7. Matt. xxvi. 52, 53; Luke xxii. 42, 51; John xviii. 11.
POLITICAL WRITINGS 167 gave to the Hebrews, what nation could withstand them? what kingdom would remain unsubdued? But as the doctrine of the New Testament is, that we must serve God not for temporal happiness in this life, but for eternal felicity hereafter, this truth was most strikingly confirmed by the patient endurance of what is commonly called adversity for the sake of that felicity. So in fulness of time the Son of God, made of a woman, made under the law, that He might redeem them that were under the law, made of the seed of David according to the flesh, sends His disciples as sheep into the midst of wolves, and bids them not fear those that can kill the body, but cannot kill the soul, and promises that even the body will be entirely restored, so that not a hair shall be lost.* Peter's sword He orders back into its sheath, restoring as it was before, the ear of His enemy that had been cut off. He says that He could obtain legions of angels to destroy His enemies, but that He must drink the cup which His Father's will had given
He sets the example of drinking this cup, then hands it to His followers, manifesting thus, both in word and deed, the grace of patience. Therefore God raised Him from the dead, and has given Him a name which is above every name; that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and of things in earth, and of things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.^ The patriarchs and prophets, then, have a kingdom in this world, to show that these kingdoms, too, are given and taken away
6. Matt. X. 16, 28, 30.
7. Matt. xxvi. 52, 53; Luke xxii. 42, 51; John xviii. 11.
8. Phil. ii. 9-11.