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* 1.1The sitting of Christ at the right hand of God his father, is the highest degree of Christ his glory, whilest he doth possesse all power, ouer all creatures, in heauen & earth, that the father might both worke and go∣uerne all things immediatly by him. Psal. 110.
Actes. 2.30. and 3.21. and 7.56. 1. Cor. 15.27. Ephes. 1.20. Phil. 2.9. Heb. 1.34. Mat. 28.18.
That is attributed to the person, that is to say: not to one nature of Christ seuerally, but euen to whole Christ God and man.
For when the kingly office of Christ is no∣ted by it, it ought to be taken of the whole person, or of both natures.
And Christ sitteth at the right hand of God his father, not euery where, but in hea∣uen, as the Scripture plainly testifieth. Heb. 8.1.4. Eph. 1.20 Col. 3.1. Acts. 3.21. Heb. 1.3.
And that not till after his ascension. Mar. 16.19. 1. Pet. 3.22.
* 1.2And the ascension of Christ into heauen, is one thing, his sitting at the right hand of God his father, is another thing. 1. Because his sitting is the end of his ascension: for therefore Christ ascended to heauen, that he might sit at the right hand of his father.
2. Because Christ doth perpetually sit at the right hand of his father: but he ascended but once in heauen.
3. Because we shall also ascend into heauen, but we shall not sit at the right hand of God.
Of Christes sit∣ting at the right hand of God.
The difference betweene the ascesinon and sitting of Christ at the right hand of the father.