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

2. Because whiles we look on these things, we cannot see the beauty that is in Christ: suppose a squint look on Christ, whilst we have a direct look on other things; alas, Christ will be of no esteem that while; this was the voice of sinners concerning Christ, he hath no form, ¹nor comeliness; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. Indeed beauty is the attractive of the soul, the soul must see a beauty in that which it lets out it self to in desiring: but our wishing looks on other things, makes Christ but mean and contemptible in our eyes.

1. 1Isa 53.2

3. Because all other things, in comparison of Christ, are not worthy a look; they are but as vile things, as under-things, as poor, & low, and mean, and base things, in comparison of Christ: I count all things but loss (saith Paul) for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. ¹—I count them but dung that I may win Christ. [Greek or Hebrew], some translate it chaff, others dogs-meat, others excrements, dung; all agree, it is such a thing as men usually cast away from them with some indignation.

3. Because all other things, in comparison of Christ, are not worthy a look; they are but as vile things, as under-things, as poor, & low, and mean, and base things, in comparison of Christ: I count all things but loss (saith Paul) for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. ¹—I count them but dung that I may win Christ. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, some translate it chaffe, others dogs-meat, others excrements, dung; all agree, it is such a thing as men usually cast away from them with some indignation.