Institutions of Christian religion framed out of Gods word, and the writings of the best diuines, methodically handled by questions and answers, fit for all such as desire to know, or practise the will of God. Written in Latin by William Bucanus Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Lausanna. And published in English by Robert Hill, Bachelor in Diuinitie, and Fellow of Saint Iohns Colledge in Cambridge, for the benefit of our English nation, to which is added in the end the practise of papists against Protestant princes.

What is the place of this sitting at the right hand of the father?

In respect of the Diuine nature which is infinite, Christ sitteth at the right hand of the father euerywhere, but in respect of the humane nature, which is finite, hee sitteh there where hee is with his bodie. i. since his ascention in heauen, but not in earth, Col. 3.1. Seeke the things that are aboue, where Christ sitteth at the right hand

of God, Heb. 1· 3. Hee sitteth at the right hād of the Maiestie in high∣est places. And Heb. 8.1. Wee haue an high Priest that sitteth at the right hand of the throne of the Maiestie in heauen. For the glorious estate of Christ is one thing, and a place is another thing. And therefore the Apostle distinguisheth both Eph. 1.20. Hee sitteth at the right hand of God in the heauenly places. For those words of sit∣ting at the right hand of God, doe signifie an estate or qualitie, & the other (in heauenly places) doe signifie a place.

The estate, indeede, alwaies doth and shall continue one & the same, but the place may be changed by Christ, so that he shall not sit alwaies in one & the same place, but there where he will in hea∣uen; yea, & it shal also be changed: For he is now in that third hea∣uen, into which he did ascend, and in which hee is not held cap∣tiue, but is there at libertie, and by the decree of his father, shall remaine there vntill the last Iudgement, Act. 3.21. Whom the heauens must containe, &c. But at the latter day hee shall visibly descend in the clouds from heauen. Mat. 24.30. (but yet alwaies sitting at the right hand of his father) Mat. 26.64. Yee shall see the sonne of man sitting at the right hand of the power of God. Also Mat. 25.31. VVhen the sonne shall eome in the throne of his Maiestie to iudge the quick and the deade, and that iudgement being finished hee shal returne againe into heauen, where we shall see him sitting at the right hand of his father for euer, because we shal be alwaies with him* 1.1.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Ioh. 14.3. & 17.21 1 Thes. 4.17