Directions and persuasions to a sound conversion for prevention of that deceit and damnation…Directions and perswasions to a sound conversion for prevention of that deceit and damnation…

2. God doth even now Demonstrate the Glory of his forementioned Attributes, in the work of Redemption, not only to his Saints, but to the Angels of Heaven. The consideration of this hath often satisfied me, when I have been tempted to wonder at the work of Redemption, that God should so far condescend as to be incarnate, and make such glorious discoveries of himself, and yet that so few in the world should take notice of it, and be should have from men so little of the honour, that he seemeth by his preparations to expect. But the most part of the world did never once see the Glory that shineth to them in the ⟨p. 224⟩Redeemer. But God hath another world besides this, and other Creatures besides man, in all likelihood incomparably more numerous (perhaps thousands for one) and certainly more excellent. And though Christ did assume the Nature of Angels, and came not to Redeem them that needed no Redeemer, yet may the lustre of this work of Redemption appear to the Angels more clearly then to man; and God may have a thousand-fold more Glory from them that are but the spectators and admirers, then from us in our present darkness, that are yet possessors. As we that are here on Earth, do look upon and admire the Glory of the Sun, which is as it were in another world, and out of our reach; so the Angels much more may gaze upon the Glory of the Son of God, and admire the Lord in the work of our Redemption, though they were not the Redeemed ones. So that unto them doth God shine forth by it in his excellencies.

2. God doth even now Demonstrate the Glory of his forementioned Attributes, in the work of Redemption, not only to his Saints, but to the Angels of Heaven. The consideration of this hath often satisfied me, when I have been tempted to wonder at the work of Redemption, that God should so far condescend as to be incarnate, and make such glorious discoveries of himself, and yet that so few in the world should take notice of it, and be should have from men so little of the honour, that he seemeth by his preparations to expect. But the most part of the world did never once see the Glory that shineth to them in the ⟨p. 224⟩Redeemer. But God hath another world besides this, and other Creatures besides man, in all likelyhood incomparably more numerous (perhaps thousands for one) and certainly more excellent. And though Christ did assume the Nature of Angels, and came not to Redeem them that needed no Redeemer, yet may the lustre of this work of Redemption appear to the Angels more clearly then to man; and God may have a thousand-fold more Glory from them that are but the spectators and admirers, then from us in our present darkness, that are yet possessors. As we that are here on Earth, do look upon and admire the Glory of the Sunne, which is as it were in another world, and out of our reach; so the Angels much more may gaze upon the Glory of the Sonne of God, and admire the Lord in the work of our Redemption, though they were not the Redeemed ones. So that unto them doth God shine forth by it in his excellencies.