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

2. God is come down in flesh; he hath laid aside, as it were, his own Glory, whilst he converseth with thee; when God manifested himself, as on Mount Sinai, he came down in Thunder and Lightning; and if now he had appeared in Thunder and Lightning, if now he had been guarded with an innumerable Company of Angels, all having their Swords of vengeance and justice drawn, well might poor souls have trembled, and have run into corners; for who could ever be able to endure his coming in this way? but lo poor Soul, God is come down in flesh, he hath made his appearance as a man, as one of us, and there is not in this regard the least distance betwixt him and us. Surely this is fuel for joy to feed upon: O why should God come down so suitably, so lowly, as in our nature, if he would have thy poor soul to be afraid of him? doth not this very design intend consolation to thy soul? O gather up thy Spirit, anoint thy heart with the Oil of gladness; see God himself is come down in flesh to live amongst us, he professeth he will have no other life but amongst the Sons of men; see what a sweet way of familiarity and intercourse is made betwixt God and us, now he is come down in humane frailty.

2. God is come down in flesh; he hath laid aside, as it were, his own Glory, whilest he converseth with thee; when God manifested himself, as on Mount Sinai, he came down in Thunder and Lightning; and if now he had appeared in Thunder and Lightning, if now he had been guarded with an innumerable Company of Angels, all having their Swords of vengeance and justice drawn, well might poor souls have trembled, and have run into corners; for who could ever be able to endure his coming in this way? but lo poor Soul, God is come down in flesh, he hath made his appearance as a man, as one of us, and there is not in this regard the least distance betwixt him and us. Surely this is fewel for joy to feed upon: O why should God come down so sutably, so lowly, as in our nature, if he would have thy poor soul to be afraid of him? doth not this very design intend consolation to thy soul? O gather up thy Spirit, anoint thy heart with the Oyl of gladness; see God himself is come down in flesh to live amongst us, he professeth he will have no other life but amongst the Sons of men; see what a sweet way of familiarity and entercourse is made betwixt God and us, now he is come down in humane frailty.