A second volume of discourses or sermons on several scriptures

In these Natures of ours hath the Son of God Revealed, or rather hid himself: Even he who thought it no Robbery to be equal with God, thought it no scorn to become lower than Angels. He took not on him the Nature of Angels, but the Seed of Abraham.

Secondly, Their Services would have been more perfect upon their restoration, than ours can be. Indeed when we arrive ⟨p. 28⟩at Heaven, our Services, our Love▪ our Joy, and our Praises, shall then attain to a perfection exclusive of all sinful defects: But even then must we give Place to the Angels, as in our Beings, so in our Actings also. Had God restored them, and given them a Pardon, Heaven would more have resounded with the Shouts and Hallelujahs of one fallen Angel, than it can now with a whole Consort of glorified Saints: They would have burnt much more ardently in Love, who now must burn much more fiercely in Torments. They would much more mightily and sweetly have sung forth the Praises of God their Redeemer; who now curse and blaspheme him more bitterly: And as far have out-stripped a Saint in the work of Heaven, as they shall do a sinner in the Punishment of Hell. And yet free Grace passeth by them, and elects and chooseth narrower Hearts to conceive, and feebler Tongues to utter the Praises of their Redeemer; whose Praises ought therefore to be the more, because he chooseth not them that may give him the most.

Secondly, Their Services would have been more perfect upon their restoration, than ours can be. Indeed when we arrive ⟨p. 28⟩at Heaven, our Services, our Love▪ our Joy, and our Praises, shall then attain to a perfection exclusive of all sinful defects: But even then must we give Place to the Angels, as in our Beings, so in our Actings also. Had God restored them, and given them a Pardon, Heaven would more have resounded with the Shouts and Hallelujahs of one fallen Angel, than it can now with a whole Consort of glorified Saints: They would have burnt much more ardently in Love, who now must burn much more fiercely in Torments. They would much more mightily and sweetly have sung forth the Praises of God their Redeemer; who now curse and blaspheme him more bitterly: And as far have out-stript a Saint in the work of Heaven, as they shall do a sinner in the Punishment of Hell. And yet free Grace passeth by them, and elects and chuseth narrower Hearts to conceive, and feebler Tongues to utter the Praises of their Redeemer; whose Praises ought therefore to be the more, because he chuseth not them that may give him the most.