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

5. He increased in stature. As his Age and Years came on, so his humane nature grew, he grew up a comely young man, well featured and proportioned in all his limbs, unto that measure of stature that was appointed to him of God, his body visibly grew, as his Soul grew invisibly, unto that glorious measure which the ⟨p. 33⟩Lord had appointed for it to attain unto. Though the carnal persecuting world, vexed and incensed by his holiness and faithful ministry, were blinded with the black smoke of envy, and his person obscured by poverty and a low condition, and therefore saw no beauty, nor any thing desirable in him; yet in Gods eye he was his pleasant Child, and in the Churches eye he was a glorious person, we beheld his glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father full of grace and Truth, Joh. 1.14.

5. He increased in stature. As his Age and Years came on, so his humane nature grew, he grew up a comel• young man, well featured and proportioned in all his limbs, unto that measure of stature that was appointed to him of God, his body visibly grew, as his Soul grew invisibly, unto that glorious measure which the ⟨p. 33⟩Lord had appointed for it to attain unto. Though the carnal persecuting world, vexed and incensed by his holiness and faithful ministry, were blinded with the black smoak of envy, and his person obscured by poverty and a low condition, and therefore saw no beauty, nor any thing desireable in him; yet in Gods eye he was his pleasant Child, and in the Churches eye he was a glorious person, we beheld his glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father full of grace and Truth, Joh. 1.14.

6. He increased in favour both wi h God and man, he was a very gracious, holy youth, a young man eminent in Religion, eminent in Sabbath worship, in Synagogue worship, in Family worship, in Temple worship, all his converse and discourse was holy, heavenly, and religious; he behaved himself in all things as a darling Child of God. And in his converse with men, he was of a civil, kind, courteous, and affable conversation, so that all Gods people did love him, honour him, and reverence him in their hearts, though the wicked and profane contemned him, yet in their consciences they could not but have a reverent esteem of him. So he grew in favour with God and man.