A glance of Heaven, or, A precious taste of a glorious feastA glance of Heaven, or, A pretious taste of a glorious feast

THE Apostle sets out the Gospel here with all the commendations that any skill in the world can be commended by.¹ From the author of it, God. From the depth of it, it is Wisdom, in a mystery, hidden wisdom. From the antiquity ⟨p. 56⟩of it, it was ordained before the world was. From the benefit and use of it, for our glory. God is content his wisdom should be honoured in glorifying us, such is his love. And then when it was revealed, that none of the Princes of the world (he means not only commanding Potentates, but he being a scholar himself, esteemed Philosophers, Pharisees, and learned men to be Princes: because the excellency of a man is in the refined part of man his soul) none of these Princes of the world,² for all their skill and knowledge, knew this.

THE Apostle sets out the Gospell here with all the commendations that any skill in the world can be commended by.¹ From the authour of it, God. From the depth of it, it is Wisedome, in a mystery, hidden wisedome. From the antiquity ⟨p. 56⟩of it, it was ordained before the world was. From the benefite and use of it, for our glory. God is content his wisedome should be honoured in glorifying us, such is his love. And then when it was revealed, that none of the Princes of the world (he meanes not onely commanding Potentates, but he being a scholar himself, esteemed Philosophers, Pharisees, and learned men to be Princes: because the excellencie of a man is in the refined part of man his soul) none of these Princes of the world,² for all their skill and knowledge, knew this.

1. 1The scope coherence & division, more cleared.The scop• coherence & division, more cleared.