were, in his eternal purpose and design, and in the everlasting covenant between the Father and the Son, committed unto him, to be delivered from sin, the law and death, and to be brought into the enjoyment of God”39 In the economy of salvation, Jesus, the Son, although co-equal and co-eternal, became subordinate to his Father. He came down from heaven not to do his own will but the will of his Father who sent him (John 6:38). It was because of his subordinate position, as the one who became flesh