Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

3. That one delighted in another, the Father delighted in the Son, the Son delighted in the Father,¹ and the Holy Ghost delighted in them both; then I was by him, as one brought up with him, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him. I was daily his delight, in the Original, delights intimating that the Son was variety of delights unto his Father: rejoicing always before him, Christ speaks in terms very quaint and familiar, always rejoicing, q. d. greatly sporting: it is a Metaphor or simile taken from little ones which sport and play before their parents. O see how the Father and the Son rejoice in one another's fellowship: nay, see how they spend that long eternity before the creation in nothing but rejoicing and delights: The Father delights in his Son, and the Son rejoiceth in his Father. Consider O my Soul, thou hast sometimes had a tickling to know, what God was a doing before the Creation? why now be sober, and satisfied with this knowledge: God spent all that time (if I may call it time) in delighting himself in Jesus; why, this was Gods work to delight in his Son, and he so delighted in him, that he desired no other pleasure than the company and beholding of him; which accordingly he twice told from heaven, while Christ was on earth, saying, This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased: —in whom I am well pleased. The first sound was at his Baptism, Matth. 3.17. and the second at his transfiguration, Mat. 17.5.

3. That one delighted in another, the Father delighted in the Son, the Son delighted in the Father,¹ and the Holy Ghost delighted in them both; then I was by him, as one brought up with him, and I was daily his delight, rejoycing alwayes before him. I was daily his delight, in the Original, delights intimating that the Son was variety of delights unto his Father: rejoycing alwayes before him, Christ speaks in terms very quaint and familiar, alwayes rejoycing, q. d. greatly sporting: it is a Metaphor or simile taken from little ones which sport and play before their parents. O see how the Father and the Son rejoyce in one anothers fellowship: nay, see how they spend that long eternity before the creation in nothing but reioycing and delights: The Father delights in his Son, and the Son rejoyceth in his Father. Consider O my Soul, thou hast sometimes had a tickling to know, what God was a doing before the Creation? why now be sober, and satisfied with this knowledge: God spent all that time (if I may call it time) in delighting himself in Jesus; why, this was Gods work to delight in his Son, and he so delighted in him, that he desired no other pleasure than the company and beholding of him; which accordingly he twice told from heaven, while Christ was on earth, saying, This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased: —in whom I am well pleased. The first sound was at his Baptisme,