The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…

Q. 2. What is it to be strong in spirit? A. To be full of Grace, Zeal and Courage for God: so Jesus Christ was, Joh. 2.17. when he was eaten up with Zeal, for the purity of Gods house and instituted Worship. Act. 6.10. Steven was so full of the Spirit of grace and zeal in conscience for the Gospel of Jesus Christ, that none was able to gainsay or resist him, viz. with Scripture and reason, but with rage and stones about his ears, they did resist him, till they had killed this blessed Martyr. Jesus was strong in grace and zeal, and as he grew in years, and as his humane nature grew in capacity, so this Spirit grew in him, strong in Spirit, the word which the Holy Ghost useth, signifieth a growing in strength, as the word is used, 1 Cor. 16.13. quit you like men and be strong, &c. very fully is it expressed in that Text, Eph. 3.16. that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man, and thus did this blessed child Jesus wax strong in Spirit, in his Child-hood he grew up to be a mighty, powerful, gracious, zealous child.

3. The third branch of the description of this holy child Jesus, is in these words, (filled with wisdom) wisdom is that part of Gods Image in man, whereby he is capable of and furnished with di•ine knowledge and understanding, to be furnished with all the intellectual virtues, and that not only in knowing the rules of Art, but especially the Rules of Religion in the knowledge of the Scriptures. 2 Tim. 3.15. from a Child thou hast known•th holy Sc•i•turs, which are able to make thee wise unto Salvation through Faith which is in Jesu Christ, Jesus Christ received his Fullness from God, and out of his Fullness we all recei e, he is full of grace, Joh, 1.14. when the word dwelleth richly in us