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

3. Consider the difference of these objects, Christ, and all other things; as thus, all other things are vanities, but Christ is a real, solid substantial, excellent, glorious thing; all other things are temporary, fading things, but Christ is an enduring substance, the same yesterday, ¹and to day, and for ever, which is, and which was, and which is to come: all other things are thorns, vexation of spirit, but Christ is full of joy and comfort, a most ravishing object,² all composed of loves, or altogether lovely. O who would make it his business to fill his coffers with pebbles, when he may have pearls, or gold, or silver, or precious things? what, must you look off your sins? why see before you the graces of the Spirit of Christ? must you look off your idle sinful company? see before you the fellowship of the Father, ³and the Son, the Lord Jesus Christ; must you look off your pomp and glory? see before you the privilege of adoption, you shall be called the sons and daughters of God, ⁴heirs and co-heirs with Christ; must you look off your worldly riches? see before you the riches of the graces of Christ: must you look off sinful pleasures? see before you fullness of joy,⁵ at Christs right hand are pleasures evermore: must you look off your own righteousness? see before you the righteousness of Christ Jesus. O what a vast difference is there betwixt these objects, Christ, and all other things?

3. Consider the difference of these objects, Christ, and all other things; as thus, all other things are vanities, but Christ is a real, solid substantial, excellent, glorious thing; all other things are temporary, fading things, but Christ is an enduring substance, the same yesterday, ¹and to day, and for ever, which is, and which was, and which is to come: all other things are thorns, vexation of spirit, but Christ is full of joy and comfort, a most ravishing object,