The divine life in three treatises

11. And in this way there is a clearer discovery of the everlasting state of man, and life and immortality are more fully brought to light by the Gospel (2 Tim. 1. 10) then for ought we find in Scripture, they were to innocent man himself [No man hath seen God at any time: the only begotten Son that is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him, Joh. 1. 18.] For no man hath ascended up into heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the son of man, which is in heaven, Joh 3. 13.

11. And in this way there is a clearer discovery of the everlasting state of man, and life and immortality are more fully brought to light by the Gospel (2 Tim. 1. 10) then for ought we find in Scripture, they were to innocent man himself [No man hath seen God at any time: the only begotten Son that is in the bosome of the Father, he hath declared him, Joh. 1. 18.] For no man hath ascended up into heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the son of man, which is in heaven, Joh 3. 13.

12. Man will be advanced, to the judging of the ungodly and of the conquered Angels: even by the good will of the Father, and a participation in the honour of Christ our head, and by a participation in his Victories, and by our own Victories in his strength, by the right of Conquest, we shall judge with Christ, both Devils and men, that were enemies to him, and our salvation: as you may see 1 Cor. 6. 2, 3. And there is more in that promise then we yet well understand, Rev. 2. 26, 27. [He that overcometh, and keepeth my words unto the end, to him will I give power over the Nations, and he shall rule them with a rod of Iron, as the vessels of a Potter shall they be broken to shivers, even as I received of my Father.]