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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
Book 1 › Chapter 3 › Section 7: More Motives to encourage us in this work.
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10. Consider how the Angels exceedingly desire to look on Jesus: they stoop down, and pry into the Nature, Offices, and graces of Jesus Christ: which things (saith the Apostle) the Angels desire to look into. He alludes to the manner of the Cherubims looking down into the Mercy-Seat; this is the study,1 yea this is the delight and recreation of the Elect Angels to look on Jesus, and to look into the several scopes of our salvation by Jesus Christ, to behold the whole frame, and fabric of it, to observe all the parts of it from the beginning to the end, to consider all the glorious Attributes of God, his Wisdom, Power, Justice, Mercy, all shining and glittering in it like bright Stars in the Firmament; this I say is their work, yea, this is their Festivity and Pastime. And shall not we imitate the Angels? shall not we think it our honour to be admitted to the same privilege with the Angels.
10. Consider how the Angels exceedingly desire to look on Jesus: they stoop down, and pry into the Nature, Offices, and graces of Jesus Christ: which things (saith the Apostle) the Angels desire to look into. He alludes to the manner of the Cherubims looking down into the Mercy-Seat; this is the study,1 yea this is the delight and recreation of the Elect Angels to look on Jesus, and to look into the several scopes of our salvation by Jesus Christ, to behold the whole frame, and fabrick of it, to observe all the parts of it from the beginning to the end, to consider all the glorious Attributes of God, his Wisdome, Power, Justice, Mercy, all shining and glittering in it like bright Stars in the Firmament; this I say is their work, yea, this is their Festivity and Pastime. And shall not we imitate the Angels? shall not we think it our honour to be admitted to the same priviledge with the Angels.