many followers hath he 3. And in that little spot of the world where this our King sits on his Throne and rules how few real Saints and subjects hath he and of them how few that can agree in one way of serving him But the time draws near when the Angel that hath the Key of the bottomlesse pit shall lay hold on the Dragon that old serpent which is the devill and sathan and bind him up that he shall deceive the nations no more c. Rev. 20. 2. that the ten horns shall hate the whore and burn her with fire Rev. 16. 16. that the water of the great River Euphrates shall be dried up that the way of the Kings of the East may be prepared Rev. 16. 12. that the Marriage of the Lamb shall come and his Wife shall make her self ready Rev. 19. 7. that the Gentiles shall slow in abundantly to Zion the city of the Lord the holy one of Israel and the nation and kingdome that will not serve her and her king shall perish yea those nations shall be utterly wasted Is 60. 12 14. That there shall bee a glorious resurrection of Churches from their dead condition in Idolatry Superstition and Apostacie and put into a right and holy frame when the temple of God shall be opened in heaven and there shall be seen

sooth them up in their vices 4. These great places and parts swell Non est carbo ita ignitus quin aqua adfusa extinguatur sicut contra non est carbo ita madidus quin prunarum acervo accendatur Peccandi libidine potentiae suae magnitudinem metiuntur Impune quidlibet facere id esse regem putant 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vermis divitiarum superbia est August de Temp. them with pride and when Jesurum Deut. 32. 15. is waxen fat he kicketh and saies as Pharoah Psalm 49. 20. who is the Lord 2. Because if great ones are not exempted Reas 2. how much lesse those of a lower ranck 3. Because if such as these come in and submit to Christ they may easily prevaile Reas 3. with others The greatest difficultie is in Printing the first sheets of bookes Well then having thus made way for it now suffer the word of Exhortation which is not mine but the Lords Kisse the Sonne The Sonne who is that Jesus Christ the Sonne of God the Saviour of the world the King of Zion And what is it to Kiss him Ans 1. Kissing is an expression of homage and subjection So Gen. 41. 40. Saith Pharoah to Joseph All my people shall Kisse thee i. e. shall be ruled by the and when Samuel had anointed Saul he Kissed him 1 Sam. 10. 1. 2. 'T is an expression of Affection and Love Vnionem quandam spirituum animarum Ames prae se fert It was a custome among Christians in the primitive times to kisse one another at their Church meetings it was Symbolum pacis amoris In a word Just Mart. Joh. 1. 21. Heb. 5. 9. Psal 24 7 8 9 1 Cor. 16. 22. this to Kisse the Sonne is to receive embrace and submit to the Lord Jesus Christ to take him as our only Saviour and soveraigne Lord to love him and set him up in our hearts above all lusts and creatures and to be subject in all things to his holy lawes and spirituall government This is the great duty God requires of us all and there be two strong arguments to inforce it 1 The misery of all Rebells that being invited and commanded to partake of Christs benefits and to stoop to his Scepter persist in an obstinate refusall and stiffe opposition against him and his government Least be be angry and ye perish in the way of Opposition If his wrath be kindled but a little what then Oh that that no tongue can speak no pen can write no heart can conceive fully and to the life t is vailed because it cannot be exprest how much more if his wrath be broken forth into a flame Give me leave to set before you a few Scriptures which being well weighed may shake the hearts of Rebells and cause them to cast down their weapons and to kisse the Sonne Heb. 2. 1 2. How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation 1 Pet. 4. 17. What will the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God two Questions not Answeres But positively set down 2 Thes 1. 7 8. Oh! read and tremble so Luk. 19. 27. Bring those mine enemies that would not have me to rule over them and slay them before my face It s farre more tollerable for Sodom c. The furnace shall be heat seven times hotter c. Therefore if any of us hitherto have carried it to Christ Gods anointed as those men of Belial how shall this man save us 1 Sam. 10. 27. and they despised him and brought him no presents and he hath yet held his peace Oh! let us bethink our selves in time and goe forth to meet him as Shimei did David 2. Sam. 19. 18 19. and * Videte magnum miraculum altus est Deus erigis te fugit a te inclinas te descendit ad te humilia de proximo respicit ut attollat superba de longe cognoscit ut deprimat Aug. in Psalm 138. 6. fall down before him and say as he Oh! let not my Lord the King impute iniquity unto me neither doe thou remember that which thy servant hath done perversly against thee for thy servant doth know that I have sinned and as Benhadads servants to Ahab 2 King 20. 23. with ropes about our heads for the King of Zion is a mercyfull King to those that will not too much too long abuse his mercy and love If now at last you will open your everlasting gates Mirum est quod homines in ferni Supplicia non considerant aut si considerent non formidant cum tamen damones credant contremiscant the King of glory will come in and pardon and love you and take you into his family c. But tremble to think what will be the issue if ye still will be resisting God Oh! let the sinners of Zion be afraid and let fearfulnesse surprize the hypocrites that complement with Christ and give him fair words but their hearts are not with him but against him however such may brave it out for a while yet the time will shortly come when the proudest opposers shall hide themselves in the dens and in the rocks of of the mountaines and shall say to the rocks and mountaines fall on us and hide Non ille omisit providentiā aut amisit potentiā sed patientiam exercet suam dum poenitentiam expectat tuam Aug. Currat poenitentia ne praecurrat sententia Chrysolog Serm. 167. Mora tarditatem poenae gravitate compensat qui quo tardius venit severius percutit Greg. mor. us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne and from the wrath of the Lambe Rev. 6. 15 16. When this Lambe shall be turned into a Lyon Woe Woe everlastingly to all such as shall be found Rebells against him But in the next place 2. Blessed inexpressibly blessed are all they that trust in him who first kisse and then trust in him that 's Gods method elss our trust will be as the hypocrites trust a Spiders weeb Job 8. 14 15 He shall lean upon his house but it shall not stand ho shall hold it fast but it shall not endure and this is the second Motive to perswade all to come in and to kisse the Sonne Blessed are all they that trust in him 2. Blessedness shall be their portion they shall inherit a blessing 1 Pet. 3. they are blessed and they shall be blessed as Isaac said to Iacob Thy blessing is upon thy people Ps 3. 8. vid. Ezek. 34. 26. I will makethem and the places round about my hill a blessing there shall be showers of blessings That blessing which Moses from God gave Joseph Deut. 33. 13 c. shall be the blessing of every faithfull subject of this King of Zion who hath heartily devoted himself to his service The pretious things of Heaven and he pretious things of the * Qui dabit regnum nonne dabit viaticum August Quantumlibet sis