XI. Session at the Father's right hand; necessity of exaltation
XI. The session of Christ at the right hand of the Father is the supreme degree of that exaltation, which contains the highest glory and kingly power with full empire in heaven and on earth over all and in all created things, and the dignity of further discharging the priestly office in that action which was to be carried out in the heavens by the priest made higher than the heavens — all communicated to Christ Himself by the Father.
This state of exaltation is necessary especially for two reasons: 1. Because of the priestly office, since He had to appear in heaven before the Father's face, sprinkled with His own blood, and intercede for the faithful. 2. Because of the kingly munus, since He had to send from the heavens the Word (where the administration of prophecy is understood as subordinated to the kingly munus) and the Spirit, conferring all things sealed in the New Testament on those who obey Him, but inflicting evils on the disobedient after they have abused the patience of God, which His justice could tolerate. And the act of this administration will be the universal judgment that we await, and that we explained in Book II, chapter 13.
CHAPTER FIVE follows, On the satisfaction of Christ.
Latin
XI. SESSIO Christi ad dextram Patris est supremus gradus exaltationis illius, quo summa gloria & potestas regia cum pleno imperio in caelo & in terra super omnia & in omnia creata, & dignitas fungendi porro muneris sacerdotalis in ista actione, quae in caelis a sacerdote caelis facto sublimiore peragenda erat, Christo ipsi a Patre communicata continetur. Est autem hic status exaltationis duabus potissimum de causis necessarius: 1. Propter officium sacerdotale, quia debuit in caelo coram Patris facie comparere sanguine suo aspersus, & intercedere pro fidelibus. 2. Propter munus regium, quia debuit de caelis verbum (ubi prophetiae administratio regio muneri subordinata intelligitur) & Spiritum mittere, omnia in novitu obsignata conferendo obtemperantibus ipsi, mala vero infligendo immorigeris, postquam hi Dei patientia abusi fuerint, quam iustitia eius tolerare potuit. Et huius administrationis actus erit iudicium universale, quod exspectamus, & explicavimus lib. 2 c. 13. CAPUT QUINTUM sequitur, De satisfactione Christi.