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<BR><FONT SIZE=+2>PSALM CX.</FONT>
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This psalm is pure gospel; it is only, and wholly, concerning Christ,
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the Messiah promised to the fathers and expected by them. It is plain
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that the Jews of old, even the worst of them, so understood it, however
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the modern Jews have endeavoured to pervert it and to rob us of it; for
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when the Lord Jesus proposed a question to the Pharisees upon the first
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words of this psalm, where he takes it for granted that David, in
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spirit, calls Christ his Lord though he was his Son, they chose rather
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to say nothing, and to own themselves gravelled, than to make it a
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question whether David does indeed speak of the Messiah or no; for they
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freely yield so plain a truth, though they foresee it will turn to
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their own disgrace,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Mt+22:41-46">Matt. xxii. 41</A>,
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&c. Of him therefore, no doubt, the prophet here speaks of him and of
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no other man. Christ, as our Redeemer, executes the office of a
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prophet, of a priest, and of a king, with reference both to his
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humiliation and his exaltation; and of each of these we have here an
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account.
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I. His prophetical office,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+110:2">ver. 2</A>.
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II. His priestly office,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+110:4">ver. 4</A>.
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III. His kingly office,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+110:1,3,5,6">ver. 1, 3, 5, 6</A>.
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IV. His estates of humiliation and exaltation,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+110:7">ver. 7</A>.
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In singing this psalm we must act faith upon Christ, submit ourselves
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entirely to him, to his grace and government, and triumph in him as our
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prophet, priest, and king, by whom we hope to be ruled, and taught, and
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saved, for ever, and as the prophet, priest, and king, of the whole
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church, who shall reign till he has put down all opposing rule,
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principality, and power, and delivered up the kingdom to God the
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Father.</P>
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<P>A psalm of David.</P>
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<FONT SIZE=+1>1 The L<FONT SIZE=-1><B>ORD</B></FONT> said unto my Lord, Sit thou at
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my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
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2 The L<FONT SIZE=-1><B>ORD</B></FONT> shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule
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thou in the midst of thine enemies.
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3 Thy people <I>shall be</I> willing in the day of thy power, in the
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beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the
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dew of thy youth.
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4 The L<FONT SIZE=-1><B>ORD</B></FONT> hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou <I>art</I> a priest
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for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
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Some have called this psalm <I>David's creed,</I> almost all the
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articles of the Christian faith being found in it; the title calls it
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<I>David's psalm,</I> for in the believing foresight of the Messiah he
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both praised God and solaced himself, much more may we, in singing it,
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to whom that is fulfilled, and therefore more clearly revealed, which
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is here foretold. Glorious things are here spoken of Christ, and such
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as oblige us to consider how great he is.</P>
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I. That he is David's Lord. We must take special notice of this because
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he himself does.
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Mt+22:43">Matt. xxii. 43</A>,
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<I>David, in spirit, calls him Lord.</I> And as the apostle proves the
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dignity of Melchizedek, and in him of Christ, by this, that so great a
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man as Abraham was paid him <I>tithes</I>
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Heb+7:4">Heb. vii. 4</A>),
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so we may be this prove the dignity of the Lord Jesus that David, that
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great man, <I>called him</I> his <I>Lord;</I> by him that king
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acknowledges himself to reign, and to him to be acceptable as a servant
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to his lord. Some think he calls him his <I>Lord</I> because he was
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the Lord that was to descend from him, his son and yet his Lord. Thus
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him immediate mother calls him her <I>Saviour</I>
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Lu+1:47">Luke i. 47</A>);
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even his parents were his subjects, his saved ones.</P>
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II. That he is constituted a sovereign Lord by the counsel and decree
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of God himself: <I>The Lord,</I> Jehovah, <I>said unto him, Sit</I> as
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a king. He <I>receives of the Father</I> this honour and glory
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=2Pe+1:17">2 Pet. i. 17</A>),
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from him who is the fountain of honour and power, and <I>takes it not
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to himself.</I> He is therefore rightful Lord, and his title is
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incontestable; for what God has said cannot be gainsaid. He is
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therefore everlasting Lord; for what God has said shall not be unsaid.
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He will certainly take and keep possession of that kingdom which the
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Father has committed to him, and none can hinder.</P>
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III. That he was to be advanced to the highest honour, and entrusted
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with an absolute sovereign power both in heaven and in earth: <I>Sit
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thou at my right hand.</I> Sitting is a resting posture; after his
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services and sufferings, he entered into rest from all his labours. It
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is a ruling posture; he sits to give law, to give judgment. It is a
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remaining posture; he sits like a king for ever. Sitting at the right
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hand of God denotes both his dignity and his dominion, the honour put
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upon him and the trusts reposed in him by the Father. All the favours
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that come from God to man, and all the service that comes from man to
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God, pass through his hand.</P>
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IV. That all his enemies were in due time to be made his footstool, and
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not till then; but then also he must reign in the glory of the
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Mediator, though the work of the Mediator will be, in a manner, at an
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end. Note,
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1. Even Christ himself has enemies that fight against his kingdom and
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subjects, his honour and interest, in the world. There are those that
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will not have him to reign over them, and thereby they join themselves
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to Satan, who will not have him to reign at all.
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2. These enemies will <I>be made his footstool;</I> he will subdue them
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and triumph over them; he will do it easily, as easily as we put a
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footstool in its proper place, and such a propriety there will be in
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it. He will make himself easy by the doing of it, as a man that sits
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with a footstool under his feet; he will subdue them in such a way as
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shall be most for his honour and their perpetual disgrace; he will
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<I>tread down the wicked,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Mal+4:3">Mal. iv. 3</A>.
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3. God the Father has undertaken to do it: <I>I will make them thy
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footstool,</I> who can do it.
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4. It will not be done immediately. All his enemies are now in a chain,
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but not yet made his footstool. This the apostle observes.
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Heb+2:8">Heb. ii. 8</A>,
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<I>We see not yet all things put under him.</I> Christ himself must
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wait for the completing of his victories and triumphs.
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5. He shall wait till it is done; and all their might and malice shall
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not give the least disturbance to his government. His sitting at God's
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right hand is a pledge to him of his setting his feet, at last, on the
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necks of all his enemies.</P>
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V. That he should have a kingdom set up in the world, beginning at
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Jerusalem
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+110:2"><I>v.</I> 2</A>):
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"<I>The Lord shall send the rod</I> or <I>sceptre of thy strength out
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of Zion,</I> by which thy kingdom shall be erected, maintained, and
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administered." The Messiah, when he sits on the right hand of the
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Majesty in the heavens, will have a church on earth, and will have an
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eye to it; for he is <I>King upon the holy hill of Zion</I>
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+2:6">Ps. ii. 6</A>),
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in opposition to Mount Sinai, that frightful mountain, on which the law
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was given,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Heb+12:18,24,Ga+4:24,25">Heb. xii. 18, 24; Gal. iv. 24, 25</A>.
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The kingdom of Christ took rise from Zion, the city of David, for he
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was the Son of David, and was to have <I>the throne of his father
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David.</I> By the rod of his strength, or his strong rod, is meant his
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everlasting gospel, and the power of the Holy Ghost going along with
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it--the report of the word, and the arm of the Lord accompanying it
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Isa+53:1,Ro+1:16">Isa. liii. 1; Rom. i. 16</A>),
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--the gospel coming in word, and in power, and <I>in the holy Ghost,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Th+1:5">1 Thess. i. 5</A>.
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By the word and Spirit of God souls were to be reduced first, and
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brought into obedience to God, and then ruled and governed according to
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the will of God. This strong rod God sent forth; he poured out the
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Spirit, and gave both commissions and qualifications to those that
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preached the word, and <I>ministered the Spirit,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ga+3:5">Gal. iii. 5</A>.
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It was sent out of Zion, for there the Spirit was given, and there the
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preaching of the gospel among all nations must begin, at Jerusalem. See
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Lu+24:47,49">Luke xxiv. 47, 49</A>.
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<I>Out of Zion</I> must <I>go forth the law</I> of faith,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Isa+2:3">Isa. ii. 3</A>.
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Note, The gospel of Christ, being sent of God, is <I>mighty through
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God</I> to do wonders,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=2Co+10:4">2 Cor. x. 4</A>.
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It is <I>the rod of Christ's strength.</I> Some make it to allude not
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only to the sceptre of a prince, denoting the glory of Christ shining
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in the gospel, but to a shepherd's crook, his rod and staff, denoting
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the tender care of Christ takes of his church; for he is both <I>the
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great and the good Shepherd.</I></P>
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VI. That his kingdom, being set up, should be maintained and kept up in
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the world, in spite of all the oppositions of the power of darkness.
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1. Christ shall rule, shall give laws, and govern his subjects by
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them, shall perfect them, and make them easy and happy, shall do his
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own will, fulfil his own counsels, and maintain his own interests among
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men. His kingdom is of God, and it shall stand; his crown sits firmly
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on his head, and there it shall flourish.
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2. He shall rule <I>in the midst of his enemies.</I> He sits in heaven
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in the midst of his friends; his throne of glory there is surrounded
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with none but faithful worshippers of him,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Re+5:11">Rev. v. 11</A>.
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But he rules on earth in the midst of his enemies, and his throne of
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government here is surrounded with those that hate him and fight
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against him. Christ's church is a lily among thorns, and his disciples
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are sent forth <I>as sheep in the midst of wolves;</I> he knows
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<I>where they dwell, even where Satan's seat is</I>
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Re+2:13">Rev. ii. 13</A>),
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and this redounds to his honour that he not only keeps his ground, but
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gains his point, notwithstanding all the malignant policies and powers
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of hell and earth, which cannot shake the rock on which the church is
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built. <I>Great is the truth, and will prevail.</I></P>
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VII. That he should have a great number of subjects, who should be to
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him for a name and a praise,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+110:3"><I>v.</I> 3</A>.</P>
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<P>
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1. That they should be his own people, and such as he should have an
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incontestable title to. They are given to him by the Father, who gave
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them their lives and beings, and to whom their lives and beings were
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forfeited. <I>Thine they were and thou gavest them me,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Joh+17:6">John xvii. 6</A>.
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They are redeemed by him; he has purchased them to be to himself <I>a
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peculiar people,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Tit+2:14">Tit. ii. 14</A>.
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They are his by right, antecedent to their consent. He <I>had much
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people in Corinth</I> before they were converted,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ac+18:10">Acts xviii. 10</A>.</P>
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2. That they should be <I>a willing people,</I> a people of
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willingness, alluding to servants that choose their service and are not
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coerced to it (they love their masters and would not go out free), to
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soldiers that are volunteers and not pressed men ("Here am I, send
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me"), to sacrifices that are free-will offerings and not offered of
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necessity; we <I>present ourselves living sacrifices.</I> Note,
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Christ's people are a willing people. The conversion of a soul consists
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in its being willing to be Christ's, coming under his yoke and into his
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interests, with an entire compliancy and satisfaction.</P>
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3. That they should be so <I>in the day of his power, in the day of thy
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muster</I> (so some); when thou art enlisting soldiers thou shalt find
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a multitude of volunteers forward to be enlisted; let but the standard
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be set up and the <I>Gentiles</I> will <I>seek to it,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Isa+11:10,60:3">Isa. xi. 10; lx. 3</A>.
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Or when thou art drawing them out to battle they shall be willing to
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<I>follow the Lamb whithersoever he goes,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Re+14:4">Rev. xiv. 4</A>.
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<I>In the day of thy armies</I> (so some); "when the first preachers of
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the gospel shall be sent forth, as Christ's armies, to reduce apostate
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men, and to ruin the kingdom of apostate angels, then all that are
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<I>thy people shall be willing;</I> that will be thy time of setting up
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thy kingdom." <I>In the day of thy strength,</I> so we take it. There
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is a general power which goes along with the gospel to all, proper to
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make them willing to be Christ's people, arising from the supreme
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authority of its great author and the intrinsic excellency of the
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things themselves contained in it, besides the undeniable miracles that
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were wrought for the confirmation of it. And there is also a particular
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power, the power of the Spirit, going along with the power of the word,
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to the people of Christ, which is effectual to make them willing. The
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former leaves sinners without matter of excuse; this leaves saints
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without matter of boasting. Whoever are willing to be Christ's people,
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it is the free and mighty grace of God that makes them so.</P>
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4. That they should be so <I>in the beauty of holiness,</I> that is,
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(1.) They shall be allured to him by the beauty of holiness; they shall
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be charmed into a subjection to Christ by the sight given them of his
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beauty, who is the holy Jesus, and the beauty of the church, which is
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the holy nation.
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(2.) They shall be admitted by him into the beauty of holiness, as
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spiritual priests, to minister in his sanctuary; for <I>by the blood of
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Jesus we have boldness to enter into the holiest.</I>
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(3.) They shall attend upon him in the beautiful attire or ornaments of
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grace and sanctification. Note, Holiness is the livery of Christ's
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family and that which <I>becomes his house for ever.</I> Christ's
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soldiers are all thus clothed; these are the colours they wear. The
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armies of heaven <I>follow him in fine linen, clean and white,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Re+19:14">Rev. xix. 14</A>.</P>
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5. That he should have great numbers of people devoted to him. The
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multitude of the people is the honour of the prince, and that shall be
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the honour of this prince. <I>From the womb of the morning thou hast
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the dew of thy youth,</I> that is, abundance of young converts, like
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the drops of dew in a summer's morning. In the early days of the
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gospel, in the morning of the New Testament, the youth of the church,
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great numbers flocked to Christ, and there were <I>multitudes that
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believed,</I> a <I>remnant of Jacob,</I> that was as <I>dew from the
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Lord,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Mic+5:7,Isa+64:4,8">Mic. v. 7; Isa. lxiv. 4, 8</A>.
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Or thus? "<I>From the womb of the morning</I> (from their very
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childhood) <I>thou hast the dew of thy</I> people's <I>youth,</I> that
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is, their hearts and affections when they are young; it is thy youth,
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because it is dedicated to thee." <I>The dew of the youth</I> is a
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numerous, illustrious, hopeful show of young people flocking to Christ,
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which would be to the world as dew to the ground, to make it fruitful.
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Note, The dew of our youth, even in the morning of our days, ought to
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be consecrated to our Lord Jesus.</P>
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<P>
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6. That he should be not only a king, but a priest,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+110:4"><I>v.</I> 4</A>.
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The same Lord that said, <I>Sit thou at my right hand, swore, and will
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not repent, Thou art a priest,</I> that is, <I>Be thou a priest;</I>
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for by the word of his oath he was consecrated. Note,
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(1.) Our Lord Jesus Christ is a priest. He was appointed to that office
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and faithfully executes it; he is <I>ordained for men in things
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pertaining to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sin</I>
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Heb+5:1">Heb. v. 1</A>),
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to make atonement for our sins and to recommend our services to God's
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acceptance. He is God's minister to us, and our advocate with God, and
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so is a Mediator between us and God.
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(2.) He is <I>a priest for ever.</I> He was designed for a priest, in
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God's eternal counsels; he was a priest to the Old-Testament saints,
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and will be a priest for all believers to the end of time,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Heb+13:8">Heb. xiii. 8</A>.
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He is said to be <I>a priest for ever,</I> not only because we are
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never to expect any other dispensation of grace than this by the
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priesthood of Christ, but because the blessed fruits and consequences
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of it will remain to eternity.
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(3.) He is made a priest with an oath, which the apostle urges to prove
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the pre-eminence of his priesthood above that of Aaron,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Heb+7:20,21">Heb. vii. 20, 21</A>.
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<I>The Lord has sworn,</I> to show that in the commission there was no
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implied reserve of a power of revocation; for <I>he will not
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repent,</I> as he did concerning Eli's priesthood,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Sa+2:30">1 Sam. ii. 30</A>.
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This was intended for the honour of Christ and the comfort of
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Christians. The priesthood of Christ is confirmed by the highest
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ratifications possible, that it might be an unshaken foundation for our
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faith and hope to build upon.
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(4.) He is a priest, not of the order of Aaron, but of that of
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Melchizedek, which, as it was prior, so it was upon many accounts
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superior, to that of Aaron, and a more lively representation of
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Christ's priesthood. Melchizedek was <I>a priest upon his throne,</I>
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so is Christ
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Zec+6:13">Zech. vi. 13</A>),
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king of righteousness and king of peace. Melchizedek had no successor,
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nor has Christ; his is an unchangeable priesthood. The apostle comments
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largely upon these words
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Heb+7:1-28">Heb. vii.</A>)
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and builds on them his discourse of Christ's priestly office, which he
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shows was no new notion, but built upon this most sure word of
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prophecy. For, as the New Testament explains the Old, so the Old
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Testament confirms the New, and Jesus Christ is the Alpha and Omega of
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both.</P>
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<A NAME="Ps110_5"> </A>
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<FONT SIZE=+1>5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the
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day of his wrath.
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6 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill <I>the places</I>
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with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many
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countries.
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7 He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he
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lift up the head.
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</FONT></P>
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<P>
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Here we have our great Redeemer,</P>
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<P>
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I. Conquering his enemies
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+110:5,6"><I>v.</I> 5, 6</A>)
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in order to the making of them <I>his footstool,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+110:1"><I>v.</I> 1</A>.
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Our Lord Jesus will certainly bring to nought all the opposition made
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to his kingdom, and bring to ruin all those who make that opposition
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and persist in it. He will be too hard for those, whoever they may be,
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that fight against him, against his subjects and the interest of his
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kingdom among men, either by persecutions or by perverse disputings.
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Observe here,</P>
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<P>
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1. The conqueror: <I>The Lord--Adonai,</I> the Lord Jesus, he to whom
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all judgment is committed, he shall make his own part good against his
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enemies. <I>The Lord at thy right hand, O church!</I> so some; that is,
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the Lord that is nigh unto his people, and a very present help to them,
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that is at their right hand, to strengthen and succour them, shall
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appear for them against his and their enemies. See
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+109:31">Ps. cix. 31</A>.
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<I>He shall stand at the right hand of the poor,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+16:8">Ps. xvi. 8</A>.
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Some observe that when Christ is said to do his work at the right hand
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of his church it intimates that, if we would have Christ to appear for
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us, we must <I>bestir ourselves,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=2Sa+5:24">2 Sam. v. 24</A>.
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Or, rather, <I>At thy right hand, O God!</I> referring to
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+110:1"><I>v.</I> 1</A>,
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in the dignity and dominion to which he is advanced. Note, Christ's
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sitting at the right hand of God speaks as much terror to his enemies
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as happiness to his people.</P>
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<P>
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2. The time fixed for this victory: <I>In the day of his wrath,</I>
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that is, the time appointed for it, when the measure of their
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iniquities is full and they are ripe for ruin. When the day of his
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patience has expired, when the day of his wrath comes. Note,
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(1.) Christ has wrath of his own, as well as grace. It concerns us to
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<I>kiss the Son,</I> for he can be <I>angry</I>
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+2:12">Ps. ii. 12</A>)
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and we read of the <I>wrath of the Lamb,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Re+6:16">Rev. vi. 16</A>.
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(2.) There is a day of wrath set, a year of <I>recompences for the
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controversy of Zion, the year of the redeemed.</I> The time is set for
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the destruction of particular enemies, and when that time shall come it
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shall be done, how unlikely soever it may seem; but the great day of
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his wrath will be at the end of time,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Re+6:17">Rev. vi. 17</A>.</P>
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<P>
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3. The extent of this victory.
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(1.) It shall reach very high: He <I>shall strike through kings.</I>
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The greatest of men, that set themselves against Christ, shall be made
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to fall before him. Though they be <I>kings of the earth,</I> and
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rulers, accustomed to carry their point, they cannot carry it against
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Christ, they do but make themselves ridiculous by the attempt,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+2:2-5">Ps. ii. 2-5</A>.
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Be their power among men ever so despotic, Christ will call them to an
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account; be their strength ever so great, their policies ever so deep,
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Christ will be too hard for them, and wherein they deal proudly he will
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be above them. Satan is the prince of this world, Death the king of
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terrors, and we read of kings that make war with the Lamb; but they
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shall all be brought down and broken.
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(2.) It shall reach very far. The trophies of Christ's victories will
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be set up <I>among the heathen,</I> and in many countries, wherever any
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of his enemies are, not his eye only, but his <I>hand, shall find them
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out</I>
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+21:8">Ps. xxi. 8</A>)
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and his wrath shall follow them. He will <I>plead with all nations,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Joe+3:2">Joel iii. 2</A>.</P>
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<P>
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4. The equity of this victory: <I>He shall judge among them.</I> It is
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not a military execution, which is done in fury, but a judicial one.
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Before he condemns and slays, he will judge; he will make it appear
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that they have brought this ruin upon themselves, and have themselves
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rolled the stone which returns upon them, that he may be <I>justified
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when he speaks</I> and the <I>heavens may declare his
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righteousness.</I> See
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Re+19:1,2">Rev. xix. 1, 2</A>.</P>
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<P>
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5. The effect of this victory; it shall be the complete and utter ruin
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of all his enemies. He shall strike them through, for he strikes home
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and gives an incurable wound: He shall <I>wound the heads,</I> which
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seems to refer to the first promise of the Messiah
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ge+3:15">Gen. iii. 15</A>),
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that he should <I>bruise the serpent's head.</I> He shall <I>wound the
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head of his enemies,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+68:21">Ps. lxviii. 21</A>.
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Some read it, <I>He shall wound</I> him that is <I>the head over many
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countries,</I> either Satan or Antichrist, whom <I>the Lord shall
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consume with the breath of his mouth.</I> He shall make such
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destruction of his enemies that he shall <I>fill the places with the
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dead bodies.</I> The slain of the Lord shall be many. See
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Isa+34:3,Eze+39:12,14,Re+14:20,19:17,18">Isa. xxxiv. 3, &c.;
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Ezek. xxxix. 12, 14; Rev. xiv. 20; xix. 17, 18</A>.
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The filling of <I>the valleys</I> (for so some read it) <I>with dead
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bodies,</I> perhaps denotes the <I>filling of hell</I> (which is
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sometimes compared to the valley of <I>Hinnom,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Isa+30:33,Jer+7:32">Isa. xxx. 33; Jer. vii. 32</A>)
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with <I>damned souls,</I> for that will be the portion of those that
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persist in their enmity to Christ.</P>
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<P>
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II. We have here the Redeemer saving his friends and comforting them
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+110:7"><I>v.</I> 7</A>);
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for their benefit,
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1. He shall be humbled: <I>He shall drink of the brook in the way,</I>
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that bitter cup which the Father put into his hand. He shall be so
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abased and impoverished, and withal so intent upon his work, that he
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shall drink puddle-water out of the lakes in the highway; so some. The
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wrath of God, running in the channel of the curse of the law, was
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<I>the brook in the way,</I> in the way of his undertaking, which must
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go through, or which ran in the way of our salvation and obstructed it,
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which lay between us and heaven. Christ drank of this brook when he was
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made a curse for us, and therefore, when he entered upon his suffering,
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he <I>went over the brook Kidron,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Joh+18:1">John xviii. 1</A>.
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He drank deeply of this <I>black brook</I> (so Kidron signifies), this
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bloody brook, so drank of the <I>brook in the way</I> as to take it out
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of the way of our redemption and salvation.
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2. He shall be exalted: <I>Therefore shall he lift up the head.</I>
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When he died he <I>bowed the head</I>
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Joh+19:30">John xix. 30</A>),
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but he soon lifted up the head by his own power in his resurrection. He
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lifted up the head as a conqueror, yea, more than a conqueror. This
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denotes not only his exaltation, but his exultation; not only his
|
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elevation, but his triumph in it.
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Col+2:15">Col. ii. 15</A>,
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<I>Having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of
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them.</I> David spoke as a type of him in this
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+27:6">Ps. xxvii. 6</A>),
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<I>Now shall my head be lifted up above my enemies.</I> His exaltation
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was the reward of his humiliation; because he <I>humbled himself,
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therefore God also highly exalted him,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Php+2:9">Phil. ii. 9</A>.
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Because he drank of the brook in the way therefore he lifted up his own
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head, and so lifted up the heads of all his faithful followers, who,
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<I>if they suffer with him, shall also reign with him.</I></P>
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