The fullness of Christ for us A sermon preached at the court before King…The fulnesse of Christ for vs A sermon preached at the court before King…

All excellency of the creature in comparison of this, is but a drop to the Ocean, and as a spark to the whole Element of fire. If therefore we proportion our ⟨p. 18⟩affections to the object, (which ought to be the rule and square of them) we must bestow upon the creature but a drop of love and delight, but the full stream of our affections should run after Christ, in whom is all the fullness of perfection.

All excellency of the creature in comparison of this, is but a drop to the Ocean, and as a sparke to the whole Element of fire. If therefore we proportion our ⟨p. 18⟩affections to the object, (which ought to be the rule and square of them) we must bestow upon the creature but a drop of love and delight, but the full streame of our affections should runne after Christ, in whom is all the fulnesse of perfection.

It is true, as men hide treasure from thieves under straw, or some other base covering, so God hideth this full excellency from the world, under a base outside, that his secret ones only might find it: and that others (truly blinded) might not see but stumble at it. So he hid Christ himself under a Carpenters son: so he hideth divine mysteries under the mean elements of Bread ⟨p. 19⟩and Wine▪ so the wisdom of God is hid under the foolishness of preaching, and under sheep-skins and goat-skins, such as the world was not worthy of: yet there is a fullness of excellency notwithstanding. For if ever we saw beauty in the Sun, Moon, Stars, Men, Women, or any thing else; all must be more abundantly in God, who is the maker, giver, and Author of all these things. As David reasoneth, He that made the eye, shall not he see? and he that made the ear, shall not he hear? So he that made these things shall he not have them more eminently in himself? For as the worth and value of many pieces of silver is in