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

The matter of our learning is chiefly the Scriptures, that is the book above all books, to train up youth in the knowledge thereof, as Timothy was, 2 Tim. 3.15. The next book to that is the book of Gods creatures, the works of God, where all the liberal Arts are to be found and learned. And the next books are the books, labours, and works of learned men, and especially of holy men, who lay open the Treasures of wisdom and knowledge, which are laid up in Jesus Christ, laid out, displayed, and revealed in the Scriptures, and explained to our Capacities in the Books and labours of holy and learned men. That Jesus according to his humane nature increased in wisdom, is here testified of him, as his body and Soul grew in capacity to receive more and more addition of wisdom, so the Hol• Ghost filled him more and more with wisdom, when he was a Child he was filled with wisdom, Luk. 2.40. according to the measure of his capacity, and as he grew up, his virtue was more and more exerted, and he was still more and more filled and increased in wisdom. Jesus was full of grace, and as the habits were drawn out by new Objects into act, so his wisdom increased.

The matter of our learning is chiefly the Scriptures, that is the book above all books, to train up youth in the knowledge thereof, as Timothy was, 2 Tim. 3.15. The next book to that is the book of Gods creatures, the works of God, where all the liberal Arts are to be found and learned. And the next books are the books, labours, and works of learned men, and especially of holy men, who lay open the Treasures of wisdome and knowledge, which are laid up in Jesus Christ, laid out, displayed, and revealed in the Scriptures, and explained to our Capacityes in the Books and labours of holy and learned men. That Jesus according to his humane nature increased in wisdome, is here testifyed of him, as his body and Soul grew in capacity to receive more and more addition of wisdome, so the Hol• Ghost filled him more and more with wisdome, when he was a Child he was filled with wisdome, Luk. 2.40. according to the measure of his capacity, and as he grew up, his virtue was more and more exerted, and he was still more and more filled and increased in wisdome. Jesus was full of grace, and as the habits were drawn out by new Objects into act, so his wisdome increased.