Psalms 110

Psalms 110:1

THe Lord] namely, God the Father, as chiefe in this councell, hath from eternity decreed, and in his appointed time hath made it manifest, that his sonne who is true God (and therefore as well by nature, as by his office of King of the Church, is Davids master, Matth.2.) should obtaine, as Mediator, in the union of his humane nature which he shall take upon him, an universall Kingdome over all the world; and as his Fathers great deputy, and hee that representeth the Kingdome of Gods glory: And that to this purpose his humanity should be exalted to the highest degree of heavenly glory under God: So the next degree of dignity under the highest, is signified by these words: [Sit thou at my right hand] 1 Kings 2:19. Psal. 45 9. see of this Kingdome of Christ, Matth. 11. 27. & 28, 18. Mark 16:19. Iohn 3. 35. & 5. 22 Ephes. 1. 20. Colossians 3:1. Hob. 1. 3. & 8. 1. & 12. 2. 1 Peter 3:22. [Vntill] that is to say, untill that by my power, which thou hast from mee, by vertue of thy being engendred from all eternity, and by the unspeakable assistance of mine own person, thou ast overthown all the enemies of thy Kingdome; amongst which death shall be the last, 1 Corinthians 15:26.

Not that Christs Kingdome shall cease after that, for it must be everlasting. But onely the quality of the King shall first bee changed, for he shall then reigne no more as Mediator and Deputie, but as true God of the same essence with the Father; Then the forme of reigning shall be changed, for then he shall reign without any externall meanes, without instruments, without enemies or hinderances; without any modification, or voluntary restriction of his Almighty power, justice, &c. without distinction of times, or diversitie of operations, and other circumstances proper to the government of his Kingdome in this world, see 1 Cor. 15. 24. 28.

Psalms 110:2

Shall send] he shall cause this thy Kingdome, which was founded amongst the Iewes by thy presence in the flesh, to spread abroad from Ierusalem, Isaiah 2:3. Micah 4:2. Luke 24:47. throughout all the world by the preaching of the Gospel, which is the power of God, Romans 1:16. 1 Corinthians 1:18. with which as with a royall Scepter, he governeth his Church.

Psalms 110:3

Thy people] when thou, by thy Gospel shalt come forth of Ierusalem, like to a great King or Captaine, to goe and conquer the world; the elect shall voluntarily come under thy banners, to follow and serve thee in these thine enterprises: [Of thy power] the Italian, when thou shalt muster thine Army; or, in the day of thy strength; that is to say, when thou shalt lay open thy strength by the sending forth of thy spirit, and the power of it, to convert the world by thy Gospel: [In the beauties of holinesse] the Italian, in thy stately sanctuary, namely, inIerusalem, where even then shall bee the seat of thy most glorious temple, Psal. 96. 9. and shall have been superabundantly glorified by thy presence in the flesh, Haggai 2:9. [The dew] as at the dawning of the day the dew is engendred: so at the first manifestation of thy Gospel, an innumerable company of elect shall arise, newly regenerated, and a heavenly off-spring, Isaiah 53:10. Micah 5:7. 1 Peter 2:2. who by faith and confession shall joyne themselves to thee.

Psalms 110:4

After the] in a Priesthood which for the qualities of the person, for the property of his office, and the perpetuall lasting of it shall have no affinity nor conformity with the ordination of the Levites, but onely with Melchisedechs singular ordination; as it is brought in Genesis 14:18. and as it is at large described by thy Apostle, Hebrews 7:1-28.

Psalms 110:5

The Lord] namely, God the father, as hee who being the origine and beginning of thine eternall being, and the head of all this work of Redemption, shall beare thee up by his divine power, Isa. 42. 6. & 49. 8. & 51. 16 [Thy right] to assist and maintaine thee, see Psal. 16. 8. & 109. 31 [shall] namely, Christ the Sonne of God, verse 1 Davids words [Strike through] a figurative description of Christs spirituall victories: [Kings] namely, rebellious ones, and such as are enemiesnto him.

Psalms 110:6

The heads] the Italian, the head, namely, the Divell prince of the world, Deuteronomy 32:42. Psal. 68. 21. Habakkuk 3:13. and with him, the great Empires the world, which hee shall cause to rise and be instruments of his rebellion against Christ, Revel. 13. 2.